In South Africa, the national representative team of many sports has a nickname, used informally when referring to the team in the media or in conversation.
History edit
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Table edit
| Sport | Team (link to team / event) | Nickname (link for origin) | Name sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rugby union | Men's test | Springboks Bokke Amabokoboko |
|
| Under-20 side | Baby Boks Junior Boks |
||
| Men's Sevens | Blitzboks Blitzbokke | ||
| Soccer | Men's test | Bafana Bafana | |
| Women's | Banyana Banyana | ||
| Olympic men's | Amaglug-glug | ||
| Under-20 (men) | Amajita | ||
| Under-20 (women) | Amajimbos | ||
| Cricket | National team | Proteas | |
| Women's | Proteas | ||
| Water polo | National team | Black Mamba | |
| Field hockey | Men's team | AmaStokkie | |
| Indoor hockey | Men's team | BlitzStoke[1][2] | |
| Netball | Women's test | SPAR Proteas | SPAR |
| Paralympics | Paralympics | Amakrokokroko[3] |
See also edit
- Athletic nickname, in the United States
- Lists of nicknames – nickname list articles on Wikipedia
- Sport in New Zealand#National team names
- Australian national sports team nicknames
References edit
- ^ "Mustapha magic as BlitzStoks triumph". SuperSport.
- ^ Taylor, Compiled by Craig. "Mustapha's magic wand sinks Argentina". Sport News24.
- ^ Mccallum, Kevin. "SA's Amakrokokroko hit by name controversy". www.iol.co.za. Retrieved 2022-04-05.
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