Football in Cape Town has deep roots — the earliest documented player in this dataset was born in 1854. In total, 156 players from Cape Town, South Africa, appear on Wikidata. The most notable include Benni McCarthy, Jayden Adams and Anele Ngcongca. Among them are 154 male and 2 female players. Documented players span more than 148 years, from 1854 to 2002.
