Nicknames of African National Football Teams

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) comprises 54 member countries, many of which are renowned for their distinctive nicknames.

Most of them are known for nicknames associated with majestic animals, symbols of strength, or ancient heroes.

Here is the complete list of African National Football Teams by their nicknames:

1. African Wild Dogs: Guinea-Bissau
2. Almoravids: Mauritania
3. Atlas Lions: Morocco
4. Black Sable Antelopes (Palancas Nebraska): Angola
5. Bafana Bafana (The Boys): South Africa
6. The Barea: Madagascar
7. Big Cats or Wild Beasts: Central African Republic
8. Black Stars: Ghana
9. Blue Sharks: Cape Verde
10. Brave Warriors: Namibia
11. Bright Stars: South Sudan
12. Burundi Swallows: Burundi
13. Eagles of Carthage: Tunisia
14. Red Sea Camels: Eritrea
15. Chipolopolo (Copper Bullets): Zambia
16. Coelacanths: Comoros
17. Cranes: Uganda
18. Crocodiles: Lesotho
19. Red Devils: Congo
20. Dodos or Club M: Mauritius
21. Eagles: Mali
22. Flames: Malawi
23. Foxes: Angola
24. Green Yellows: Sao Tome and Principe
25. Harambee Stars: Kenya
26. Indomitable Lions: Cameroon
27. Kilimanjaro Stars or Taifa Stars: Tanzania
28. Leone Stars: Sierra Leone
29. Lone Stars: Liberia
30. Leopards: DR Congo
31. Mambas: Mozambique
32. Mediterranean Knights: Libya
33. The Mena: Niger Republic
34. The National Thunder or Nzalang Nacional: Equatorial Guinea
35. Nile Crocodiles: Sudan
36. Ocean Stars: Somalia
37. Panthers: Gabon
38. Pharaohs: Egypt
39. Seychelles Pirates: Seychelles
40. Shoremen of the Red Sea: Djibouti
41. King’s Shield: Eswatini
42. Scorpions: The Gambia
43. Sparrow Hawks: Togo
44. Stallions: Burkina Faso
45. Squirrels: Benin Republic
46. Super Eagles: Nigeria
47. Teranga Lions or Lions of Teranga: Senegal
48. Dipitse (Zebras): Botswana
49. The Sao: Chad
50. Walyas: Ethiopia
51. National Elephants: Guinea
52. Wasps: Rwanda
53. Warriors: Zimbabwe