African Nations World Cup Food And Drinks Guide

Brazil FIFA World Cup 2014

By West Africa Cooks, 20 April, 2014

National Dishes, Restaurant And Bar Guide

Supporting an African nation in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil here is our country, restaurant and bar guide. Here we are also talking about national dishes, cooking and drinking if you are having a party at home whilst watching the football games. Tweet #foodball. So which African Nations are going to the 2014 World Cup in Brazil? Five African nations have qualified for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil they are listed:

  1. The Desert Warriors of Algeria play in Group H
  2. Cameroon Indomitable Lions play in Group A
  3. Black Stars of Ghana play in Group G
  4. The Elephants from Ivory Coast, Cote de Ivory play in Group C
  5. Nigeria Super Eagles and continental champions play in Group F

There were three rounds of qualifying for Brazil. The first round found 24 teams trying to make it into the second round of competition, where there were ten groups of four teams. In the third round, the 10 group winners played off over two legs to determine who took Africa's five places in Brazil. Four of these nations are from West Africa, three of these nations are French speaking the others national language in English. The highest FIFA ranking nation is C么te d鈥橧voire at 21. This is second time they are have represents the continent at the World Cup. The most experience nation is Cameroon, this is their 6th time in the competition.

Algeria

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Algeria are the French speaking North African country. Algeria is the largest African country in the World Cup. The nation boarders Morocco, Tunisia and Libya to name three countries. Their currency is Algerian dinars (DZD). The national dish of Algeria is couscous. See www.national-food.info/algeria. Arabic food is served at these places African/French/Moroccan. Star player Algerian professional Nabil Bentaleb is an footballer who plays as a midfielder for English club Tottenham Hotspur and the Algeria national team. Group H is Belgium, Russia and South Korea.
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Here is where to eat
Nomad New York
Kan Zaman Washington
Friends Kabob Chicago
Wahib鈥檚 Middle East Restaurant California state
Maison Touareg London
African Feeling Sydney (Australia)

Cameroon

Cameroon flag
If you believe Cameroon are going all the way to the final head to a French speaking African bar. The country is to the south east of Nigerian and its currency is Cooperation Financiere en Afrique Centrale francs (XAF) CFA franc. The food eaten in Cameroon is west African. Star are Samuel Eto'o Fils (French pronunciation: 鈥媅sam丧蓻l eto fis]) a Cameroonian footballer who plays as a striker for English Premier League Chelsea; Beno卯t Pierre David Assou-Ekotto who plays for English club Queens Park Rangers on loan from fellow English club Tottenham Hotspurs. Born in France, he plays internationally for the Cameroon national team. The team will play Brazil, Croatia and Mexico.
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Visit Ponty Bistro New York
Bukom Cafe 2442 18th St NW Washington, DC 20441 Washington
805 Restaurant Peckham 805 Old Kent Road, London SE15 1NX Phone number 020 7639 0808 London
African Feeling Sydney (Australia)

Ghana

Ghana flag
Ghana this West African country was named the Gold Coast are appearing for the second time in the World Cup. The Gold Coast was a British colony on the Gulf of Guinea in west Africa that became the independent nation of Ghana in 1957. The Gold Coast had long been a name for the region used by Europeans because of the large gold resources found in the area. Ghana is the smallest country to the west is Ivory Coast (C么te d鈥橧voire) on the map. It's currency is the cedis (GHC). Ghanaian cedi GSH. They like fufu, kenkey or banku and palaver stew to eat. Star are Michael Kojo Essien who is a Ghanaian footballer who plays for Milan and the Ghana national team. The nation faces the tough group Germany, Portugal, and United States.
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Check out these restaurants for African action.
Accra Restaurant Ghanaian, (named after the capital). 2041 Davidson Avenue, Bronx, 718-584-8300 and Papaye Ghanaian. 2300 Grand Concourse, Bronx, 718-676-0771 New York
805 Restaurant Peckham 805 Old Kent Road, London SE15 1NX Phone number 020 7639 0808 London
African Feeling (owner from Ghana) 1/501 King St, Newtown, Sydney Sydney (Australia)

Ivory Coast, (C么te d鈥橧voire - French)

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Ivory Coast the next nation in our list has a population of 19.84 million (2012) source: World Bank. Abidjan is the former political capital and primary economic center of the country of Ivory Coast. As of 2011 it is the largest city in the nation. The currency is the Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XOF) CFA franc. Ivorian cuisine is the traditional cuisine of C么te d'Ivoire, or the Ivory Coast, and is based on tubers, grains, chicken, seafood, fish, fresh fruits, vegetables and spices, and is very similar to that of neighboring countries in west Africa. The national dish is fufu and stew. They like to drink Star beer. Top players Kolo Toure the Ivorian footballer who plays for Liverpool and the Ivory Coast national team as a central defender, Gn茅gn茅ri Yaya Tour茅, known as Yaya Tour茅, the Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for English club Manchester City. T茅bily Didier Yves Drogba known as Didier Drogba, who plays as a forward for Galatasaray in the S眉per Lig. Gervais Yao Kouassi, better known as Gervinho, who plays as a forward for Roma and the Ivory Coast national team. Colombia, Greece and Japan are in the same group.
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Where are the Ivorian bars? Send in your listings. Here are the African restaurants where you will find supporters of African nations.
Ponty Bistro and Jollof Restaurant New York
280 Degrees African Restaurant & Bar 280 Kilburn High Road, NW6 2BY London
African Feeling Sydney (Australia)

Nigeria

Nigeria flag
Where can I watch the World Cup if I am supporting Nigeria or where can I find more about the people and culture. The national currency is the nairas (NGN). Nigeria and Cameroon are neighbouring countries. Is Cameroon a central African country or west African country, you decide.The national dishes are yam, cassava, gari, jolloff rice with palm wine and star beer to drink. John Michael Nchekwube Obinna, commonly known as Mikel John Obi, John Obi Mikel or John Mikel Obi, is a Nigerian footballer, who plays as a midfielder for English club Chelsea and the Nigeria national team. Group F is Argentina, Bosnia-Hercegovina and Iran.
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Visit Buka Nigerian, located Clinton Hill and Bed-Stuy. 946 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, 347-763-0619 New York
805 Restaurant Peckham 805 Old Kent Road, London SE15 1NX Phone number 020 7639 0808, Buka African Kitchen, D'Den Exotic African Cuisine, Mama Calabar, Spoons Restaurant, A2 Delicious Restaurant & Wine Bar, Moyo-Ma, Nkem's 203 Wine Bar & Restaurant London
African Feeling Sydney (Australia)

Not Going To Brazil 2014

Famous African player not going to the World Cup. Emmanuel Adebayor the Togolese footballer famous in the English premiere league for his dive on his knees which stretched half a pitch in a show to his previous club's fans.

Phones, International Money Transfer And Travel To Africa

If one of these nations goes all the way to the final every African, Jamaican bar and all the Caribbean countries which have restaurants or bars will be supporting them. So call home discuss the games and celebrate the results visit West Africa Phones westafricaphones.com for a new mobile. Send money home, the folks in Africa can enjoy the African football summer too with a beer on you visit West Africa Money westafricamoney.com here you can find the best International Money Transfer rates, better than the banks and the money high street chains. Find out about travel to Africa and the world with West-Africa-travel.

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Enjoy the World Cup.

West Africa Cooks
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