While many national-team nicknames and mascots boast a unique connection to a nation's heritage, culture, or history, the African confederation is home to some of the most interesting in the world.

Minneapolis, November 2, 2014. (John McDonnell/The Washington Post via Getty Images) As the country debates racist symbolism in monuments, racist names and mascots for sports teams, and racially ...

And the mascot that will come to represent the 2024 Paris Olympics is a uniquely French representation of the host country.

The city of Narita's Unari-kun polled a staggering 805,328 votes in the annual Yuru Chara Grand Prix to choose the country's top regional mascot, the Mainichi Daily News reports, 40,000 votes ...