37 African countries And Other Countries That have never played in the World Cup despite their attempts

37 African countries that has never played in the World cup despite their attempts







There are 134 teams that have unsuccessfully attempted to quality for the FIFA World Cup Finals. Cameroon has the most participation in the world cup. They've participated 7 times.






The FIFA World Cup is an international competition that is held after every four years. To qualify, the different countries have to field their teams against other members of an assigned group and battle it out. The groups are assigned to the countries by the governing body, FIFA. Obviously, for the nations to participate in the qualifying stage of the World Cup finals, they have to be members of FIFA. Currently, there are 134 teams that have never qualified for the World Cup finals. 37 among them are African countries.

here are the 37 African countries that have never participated in the world cup despite their attempts:
1. Zambia with 13 attempts





2. Guinea with 12 attempts





3. Kenya with 12 attempts





4. Sudan with 12 attempts





5. Ethiopia with 11 attempts





6. Libya with 10 attempts





7. Malawi with 10 attempts





8. Sierra Leone with 10 attempts





9. Zimbabwe with 10 attempts





10. Congo with 9 attempts





Other countries includes: Liberia with 9 attempts, Madagascar with 9 attempts, Tanzania with 9 attempts, Uganda with 9 attempts, Benin republic with 8 attempts, Burkina Faso with 8 attempts, Gabon with 8 attempts, Gambia with 8 attempts, Mozambique with 8 attempts, Mauritius with 7 attempts, Namibia with 7 attempts, Niger with 7 attempts, Botswana with 6 attempts, Burundi with 6 attempts, Guinea-bissau with 6 attempts, Mauritania with 6 attempts, Rwanda with 6 attempts, Chad with 5 attempts, Equatorial Guinea with 5 attempts, Mali with 5 attempts, Seychelles with 5 attempts, Djibouti with 4 attempts, Eritrea with 4 attempts, Sao Tome with 4 attempts, Central African republic with 3 attempts, Comoros with 3 attempts and South Sudan with 1 attempt.
Here is the global list of teams that has never participated in world cup: