FIFA World Cup ita ce mafi girman filin wasan ƙwallon ƙafa a duniya — gasar da ake haifar da tatsuniyoyi a cikinta kuma inda ana rubuta tarihin da zai dawwama har abada. Ko da yake manyan taurari na duniya irin su Lionel Messi da Cristiano Ronaldo sun yi amfani da wannan gasar don ƙara wa gadon nasu daraja, Afirka ma ta rubuta shafukanta na musamman a cikin littafin rikodin Kofin Duniya.

Daga wasan kwallon kafa mai ban mamaki zuwa kwallayen da aka ci a tsufa da kuma bugun tsawa, 'yan wasan Afirka sun kafa ma'auni wanda har yanzu bai karye ba. Ga taurari biyar na Afirka — na da da na yanzu — waɗanda rikodinsu na FIFA World Cup ya cancanci a gane su.

Austin Okocha — rikodin dribbling da ya fi yawa a wasa ɗaya

Babban jarumi na Super Eagles Austin Okocha shi ne mai rikodin mafi yawan dribbling da ya yi nasara a cikin wasa ɗaya na FIFA World Cup. A lokacin da Nigeria ta buga da Italy a zagaye na 16 na FIFA World Cup 1994, Okocha ya kammala dribbling 15 da suka yi nasara a cikin wasa ɗaya — abin mamaki da ba a taɓa gani ba.

Duk da ƙwarewarsa ta ban mamaki, ba ta isa ta ceci Super Eagles daga shan kashi 2-1 ba. Italiya da ta rage ƴan wasa goma ta dawo daga baya ta ci, Roberto Baggio ya ci kwallayen biyu don tabbatar da nasara.

Roger Milla — mafi tsufa mai ci kwallo a tarihin Kofin Duniya

Roger Milla na Cameroon yana da ɗaya daga cikin mafi ban mamaki rikodin a tarihin ƙwallon ƙafa: mafi tsufa ɗan wasa da ya taɓa ci kwallo a FIFA World Cup. Yana da shekara 42 da kwana 39, Milla ya ci kwallo kan Russia don sanya zango ya zama 3-1 a cikin wasan ƙarshe na Cameroon a Ƙungiya B a FIFA World Cup 1994 a Amurka. A ƙarshe Cameroon ta sha kashi a wannan wasan da 6-1, Oleg Salenko na Russia ya ci kwallayen biyar a wannan ranar.

Shekara huɗu kafin haka, Milla yana da shekara 38 ya ƙarfafa Indomitable Lions su isa ƙarshe-huɗu na tarihi a FIFA World Cup 1990 a Italy, inda ya ba da gudummawa ta kwallayen huɗu a duk tsawon gasar.

Essam El Hadary — mafi tsufa ɗan wasa da ya taɓa bayyana a Kofin Duniya

Babban ɗan tsaron gida na Egypt Essam El Hadary shi ne mafi tsufa ɗan wasa da ya taɓa buga wasan FIFA World Cup a tarihin gasar. Ya kafa rikodin yana da shekara 45 da kwana 161 lokacin da ya fara wasan ƙarshe na rukuni na Egypt kan Saudi Arabia a FIFA World Cup 2018 a Russia.

Egypt ta sha kashi a wannan wasan da 2-1, inda ta fita daga matakin rukuni bayan ta sha kashi a hannun Uruguay (1-0) da kuma mai masaukin baki Russia (3-1). A duk tsawon aikinsa mai ɗaukaka, El Hadary ya taimaki Egypt ta lashe kofuna huɗu na Africa Cup of Nations — a cikin 1998, 2006, 2008, da 2010.

Asamoah Gyan — mafi sauri kwallo da ɗan wasan Afirka ya ci a Kofin Duniya

Tsohon kyaftin na Ghana Asamoah Gyan shi ne mai rikodin mafi sauri kwallo da ɗan wasan Afirka ya ci a FIFA World Cup. Ya bugi bayan dakika 68 kawai kan Czech Republic a cikin wasan rukuni na biyu na Ghana a FIFA World Cup 2006 a Germany — guguwar walƙiya da ta sanar da Black Stars ga duniya baki ɗaya.

Ghana ta ci wannan wasan 2-0, sannan ta doke United States 2-1 don isa zagaye na 16, inda suka sha kashi 3-0 a hannun Brazil. Gyan shi ne kuma jarumin da ya fi ci kwallayen Afirka a tarihin FIFA World Cup, yana da kwallayen shida a cikin gasar uku a cikin 2006, 2010, da 2014.

Ismael Saibari — farkon ɗan wasan Afirka da ya ci kwallo a wasanni uku na rukuni

Ismael Saibari na Morocco ya rubuta sunansa a tarihin FIFA World Cup 2026 ta zama ɗan wasan Afirka na farko da ya taɓa ci kwallo a dukan wasanni ukun matakin rukuni. Yana buga a Ƙungiya C, Saibari ya ci kwallo a cikin 1-1 da Brazil, sannan ya ci kwallo mai yanke hukunci a cikin nasara 1-0 kan Scotland, kafin ya ƙara wani a cikin nasara 4-2 ta Morocco kan Haiti.

Wannan jerin wasanni na ban mamaki ya ba Atlas Lions ɗaya daga cikin mafi ban sha'awa matakin rukuni a tarihin Afirka a Kofin Duniya.