Tun lokacin da ƙasar Masar (Égypte) ta zama tawaga ta farko daga nahiyar Afirka da ta halarci Gasar Cin Kofin Duniya a shekarar 1934, tarihin nahiyar a gasar ya kasance cike da kalubale da nasarori. Wani muhimmin lamari ya faru a lokacin wasannin neman shiga gasar ta 1966, inda hukumar kwallon kafa ta duniya ta ce sai wadda ta yi nasara a Afirka ta kara da wakiliyar Asiya ko Océanie. Wannan matakin ya sa ƙungiyoyin Afirka kaurace wa gasar baki ɗaya. Sai a shekarar 1974 ne ƙasar Zaïre, wadda yanzu ake kira Jamhuriyar Dimokraɗiyyar Kwango (RD Congo), ta zama tawaga ta farko daga yankin kudu da Sahara da ta samu shiga gasar.
Farkon Shiga da Kalubale
Duk da cewa tawagar Masar (Égypte) ta sha kashi a hannun Hongrie da ci huɗu da biyu a wasansu na farko a gasar ta 1934, ɗan wasanta Abdelrahman Fawzi ya kafa tarihi. Shi ne ya zura kwallaye biyu na farko da wata ƙungiyar Afirka ta ci a gasar cin kofin duniya, wanda hakan ya zama wani muhimmin mataki a tarihin nahiyar a fagen kwallon kafa na duniya. Bayan kaurace wa gasar ta 1966, yunƙurin ƙasashen Afirka ya haifar da canji mai ma'ana. Daga shekarar 1970 zuwa gaba, Hukumar Kwallon Kafa ta Duniya ta bai wa nahiyar Afirka damar samun aƙalla wakilci guda ɗaya kai tsaye a kowace gasar cin kofin duniya. Wannan matakin ya buɗe kofa ga ƙarin ƙungiyoyin Afirka su nuna bajintarsu a matakin duniya.
Samun Nasarori da Matakan Farko
Bajintar ƙasashen Afirka ta ci gaba da bayyana a shekarar 1978, lokacin da ƙasar Tunisie ta zama tawaga ta farko daga nahiyar da ta samu nasara a wasan gasar cin kofin duniya. Tunisie ta doke ƙasar Mexique da ci uku da ɗaya, wanda hakan ya zama wani muhimmin ci gaba ga nahiyar. Wannan nasarar ta share fage ga ƙarin nasarori da za a samu a nan gaba.
A gasar da aka yi a shekarar 1986, ƙasar Maroc ta kafa wani sabon tarihi, inda ta zama tawaga ta farko daga Afirka da ta tsallake zuwa zagaye na gaba, wato matakin ƙungiyoyi goma sha shida. Bayan shekaru huɗu, a gasar ta 1990, ƙasar Cameroun ta ƙara ɗaukaka martabar kwallon ƙafar Afirka. Tawagar ta ba da mamaki bayan ta doke Argentine, kuma fitaccen ɗan wasanta Roger Milla ya zura kwallaye masu kayatarwa. Wannan rawar da Cameroun ta taka ta sauya yadda duniya ke kallon kwallon ƙafar Afirka.
Zamanin Zinare da Manyan Wasa
A gasar cin kofin duniya ta shekarar 2002, ƙasar Sénégal ta ba da mamaki inda ta kai zagayen daf da na ƙarshe, wato kwata-fainal. A wasanta na farko a gasar, Sénégal ta doke ƙasar Faransa wadda a lokacin ita ce zakarar duniya mai riƙe da kofi. Wannan nasarar ta zama ɗaya daga cikin abubuwan da ba a taɓa tsammani ba a tarihin gasar.
Shekaru takwas bayan haka, a gasar ta 2010 wadda aka gudanar a ƙasar Afirka ta Kudu, ƙasar Ghana ta yi bajinta inda ita ma ta kai matakin kwata-fainal. Ghana ta yi wasa mai ban sha'awa kafin daga bisani ta sha kashi a hannun Uruguay a bugun daga kai sai mai tsaron gida. Wasansu ya zama abin tunawa saboda yadda aka hana su cin kwallo a cikin minti na ƙarshe.
A gasar ta shekarar 2022, ƙasar Maroc ta kafa sabon tarihi inda ta zama tawaga ta farko daga Afirka da ta kai zagayen kusa da na ƙarshe, wato simi-fainal. A kan hanyarta ta zuwa wannan matakin, Maroc ta samu nasara a kan manyan ƙungiyoyi kamar su Beljiyam, Spain, da kuma Portugal, abin da ya ɗaukaka martabar kwallon ƙafar nahiyar a idon duniya.
Halin Yanzu da Hango Gaba
Yayin da ake tunkarar Gasar Cin Kofin Duniya ta 2026, an ƙara adadin ƙungiyoyin da za su shiga gasar daga 32 zuwa 48. Wannan sauyin ya bai wa nahiyar Afirka damar samun wakilci na aƙalla ƙungiyoyi 9, wanda hakan zai iya buɗe sabon babi na samun nasara ga nahiyar.
