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.
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
