Confederation of African Football Team Nicknames

Confederation of African Football Logo [Ref: 2]

Nicknames

CountrySoccer Team Nickname
AlgeriaDesert Warriors
AngolaPalancas Negras
BotswanaZebras
CameroonIndomitable Lions
CongoRed Devils
DR CongoSimba
EgyptPharaohs
GhanaBlack Stars
KenyaHarambee Stars
LesothoLikuena
LiberiaLone Star
MalawiPinta Barros
MoroccoAtlas Lions
NamibiaBrave Warriors
NigeriaSuper Eagles
Sierra LeoneLeone Stars
South AfricaBafana Bafana
TanzaniaTAIFA Stars
Tunisia
UgandaUganda Cranes
ZambiaChipolopolo
ZimbabweWarriors
African Soccer Team Nicknames France 98 Qualifier Entrants [Ref: 1]

Report

22 African Countries entered the Qualifying stages for the FIFA World Cup for France 1998. The Teams and their Nicknames are given above.

African Soccer France 98 Poster [Ref: 1]

References

Magazine / Poster

[1] African Soccer (1998) Everyone’s a Winner with Heinemann – France 98 Poster African Soccer. France 98 Edition. [Reproduction Photo Available on the Internet at the Eirball Facebook Page 14 June 2020 at https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=2499083307070690&id=2226857640959926 Accessed 14 June 2020]

Images

[2] Conederation of African Soccer Facebook (2020) Profile Picture, January 14, 2020 [Internet] Available from: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/82543591_534430110614016_4053057983221858304_n.png?_nc_cat=108&_nc_sid=85a577&_nc_ohc=L-Lu7I47Kf4AX_YA1X9&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=12bbf7bf941e0e9cf6f45e7e49f4028c&oe=5F0B4F1B [Accessed 14 June 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Professor Simon H. Perry (TCD – the “Botswana Zebra”) and Emmanuel (DSC Kimmage – the “Super Eagle”)

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 14 June 2020

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