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CAF Algeria Desert Warriors Angola Palancas Negras Benin Squirrels Botswana Zebras Burkina Faso Stallions Cameroon Indomitable Lions Congo Red Devils Congo DR Simbas Côte d'Ivoire Elephants Egypt Pharaohs Gabon Panthers Gambia Scorpions Ghana Black Stars Kenya Harambee Stars Lesotho Likoena Liberia Lone Star Madagascar Scorpions Malawi Flames Mali Eagles Morocco Atlas Lions Mozambique Mambas Namibia Brave Warriors Niger Gazelles Nigeria Super Eagles Rwanda Bees Senegal Lions Sierra Leone Leone Stars Somalia Ocean Stars South Africa Bafana Bafana Swaziland Sihlangu Togo Hawks Tunisia Carthage Eagles Uganda Cranes Zambia Chipolopolo Zimbabwe Warriors OFC Australia Socceroos New Zealand All Whites

UEFA Belgium Diables Rouges Croatia Fiery Eleven Denmark Danish Dynamite England Three Lions France les Bleus Ireland Rep Boys in Green Italy Azzurri Netherlands Oranje Poland Bialoczerwoni Serbia-Mont Plavi Spain la Furia Roja Sweden Tre Kronan CONCACAF Barbados Bajans Canada Maple Leafs Costa Rica Ticos El Salvador Guanacos Grenada Spice Boyz Guatemala Chapines Honduras Catrachos Jamaica Reggae Boyz Mexico Tricolores Panama Cañaleros St Kitts-Nevis Sugar Boys St Vincent-Gren Vincy Heat Trinidad-Tobago Soca Warriors CONMEBOL Argentina Albiceleste Brazil Verdeamarelhos Chile la Roja Colombia Cafeteros Paraguay Guaranis Peru Incas Uruguay Charrúas Venezuela Vinotinto AFC Iran Team Melli Korea Rep Taeguk Warriors Singapore Lions

EXPLANATIONS
Some of these owe themselves to explanations. The coloured ones [Diables Rouges, Azzurri, Vinotinto, All Whites, ...] come from the team uniforms. The Three Lions are so named because their uniforms contain the emblem of the Football Association, which depicts [you guessed it] three lions. A few, like the Black Stars, the Lone Star, and the Tricolores, originate from their respective nations' flags. The Pharaohs, the Cafeteros, the Reggae Boyz, and the Cañaleros were all named for things with which their respective nations are typically identified. Mambas are a type of snake, and "Chipolopolo" means "bullets".

THANKS TO
My pal Romeo informed me that Benin's national side are the Squirrels. Lionel hooked us up with Iran's Team Melli. Meanwhile, in a fun article that appeared on Internetsoccer.com [but which is no longer available], Peter Auf Der Heyde identified the names of many African sides. "J-D" was able to convince me that the Maple Leafs of Canada is in fact a valid nickname. "Alphayo" of Kenya dug up a few of the European names on a message board somewhere. The rest have been culled from my perusings of football news articles.