African Cup of Nations Vote: Which Nation Has the Best Flag?
The 16 African Cup of Nations teams will be competing on the field in just five days time, but World Cup Blog continues to compare them off the field. We’ve already weighed up which team has the best nickname, and it seems that The Indomitable Lions of Cameroon have claimed a narrow victory of the Bafana Bafana of South Africa, with The Squirrels of Benin taking third place.
So now it’s time for a look at the flags. Read on to see all sixteen national flags, and then let us know which is the best.
Angola
Benin
Cameroon
Cote d’Ivoire
Egypt
Ghana
Guinea
Mali
Morocco
Namibia
Nigeria
South Africa
Sudan
Senegal
Tunisia
Zambia
Please leave a vote in the comments section for your favourite African Cup of Nations flag. Only rule is that you can’t vote for the team you support.
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By tamim | January 15th, 2008 at 3:29 pm 
i vote for egypt, no offense but other flags seem to be a little childich and full of colours and they are very similar. next is tunisia
By Laurie | January 15th, 2008 at 3:50 pm My vote’s for Namibia. I like the “full of colors” part. So different from the US/Europe.
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By Rami | January 15th, 2008 at 4:08 pm Angola’s is pretty badass but I’m super super biased: Tunisia all the way. Even though it’s origins are Turkish (Ottoman to be specific), I feel like we took it and perfected it 
I’ve always been envious of the green and red color combo on Morocco’s flag though (very complementary). Red and white is a little more boring but it’s mine and I’m proud of it. Off topic but is it Mozambique that has the Ak47 on it? That’s even more badass than a Machete but I don’t know if I’d want it on a national flag… To each their own.
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By iammrben | January 15th, 2008 at 4:26 pm Easy: Angola (biased b/c I studied quite a bit of Angolan history during my masters studies — regardless, it’s sick as hell), followed by Tunisia (clean, eye-catching design, and sharply contrasting colors)
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By Derek | January 15th, 2008 at 4:52 pm Tamim, you’ve made a good point; but theres a reason why the flags are similar. If u recollect your history lesson Ghana was the first to have the red, gold, green combination which led to other African countries following suit. But hey, Ghana has a “BLACK STAR” in the middle. NO OFFENCE ALSO!
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By Sam | January 15th, 2008 at 7:43 pm Are you kidding? Namibia.
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By Inara | January 15th, 2008 at 8:27 pm Angola all the way. Any county that has a machete in their flag deserves respect.
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By Rab | January 15th, 2008 at 10:29 pm ANGOLA - I always admired Angola’s flag. The icons with swatches of deep red versus black!
I admired reading about the guerilla movement and the obvious MPLA association with the Soviet Union. Politics aside..it’s a great design from a Graphic designer’s point of view.
By 2010 World Cup Fans | January 16th, 2008 at 1:32 am Ghana all the Way. How can people ignore the most beautiful flag!
By bfos7215 | January 16th, 2008 at 12:15 pm Zambia
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By AJ | January 16th, 2008 at 4:51 pm Tunisia stands out for me.
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By evans | January 18th, 2008 at 7:46 am i vote for Angola,s flag.It looks naturally deadly
By Tony | January 22nd, 2008 at 10:02 am South Africa has the best flag.
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By Lethepu | January 23rd, 2008 at 10:39 am All the colours are so so similar.
I was in Accra for the opening and difficult to tell the Ghanaian supporters from the Guinea supporters.
Allow me to be biased but South Africa takes the lead and Egypt also has distinct flag.
By cococo | January 24th, 2008 at 2:56 pm i like pie
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By Light | April 25th, 2008 at 8:02 pm The best flag is nigeria flag. The colors are great.cant you see,ooohhhh… It’s so natural and simple. green for life ! go on color. white for purity, santification and spotless. I love the colors pls
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