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AFCON: Nicknames Of National Teams Playing In Cameroon by Gemid94(m): 10:07am On Jan 20, 2022
Here is a list of nicknames of the 24 teams who qualified for the group stages of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon.

Group A

Cameroon: Indomitable Lions

Burkina Faso: The Stallions

Cape Verde: The Blue Sharks

Ethiopia: Walyas

Group B

Senegal: Teranga Lions

Guinea: National Elephants

Malawi: The Flames

Zimbabwe: The Warriors

Group C

Morocco: Atlas Lions

Gabon: The Panthers

Comoros: The Coelacanths

Ghana: The Black Stars

Group D

Nigeria: Super Eagles

Egypt: The Pharaohs

Sudan: Falcons of Jediane

Guinea-Bissau: African wild dogs

Group E

Ivory Coast: The Elephants

Equatorial Guinea: The National Thunder

Sierra Leone: The Leones Stars

Algeria: Desert Warriors, Fennec Foxes

Group F

Gambia: Scorpions

Mali: The Eagles

Tunisia: Eagles of Carthage

Mauritania: The Almoravids.

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Re: AFCON: Nicknames Of National Teams Playing In Cameroon by paulolee(m): 10:15am On Jan 20, 2022
so many funny names, whats d meaning of national thunder? Wat's the flames, national elephant, the blue shark n even black stars??
also i see allmost 80% are linked to animals, any reason for this??
Re: AFCON: Nicknames Of National Teams Playing In Cameroon by javaguru: 10:18am On Jan 20, 2022
what is it with africa and animals
Re: AFCON: Nicknames Of National Teams Playing In Cameroon by javaguru: 10:20am On Jan 20, 2022
E guinea own na die grin
Re: AFCON: Nicknames Of National Teams Playing In Cameroon by paulolee(m): 10:20am On Jan 20, 2022
javaguru:
what is it with africa and animals
I de reason say mayb our forefathers drew inspiration from those animals tagged behind the names bcoz i no see any other reason....Mk we wait for others wey know better to kum tell us
Re: AFCON: Nicknames Of National Teams Playing In Cameroon by JesusIgot(m): 10:20am On Jan 20, 2022
paulolee:
so many funny names, whats d meaning of national thunder? Wat's the flames, national elephant, the blue shark n even black stars??
also i see allmost 80% are linked to animals, any reason for this??
For our animals culture tongue
Re: AFCON: Nicknames Of National Teams Playing In Cameroon by carrlyleone: 8:31pm On Jan 20, 2022
The black stars that was unable to shine, even on a night when they played their last group match... Are those ones stars? grin

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