25 Of The Best Club Badges In African Football
By Chris Wright
We’ve already had a butcher’s at the very finest club logos that South American football (and Central/Northern America for all those geography pedants out there!) has to offer, and now we’re shifting continents to bring you our 25 favourite badges from the realms of Africa’s various domestic football leagues…
1. Kaizer Chiefs, South Africa
Everyday we love this badge less and less…
2. AmaZulu FC, South Africa
Too good to be forgotten…
3. Blackburn Rovers, South Africa
An obviously learned team with a suitably high-brow slogan…
4. Kakamega Homeboyz FC, Kenya
Homeboyz? Sounds a bit corny…
5. Roses United, South Africa
Produced using Corel Draw 3…
6. Karuturi Sports, Kenya
Striking fear into the hearts of their opponents wherever they roam…
7. Wikki Tourists FC, Kenya
Julian Assange’s old side…
8. Harare Gunners, Zimbabwe
We say ‘pah!’ to your copyright infringement lawsuit…
9. Santos FC, South Africa
If you wondered just what values Santos stand for, have a quick shufty at their badge…
10. Bush Bucks FC, South Africa
That’s just straight-up cool…
11. Esperance Sportive, Tunisia
Nice crest, don’t think much of the kit though. Looks like it might get a bit ‘drafty’…
12. Power Dynamos FC, Zambia
Not just dynamos, POWER dynamos…
13. Harrar Beer Bottling FC, Ethiopia
The Bottlers will never back down…
14. Zanzibar Football Federation, Zanzibar
Because who knew Zanzibar had an FA?
15. Danay FC Nagoua, Cameroon
Any fin is possible…
16. Cicam Garoua, Cameroon
Gnu kids on the block…
17. Ethiopian Coffee FC, Ethiopia
ECFC give it the beans every game…
18. Missiles FC, Gabon
Very dangerous from Exocet-pieces…
19. Tudu Mighty Jets FC, Ghana
The darling boys have a darling badge…
20. Office du Niger Sports, Mali
Rooting for root vegetables…
21. Blue Waters FC, Namibia
Sorry, do what to the birds?
22. Sharks FC, Nigeria
They couldn’t have picked a more pansy-looking shark if they tried…
23. Guediawaye FC, Senegal
Best way to beat these guys is a liberal application of Lyclear…
24. Eleven Men in Flight FC, Swaziland
Presenting: Pies’ new favourite football team…
25. Divine Warriors FC, Nigeria
Holy dove vomiting celestial light on a football-playing flying fish = WIN…
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These are amazing. Blackburn Rovers and Eleven Men In Flight FC are my favourites! And I think that prompts a flight-based footballers punathon!
Any chance of Asia or maybe English non-league badges next?
Some of these are great, the Roses Utd and Office du Niger are particularly good while Kakamega Homeboyz is possibly the best name ever.
All of them are a million times better than QPR’s recent updated crest, absolutely soulless.
Indeed, who DID know Zanzibar had an FA? Considering the country’s now called Tanzania. Did no one bother to change the name of the Footballing Body?
Nevertheless, these are class. Roses United is definitely my team from now on.
I’m from South Africa and I still laugh every time I see the Blackburn Rovers badge.
Some other good African badges:
Orlando Pirates (from South Africa) – skull and crossbones
TP Mazembe (from DRC) – a crocodile with a football in it’s mouth.
Enyimba (Nigeria) – elephant with a leg on a ball
@quebec in your face Zanzibar is part of Tanzania just as Scotland is part of UK. Zanzibar are members of CAF. I thought this was common knowledge.
@quebec in your face:
Zanzibar is a semi-autonomous part of Tanzania, similar to how the Faroe Islands are a semi-autonomous part of Denmark.
@quebec in your face – Zanzibar is considered an autonomous region of Tanzania.
Players from the Zanzibar region are however eligible to play for Tanzania. This is because the Zanzibar FA is only an associate member of the continental body, CAF.
This status means that Zanzibar can’t compete in AFCON or WC qualifiers, but their clubs can compete in the ACL or ACC.
No real point of having an FA actually.
@Kin Zanzibar aren’t full CAF members, just associate members.
As @dunginmybum mentions, they can’t compete in AFCON qualifiers and they also can’t compete in WC qualifiers (because they aren’t FIFA members). Only their clubs are allowed to compete in continental cups.
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Some great looking badges. love the Roses United and Missiles FC ones.
I don’t think Bush Bucks exist anymore.
Perhaps @Sniper89 can confirm this.
@quebec in your face – I was in Zanzibar on a fishing trip once and the owner of the lodge went absolutely mental when i suggested that they are part of Tanzania.
Offered the him some fish a peace offering to calm him down .. lol.
@sniper89 Have to agree with your suggestions there mate. Loving the Pirates badge.
You hit me. We hit you.
So eloquent and inspirational.
@wee-bey Yep. Bush Bucks no longer exist. There is a “phoenix club” in the semi-pro leagues, but I doubt they use the same badge as the original Bush Bucks.
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@Ashley Whats great or fascinating about their badge?
Seen it an nothing really stands out.
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