10 Reasons Why we Love the African Cup of Nations (CAN)

Reason 5 - Creative Nicknames -

All the great African nations football teams have to have great nicknames. The formula in creating these nicknames is relatively simple. Take an impressive, grand sounding adjective and add it to a geographical feature or even better a type of animal typical from the country in question....ie: Cameroon (absent from this years tournament) are, The Indomitable Lions.

Here's a selection of 5 of our favourite nicknames from this years participating nations.

Morocco

Lions of the Atlas

Burkina Faso

Les Etalons

-The Stallions

Tunisia

Les Aigles de Carthage -

Eagles of Carthage

 

Angola

Palancas Negras -

Black Antelopes

 

Zambia

Chipolopolo

- The Copper Bullets