After the terrible incident over in Angola, I thought I’d try and lighten the mood a little by sharing with you all the nicknames of the competing sides, are they great/wacky or what?!

Group A
Algeria - The Desert Foxes
Angola - The Black Antelopes
Malawi - The Flames
Mali -The Eagles

Group B
Burkina Fasco - The Stallions
Ghana - The Black Stars
Ivory Coast - The Elephants
Togo - The Sparrowhawks

Group C
Benin - The Squirrels
Egypt - The Pharaohs
Mozambique - The Mambas
Nigeria - The Super Eagles

Group D
Cameroon - The Lions
Gabon - The Black Panthers
Tunisa - The Eagles of Carthage
Zambia - The Copper Bullets