BASIC FACTS ABOUT AFRICA

BASIC FACTS ABOUT AFRICA

1. The Gambia has only one university.
2. Equatorial Guinea is Africa’s only Spanish-
speaking country.
3. South Africa is the most visited African
country.
4. Nigeria has the richest Black people in Africa.
5. Samuel Eto’o is the highest paid Footballer of
all time, he received about £350,000 weekly in
Russia in 2011.
6. A person from Botswana is called a Motswana,
the plural is Batswana.
7. A person from Lesotho is called a Mosotho.
8. A person from Niger is called a Nigerien.
8. A person from Burkina Faso is called a
Burkinabe.
9. Nigeria has won more football cups than
England.
10. Zimbabwe’s President, Robert Gabriel Mugabe
is the world’s most educated President with 7
degrees, two of them are Masters.
11. Al-Ahly of Egypt is the richest club in Africa.
12. Didier Drogba is Chelsea’s highest goal scorer
in European competition.
13. Johannesburg, South Africa is the most visited
city in Africa.
14. Zinedine Zidane wanted to play for Algeria,
but the selector rejected him, saying they are
already many players like him in the team.
15. President Jacob Zuma was once a referee in
prison.