It turned out to be the worst participation in football for the African side after failing to win their three games
South Africa were sent out of the Olympic Games after losing 3-0 to Mexico in a football Group A match at the Sapporo Dome on Wednesday.
Two first-half goals by Ernesto Vega (18th minute) and Luis Romo (45) as well as Henry Martin’s strike on the hour mark condemned South Africa to a woeful campaign,
After being beaten 1-0 by Japan before falling 4-3 to France, David Notoane’s men went down to seal a record of South Africa’s worst participation at the games as they finished at the button of their pool.