Sport in Africa as soccer) is the most popular sport in almost all African countries. African club teams compete in the CAF Champions League and CAF Confederation Cup. African national teams compete in the Africa Cup of Nations and also in the African Nations Championship for local teams. Ice hockey is a minority sport in Africa, in which only a handful of African countries participate. Rugby union is popular in South Africa and other countries as Morocco, Namibia, Zimbabwe and Ivory Coast. The major competition in the continent is the Africa Cup that contains the teams in the first level of African rugby,
Sport in Mauritania Sport in Mauritania The most popular sport in Mauritania is football, which is run by the Fédération de Foot-Ball de la Républic Islamique de Mauritanie. The association administers the Mauritanian national football team, as well as the Mauritanian Premier League. Mauritania has an international football team who play and train at the Olympic Stadium. They play against other African international teams for a spot in the African Cup of Nations. Mauritania's premier national tournament is the "Coupe de Presidente de la Republique" (President's Cup). The nation's best-known and most successful team is ASC Garde Nationale of the Mauritanian Premier League.