Simon Gopane
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Simon Gopane (born 26 December 1974) is a South African football (soccer) goalkeeper.
He was in the South Africa team for the 1998 FIFA World Cup as an injury replacement. Andre Arendse was injured before the start of the tournament. His replacement, Paul Evans, was also injured shortly arriving as a replacement. Gopane was then called up, and sat on the bench for the last two matches.
South Africa squad - 1998 FIFA World Cup | ||
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1 Vonk | 2 Mnguni | 3 Nyathi | 4 Jackson | 5 Fish | 6 Masinga | 7 Fortune | 8 Phiri | 9 Bartlett | 10 Moshoeu | 11 Mkhalele | 12 Augustine | 13 Buckley | 14 Sikhosana | 15 Khumalo | 16 Baloyi | 17 McCarthy | 18 Morula | 19 Radebe | 20 Mokoena | 21 Issa | 23 Gopane | Coach: Troussier |