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GUIDE TO NICKNAMES

Do you know more nicknames than I do? [Probably.] If your answer is in the affirmative, tell me, for gosh sakes!

UEFA
Franceles Bleues
ItalyAzzurre
CONCACAF
CanadaBig Red
Costa RicaTicas
GuatemalaChapinas
HaitiVoodoo Queens
HondurasCatrachas
PanamaCañaleras
JamaicaReggae Girlz
Trinidad-TobagoSoca Divas
CAF
CameroonIndomitable Lionesses
EgyptCleopatras
GhanaBlack Queens
KenyaNyayo Stars
LesothoMehalalitoe
MoroccoAtlas Lionesses
NamibiaBrave Gladiators
NigeriaSuper Falcons
South AfricaBanyana Banyana
SwazilandSitsebe
TanzaniaTwiga Stars
UgandaShe-Kobs
ZambiaChipolopolo Queens
ZimbabweMighty Warriors
AFC
China PRSteel Roses
SingaporeLionesses
CONMEBOL
BrazilVerdeamarelhas
OFC
AustraliaMatildas
New ZealandSwanz

EXPLANATIONS
Women's football nicknames are rarer, but in general much cooler than their male counterparts. A few, like les Bleues and the Azzurre, are just female modifications of the men's teams names. The Matildas are a reference to the song "Waltzing Matilda", whilst the Cleopatras are a reference to the eponymous Egyptian monarch. "Mehalalitoe" means "lilies", and "Chipolopolo" of "Chipolopolo Queens" means "bullets". The "Steel Roses", which I feel is the best nickname of any team in any sport anywhere, evidently refers to their combination of strength and grace.

THANKS TO
Devon points out that Canada are the Big Red, and even points us to a fan website: http://www.gobigred.ca/.

If you ever want to know the nickname of Ghana's U-20 men's national side [the Black Satellites, apparently], there's only one place to go. Over on SportScheduler, they've got an exhaustive list of African team nicknames for men's, women's, and youth teams alike. Much thanks to them for collecting the African names listed above.

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