Teams · Updated 2026-10-19
What are the nicknames of African national teams?
Short answer
Most African national teams have animal or heritage nicknames: Nigeria are the Super Eagles, Cameroon the Indomitable Lions, Ghana the Black Stars, Senegal the Lions of Teranga, Morocco the Atlas Lions and Egypt the Pharaohs.
The numbers
| Team | Nickname |
|---|---|
| Algeria | Desert Foxes |
| Angola | Palancas Negras |
| Benin | Cheetahs |
| Botswana | Zebras |
| Burkina Faso | Stallions |
| Burundi | Swallows |
| Cameroon | Indomitable Lions |
| Cape Verde | Blue Sharks |
| Central African Republic | Wild Beasts |
| Chad | Sao |
| Comoros | Coelacanths |
| Congo | Red Devils |
| DR Congo | Leopards |
| Djibouti | Riverains de la Mer Rouge |
| Egypt | Pharaohs |
| Equatorial Guinea | National Thunder |
| Eritrea | Red Sea Boys |
| Eswatini | Sihlangu Semnikati |
| Ethiopia | Walias |
| Gabon | Panthers |
| Gambia | Scorpions |
| Ghana | Black Stars |
| Guinea | Syli Nationale |
| Guinea-Bissau | Djurtus |
| Ivory Coast | Elephants |
| Kenya | Harambee Stars |
| Lesotho | Likuena |
| Liberia | Lone Star |
| Libya | Mediterranean Knights |
| Madagascar | Barea |
| Malawi | Flames |
| Mali | Eagles |
| Mauritania | Mourabitounes |
| Mauritius | Club M |
| Morocco | Atlas Lions |
| Mozambique | Mambas |
| Namibia | Brave Warriors |
| Niger | Menas |
| Nigeria | Super Eagles |
| Rwanda | Amavubi |
| Senegal | Lions of Teranga |
| Seychelles | Pirates |
| Sierra Leone | Leone Stars |
| Somalia | Ocean Stars |
| South Africa | Bafana Bafana |
| South Sudan | Bright Stars |
| Sudan | Falcons of Jediane |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | Falcons and Parrots |
| Tanzania | Taifa Stars |
| Togo | Sparrow Hawks |
| Tunisia | Eagles of Carthage |
| Uganda | Cranes |
| Zambia | Chipolopolo |
| Zanzibar | Zanzibar Heroes |
| Zimbabwe | Warriors |
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