South Africa Home Shirt 1998

£50.99

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Size	Pit to pit (cm)	Length (cm)
S	48	70
M	51	72
L	54	74
XL	57	76
XXL	60	78

About this shirt

The South Africa home shirt from 1998. Sizes S-XXL.

The home shirt is the one the season is remembered by — it is the design that appears in every team photo, every highlight and every sticker album of that year, which is why home shirts anchor a collection and away shirts add the variety around them.

The away from the same season is listed separately.

South Africa in 1998

South Africa’s World Cup debut — France 98, where Benni McCarthy scored the country’s first World Cup goal in the draw with Denmark. Earlier that year Bafana Bafana had reached a second successive Cup of Nations final, losing to Egypt in Burkina Faso.

South Africa in the archive

Home and away shirts from 1994 through to the current 2026 range, with retro seasons and kids kits. The supplier alone dates a South Africa shirt to within a few years. The history is compressed into a remarkable stretch. Readmitted to international football in 1992 after decades of apartheid-era isolation, South Africa won the Africa Cup of Nations on home soil in 1996 at their first attempt, then hosted the first World Cup on African soil in 2010 — opened by Siphiwe Tshabalala’s goal against Mexico. The World Cup debut came in between, at France 98, where Benni McCarthy scored the country’s first World Cup goal in the draw with Denmark — which is what the 1998 shirts in this range are from. Our South Africa range runs from 1994 to the current 2026 kits — home and away shirts, retro-weighted, with kids kits alongside.

All South Africa shirts →

Printing, delivery and returns

Name and number printing is free on this shirt. For a shirt of this season that means the lettering of the period, not a modern typeface — a 1996 England shirt takes the block of that summer, a late-nineties Serie A shirt the league numerals it was designed around. We hold period sets as well as current league and tournament fonts. Choose a squad player and the number is applied as issued, or send any name and number you want. Printing adds one to two working days before dispatch, and printed shirts cannot be returned unless faulty — if unsure of the size, order it plain and we print it afterwards for the same price. Full detail on the printing page.

Tracked as standard, everywhere — packed flat between card, never folded into a bag. Allow 7–14 days from order to delivery.

Service	Time	Cost
Standard tracked	7–14 days	£3.95
Orders over £30	7–14 days	Free

The same rate applies to every country: free over £30, otherwise £3.95, tracked, in the same 7–14 days. Orders outside the UK may attract import duty on arrival, which is the customer’s responsibility. Full tables on the shipping page.

30 days from delivery to change your mind — longer than the 14-day statutory minimum. Email hello@shirt-archive.com with your order number before posting anything back; send it unworn with tags attached, and the refund goes to the original payment method within five working days of arrival. If we sent the wrong thing, postage is on us both ways. Full policy on the returns page.

Common questions

Which season is this South Africa home shirt from?

This is the 1998 home shirt. The season is stated on every listing and on the order confirmation, so what arrives is the season named here, not a current substitute.

What size should I order?

Sizes run S-XXL. Measure pit to pit on a shirt you own and compare it with the chart above — between sizes, take the larger.

Can I get a name and number printed on it?

Yes — free, applied before dispatch, which adds one to two working days. Printed shirts cannot be returned unless faulty, so if you are unsure of the size, order plain and we print it afterwards for the same price.

How quickly will it arrive?

Allow 7–14 days from order to delivery, everywhere. Standard tracked is £3.95, and orders over £30 ship free to every country. Everything is tracked, including international.

Is this the exact design worn in 1998?

Yes — this listing is the 1998 home design specifically, not a current shirt standing in for it. If we hold the same design in other cuts they are listed separately.

Will a retro shirt fit like a modern one?

No — shirts of this era were cut looser. A nineties Large sits closer to a modern Medium, which is why the flat measurements above matter more than the size on the label.