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Thursday 20 June 2019

See The Nicknames Of All The 24 Teams Competing At AFCON 2019 - Sports



YES, the biggest tournament in Africa would kick off tomorrow in Egypt.

24 teams would be participating in this tournament which includes the current champions Cameroon and Countries like Namibia, Mauritania, and Burundi will make their debut this year.

Below are nicknames of all the country represented at the tournament.



Country                 Nickname


Egypt                                     The Pharaohs
Madagascar                                       Barea
Tunisia                          Eagles of Carthage
Senegal                      The Lions of Teranga
Morocco                                       Atlas Lions
Mauritania                      Lions of Chinguetti
Burundi             The Chayfs (The Swallows)
Algeria                                The Desert Foxes
Guinea                              National Elephants
Uganda                                          The Cranes
Mali                                                 The Eagles
Nigeria                                 The Super Eagles
Ivory Coast                               The Elephants
Kenya                                     Harambee Stars
Angola                         Giant Sable antelopes
Cameroon                    The indomitable lions
Ghana                                     The black stars
Guinea-Bissau                                     Djurtus
Namibia                                   Brave Warriors
Zimbabwe                                          Warriors
DR Congo                                  The Leopards
Benin                                           The Squirrels
Tanzania                                         Taifa Stars
South Africa                            Bafana Bafana

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