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Nicknames of African National Soccer Teams

52 countries: A to F | G to M | N to Z

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Algeria

Les Fennecs (The Desert Foxes) or Les Verts (Greens)        

Angola

Palancas Negras   Palanquinhas Palanquinhas Palanquinhas

Benin

Ecureuils (Squirrels)        

Botswana

Zebras        

Burkina Faso

Les Etalons (Stallions or Horses)        

Burundi

Les Hirondelles (The Sparrows) or Itamba        

Cameroon

Lions Indomptables (Indomitable Lions) Indomitable Lionesses Lions Espoir (Lion Hopefulls) Junior Lions (Lions junior) Lionceaux (Lion cubs)

Cape Verde Islands

Crioulos (in Portuguese) or Creoles (in English)        

Central African Republic

Low-Ubangui Fawns        

Chad

Sao        
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Congo

Diables Rouges (Red Devils)        

Côte d'Ivoire

Les Elephants   Ivoire olympique (Olympic team) Les Elephanteaux juniors Les Elephanteaux cadets

Djibouti

Young Red Sea        

DR Congo

Simba        

Egypt

Pharaohs Cleopatra's   Young Pharaohs  

Equatorial Guinea

         

Eritrea

Red Sea Boys        

Ethiopia

Walyas        

Gabon

Azingo Nationale or Les Panthères        

Gambia

Scorpions        
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Ghana

Black Stars Black Queens Black Meteors Black Satellites Black Starlets

Guinea

Syli Nationale Stars        

Guinea-Bissau

         

Kenya

Harambee Stars Nyayo Stars Junior Harambee Stars    

Lesotho

Likuena (Crocodiles) Mehalalitoe (Lilies) U19 - Beautiful Flowers   Makoanyane XI Bahlabani (Warriors)

Liberia

Lone Star        

Libya

The Greens        

Madagascar

Scorpions   Scorpion Kely Zandry Kely  

Malawi

Flames        

Mali

Les Aigles (Eagles)        
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Mauritania

Mourabitounes        

Mauritius

Club M        

Morocco

Lions de l'Atlas (Atlas Lions) The Atlas Lionesses Les Lions Espoir The Junior Lions Les Lionceaux (Atlas Cubs)

Mozambique

Mambas (Snake)        

Namibia

Brave Warriors Brave Gladiators      

Niger

Mena        

Nigeria

Super Eagles Super Falcons Green Eagles/Dream Team Flying Eagles Golden Eaglets

Rwanda

Amavubi (Wasps)        

São Tomé e Principe

         

Senegal

Lions of Teranga        
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Seychelles

         

Sierra Leone

Leone Stars Sierra Queens Shooting Stars   Sierra Stars

Somalia

Ocean Stars        

South Africa

Bafana Bafana (The Boys) Banyana Banyana
(U19 Basetsane)
Amaglug-glug Amajita Tornadoes

Sudan

Sokoor Al-Jediane (Falcons of Jediane) or Nile Crocodiles        

Swaziland

Sihlangu Semnikati Sitsebe      

Tanzania

Taifa Stars or Kilimanjaro Stars        

Togo

Les Eperviers (Hawks)        

Tunisia

Onze National (National Eleven) or Les Aigles de Carthage        

Uganda

Cranes She-Kobs Kobs Uganda Hippos  

Zambia

Chipolopolo (Bullets) Chipolopolo Queens Young Chipolopolo    

Zimbabwe

Warriors Mighty Warriors Young Warriors