With the Tokyo Olympic Games set to start next week, the South African men's team will be competing against some top players from Europe's best leagues - check them out.
The 2020 UEFA European Championship and 2021 Copa America have come and gone, and the focus now switches to the next footballing tournament, the Olympic Games in Japan.
Scroll through the gallery above to see some top stars who will be competing at the Games
Although it may not be as popular as the aforementioned showpieces, the men's Olympic soccer tournament has been graced by some of the best players in the world in the past, including Lionel Messi and Neymar, who won gold medals in 2008 and 2016, respectively.
This year, a new generation of youngsters and a few familiar older faces are set to take part in the spectacle, including Pedri, Dani Alves, Franck Kessie, Lee Kang-in, Eric Bailly, Marco Asensio, Richarlison, Eduardo Camavinga, and Diego Carlos.
Unfortunately, one of the most notable names to miss out is France's Kylian Mbappe, who is eligible to compete as he is only 22 years old but will miss the tournament due to non-selection.
Egypt's Mohamed Salah and South Africa's Percy Tau were both selected by their national teams as over-aged players, but were not released by Liverpool and Brighton Hove Albion, respectively, for the tournament.
Read: Salah left out of Egypt's Olympic squad
Meanwhile, according to Goal, South Korea's Heung-min Son was left out by his national team coach as an injury and fatigue precautionary measure despite his club, Tottenham Hotspur, agreeing to let the star compete at the Games.
Per Sky Sports, the first match of the tournament, which will be without spectators due to the host nation's COVID-19 regulations, will kick off on Thursday, 22 July.