Africa

Africa is a continent, but in Hattrick, the African transfer market is a part of the Asia, Africa and Oceania zone.

Africa covers 6% of Earth's total surface area and 20% of its land area. It contains 54 fully recognised sovereign states (countries), eight territories and two de facto independent states with limited or no recognition. Algeria is Africa's largest country by area, and Nigeria is its largest by population.Average population is the youngest amongst all the continents.

Homo sapiens is believed to have orignated in Africa around 350,000-260,000 years ago. Early human civilizations, such as Ancient Egypt and Phoenicia emerged in North Africa. Following a subsequent long and complex history of civilizations, migration and trade, Africa hosts a large diversity of ethnicities, cultures and languages. The last 400 years have witnessed an increasing European influence on the continent. Starting in the 16th century, this was driven by trade, including the Trans-Atlantic slave trade, which created large African diaspora populations in the Americas.

The demarcation between Asia and Africa is the isthmus of Suez (although the Sinai Peninsula, being a part of Egypt east of the canal, is often geopolitically considered a part of Africa).

Countries

Location of African Hattrick countries

	Algeria (Algérie)
	Angola (Angola)
	Benin (Bénin)
	Botswana (Botswana)
	Cape Verde (Cabo Verde)
	Cameroon (Cameroon)
	Comoros (Comoros)
	DR Congo (DR Congo)
	Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire)
	Ethiopia (Ītyōṗṗyā)
	Ghana (Ghana)
	Guinea (Guinea)
	Kenya (Kenya)
	Egypt (Misr)
	Morocco (Al Maghrib)
	Madagascar (Madagasikara)
	Mozambique (Moçambique)
	Nigeria (Nigeria)
	Sao Tome & Principe (São Tomé e Príncipe)
	Senegal (Senegal)
	South Africa (South Africa)
	Tanzania (Tanzania)
	Tunisia (Tounes)
	Uganda (Uganda)
	Zambia (Zambia)

Continental Championship

Starting from global season 77 (January 2021), Africa has its own tournament, just like in real life as the World Cup and U-21 World Cup qualifiers also function as continental competitions.

All regional National teams in Hattrick are guaranteed a place. The continental championship is played in groups of 6 teams, home and away, over 10 weeks. The best teams from the group stages enter the "final eight".

Africa Champions

Continental cup logo

Ed.	Host
1	Nigeria	NT Angola

U-21 Africa Champions

Ed.	Host	Champion
1	South Africa	NT U-21 Benin

Other countries

Several countries aren't included in Hattrick right now, although they have their own national team and are part of FIFA and thus could be included one day.

Country	Internet Users in 2008 [1]
Burkina Faso	80,000
Burundi	60,000
Central African Republic	13,000
Chad	60,000
Djibouti	11,000
Equatorial Guinea	8,000
Eritrea	120,000
Gabon	81,000
Gambia	100,000
Guinea	50,000
Guinea-Bissau	37,000
Lesotho	70,000
Liberia	1,000
Libya	260,000
Malawi	140,000
Mali	100,000
Mauritania	30,000
Mauritius	340,000
Namibia	100,000
Niger	40,000
Republic of the Congo	70,000
Rwanda	150,000
Seychelles	32,000
Sierra Leone	13,000
Somalia	98,000
Sudan (included South Sudan)	1,500,000
Swaziland	42,000
Togo	320,000
Zimbabwe	1,350,000

Some African territories are dependent of a metropole or not a member of FIFA, and already in Hattrick as a region:

• Canary Islands as Canarias region of España,
• Ceuta as a part of Ceuta y Melilla region of España,
• Melilla as a part of Ceuta y Melilla region of España,
• Madeira as Madeira region of Portugal,
• Mayotte as a part of Outre-mer region of France,
• Réunion as a part of Outre-mer region of France,
• Saint Helena of UK.

Footnotes

1. ^  Based on www.internetworldstats.com

Zones of Hattrick
Europe continent	1. Northern · 2. Western · 3. Latin · 4. Central · 6. Eastern
America continents	5. South · 7. North and Central
Africa continent	8. Asia, Africa and Oceania
Asia-Oceania continents