African football teams’ nicknames

As the 2023 TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations continues in the quarterfinal stage, with Nigeria and Democratic Republic of Congo having qualified for the next round, PUNCH Online highlights all the African football teams’ nicknames.

The tournament accommodates only 24 teams from 54 countries in Africa. The 2023 AFCON started on January 13, 2024, in Cote d’Ivoire and will end on February 11, 2024.

The Super Eagles beat Angola 1-0 in the quarterfinals to book a spot in the semi-finals, while DR Congo defeated Guinea 3-1 on Friday.

Meanwhile, Mali will face host, Ivory Coast to fight for a place in the semis and Cape Verde will face South Africa in the last match of the quarterfinals.

African National Football Teams’ Nicknames

1.⁠ ⁠Nigeria – Super Eagles

2.⁠ ⁠South Africa – Bafana Bafana

3.⁠ ⁠Morocco – Atlas Lions

4.⁠ ⁠Ghana – Black Stars

5.⁠ ⁠Cameroon – Indomitable Lions

6.⁠ ⁠Cote d’Ivoire – Elephants

7.⁠ ⁠Senegal – Lions of Teranga

8.⁠ ⁠Egypt – Pharaohs

9.⁠ ⁠Algeria – The Desert Warriors

10.⁠ ⁠Zambia – Chipolopolo (Copper Bullets)

11.⁠ ⁠Burkina Faso – Stallions

12.⁠ ⁠Mali – Eagles

13.⁠ ⁠Tunisia – Eagles of Carthage

14.⁠ ⁠Benin – Squirrels

15.⁠ ⁠Sierra Leone – Leone Stars

16.⁠ ⁠Angola – Palancas Nebraska (Black Sable Antelopes)

17.⁠ ⁠Botswana – Dipitse (Zebras)

18.⁠ ⁠Burundi – Burundi Swallows

19.⁠ ⁠Cape Verde – Blue Sharks

20.⁠ ⁠Central African Republic – Big Cats or Wild Beasts

21.⁠ ⁠Chad – The Sao

22.⁠ ⁠Comoros – Coelacanths

23.⁠ ⁠Congo – Red Devils

24.⁠ ⁠Djibouti – Shoremen of the Red Sea

25.⁠ ⁠DR Congo – Leopards

26.⁠ ⁠Equatorial Guinea – Nzalang Nacional (The National Thunder)

27.⁠ ⁠Eritrea – Red Sea Camels

28.⁠ ⁠Ethiopia – Walyas

29.⁠ ⁠Eswatini – King’s Shield

30.⁠ ⁠Gabon – Panthers

31.⁠ ⁠The Gambia – Scorpions

32.⁠ ⁠Guinea – National Elephants

33.⁠ ⁠Guinea-Bissau – African Wild Dogs

34.⁠ ⁠Kenya – Harambee Stars

35.⁠ ⁠Lesotho – Crocodiles

36.⁠ ⁠Liberia – Lone Stars

37.⁠ ⁠Libya – Mediterranean Knights

38.⁠ ⁠Madagascar – The Barea

39.⁠ ⁠Malawi – Flames

40.⁠ ⁠Mauritania – Almoravids

41.⁠ ⁠Mauritius – Dodos or Club M

42.⁠ ⁠Mozambique – Mambas

43.⁠ ⁠Niger – The Mena

44.⁠ ⁠Namibia – Brave Warriors

45.⁠ ⁠Rwanda – Wasps

46.⁠ ⁠Sao Tome and Principe – Green Yellows

47.⁠ ⁠Seychelles – Seychelles Pirates

48.⁠ ⁠Somalia – Ocean Stars

49.⁠ ⁠South Sudan – Bright Stars

50.⁠ ⁠Sudan – Nile Crocodiles

51.⁠ ⁠Tanzania – Taifa Stars

52.⁠ ⁠Togo – Sparrow Hawks

53.⁠ ⁠Zimbabwe – Warriors

54.⁠ ⁠Uganda – Cranes