Did you know that the first African to feature in an FA Cup final, as well as the first black player to appear in an FA Cup final, were both South Africans, while another Mzansi star lifted the cup three times?
Click through the mini-gallery attached to see which three South Africans wrote FA Cup history.
It was back in 1953 when Johannesburg-born Bill Perry became the first African player to feature in an FA Cup final. But not only did he play, he also scored the winning goal for Blackpool in a 4-3 thriller over Bolton Wanderers.
Albert "Hurry Hurry" Johanneson followed Perry's path about 13 years later. Although he failed to lift the title, he became the first black player to make an FA Cup final appearance, for Leeds United. Unfortunately, his club lost 2-1 to Liverpool in 1966.
About 20 years later, a certain Bruce Grobbelaar wrote his name in FA Cup history books when he lifted the trophy with Liverpool after beating Everton 3-1. Grobbelaar pulled off a brilliant save in the encounter, one he is still remembered for today.
"That is probably my most memorable FA Cup final moment. Graeme Sharp headed the ball toward goal, and I had to run across half of my box before tipping it over. Sharp thought it was in. And, from there, we went on to win 3-1," he recalled in a feature for FIFA's official website.
But Grobbelaar was also involved in one of the saddest days in FA Cup history, when 96 Liverpool fans lost their lives in the 1989 semi-final, now commonly known as the Hillsborough Stadium disaster.
"It was tough to go on after that, but what made the difference is that Kenny Dalglish, who was our manager at the time, made us go and visit the families of the bereaved. We counselled them and, in turn, we counselled ourselves," the former shot-stopper added.
"After beating Nottingham Forest, we qualified for the final and it was fitting that it was again against local rivals Everton, as the whole city was grieving. We won 3-2."
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Overall, Grobbelaar lifted the trophy three times, the last in 1992, which was also the last of his 19 trophies with Liverpool.
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