A HUGE FAN OF DR CONGO NATIONAL TEAM (THE LEOPARDS) FALLY IPUPA WAS HONOURED BY DR CONGO PRESIDENT | IPUPA BECAME KNIGHT OF THE NATIONAL ORDER OF THE LEOPARD

AFRICAN NATIONS WITH THE MOST WORLD CUP APPEARANCES AND BETTER PERFORMANCE

 1. Cameroon 🇨🇲 (8 Times)

- 1982

- 1990

- 1994

- 1998

- 2002

- 2010

- 2014

- 2022

Best Result (Quarter Finals)

2. Morocco 🇲🇦 (6 Times)

- 1970

- 1986

- 1994

- 1998

- 2018

- 2022

Best Result (4th)

3. Nigeria 🇳🇬 (6 Times)

- 1994

- 1998

- 2002

- 2010

- 2014

- 2018

Best Result (Round of 16)

4. Ghana 🇬🇭 (4 Times)

- 2006

- 2010

- 2014

- 2022

Best Result (Quarter Finals)

5. Algeria 🇩🇿 (4 Times)

- 1982

- 1986

- 2010

- 2014

Best Result (Round of Two)

6. Senegal 🇸🇳 (3 Times)

- 2002

- 2018

- 2022

Best Result (Quarter Finals)

Tunisia could not make it on the list due to her poor World Cup performance though with quite a good number of participations

Tunisia 🇹🇳 (6 Times)

- 1978

- 1998

- 2002

- 2006

- 2018

- 2022

Best Result (Never passed group stage)

The rest countries like South Africa (2 + 1 as hosts) , Egypt (3), Ivory Coast (3), Congo DR (1), Angola (1) and Togo (1) all have poor outings at the World Cup.

In the Photo: At Gelsenkirchen at the 1974 World Cup, and aready 0-3 down, Zaire's Bwanga Tshimen (4), Kibonge Mafu (15) and Lobilo Boba (5) line-up to defend a free kick against Brazil's (L-R) are... Jairzinho, Paulo Cesar Carpegiani, Rivelino and Francisco Marinho. Zaire were the first and only African country at the world cup in 1974.

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