After Cote d’Ivoire’s dramatic 9-8 win on penalties over Ghana in the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations final in Equatorial Guinea earlier this year, we bring you a visual quiz to test your knowledge – and maybe teach you something – about Africa’s rich tradition of football.
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Who scored the very first goal in the 2010 Fifa World Cup in South Africa?
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In what year did South Africa return to international football, after decades of exclusion during the apartheid regime?
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Who was the first black African to play professional football in Europe?
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What is louder than the blast of a vuvuzela, the plastic trumpet much loved by South African football fans?
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What South African football slang term means to pass the ball between an opponent’s legs?
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In what decade was the first official recorded football match played in South Africa?
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Which of these teams has NOT made it to the quarter-finals of the Fifa World Cup?
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Who is the most expensive African footballer in English Premier League history?
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Which African team’s nickname is NOT that of a wild animal?
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The first Africa Cup of Nations was held in 1957. Which country hosted the tournament?
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Which iconic South African footballer has an English indie rock band named in his honour?
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