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African national association football teams
- Senegal national football teamSenegal gained its independence from France on the 4th of April 1960, and the Senegalese Football Federation was founded that same year.
- Egypt national football teamThe year 1920 marked the birth of Egypt's national football team when they stepped onto a pitch in Belgium for the Summer Olympics.
- Morocco national football teamThe Moroccan national football team was founded in 1928. It played its first game on the 22nd of December that same year against France's B team, losing by a…
- Congo national football teamThe Congo national football team made its first ever appearance in February 1960. They played a friendly match against the Ivory Coast and lost that game…
- Ghana national football teamOn the 19th of August 1962, the team known as the Gold Coast hosted Real Madrid at the Accra Sports Stadium. The match ended in a dramatic 3, 3 draw against…
- Cameroon national football teamCameroon played its first match against Belgian Congo in 1956. The scoreline ended 3, 2 for the visitors, marking a loss for the new national side.
- Cape Verde national football teamThe Cape Verde national football team played its first match on the 19th of April 1978 against Guinea. They lost that game 1, 0 in a tournament held in…
- Ivory Coast national football teamThe Ivory Coast national football team played its first international match on the 13th of April 1960 in Madagascar. They defeated Dahomey, now known as…
- South Africa national soccer teamIn 1906, a team of white South African footballers boarded a ship bound for South America. They played twelve matches across Argentina and Uruguay, winning…
- Eritrea national football teamAn Eritrean team participated in a friendly tournament in Sudan in 1992, the year before Eritrea achieved independence. The nation did not officially exist…