How many World Cups have African countries participated in? African countries take part in FIFA World Cup After Morocco made FIFA World Cup history by reaching the semi-finals, we take a look at the African side's rich history in the tournament. Thirteen African countries take part in the FIFA World Cup Participation times Cameroon(8) Morocco(6) Nigeria(6) Tunisia(5) Algeria(4) Ghana(4) Côte d'Ivoire(3) Egypt(3) Senegal(3) South Africa(3) Angola(1) Democratic Republic of the Congo(1) Togo (1)