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Confederation of African Football
CAF
Initials(s) CAF
Formation February 10, 1957
No. of members 56
President Flag of South Africa Dr.Patrice Motsepe

The Confederation of African Football or CAF (French: Confédération Africaine de Football) is the administrative and controlling body for African association football.

CAF represents the national football associations of Africa, runs continental, national, and club competitions, and controls the prize money, regulations and media rights to those competitions.

CAF is the biggest of the six continental confederations of FIFA. Since the expansion of the number of teams at the World Cup finals to 32 in 1998, CAF has been allocated five places, though this was expanded to six for the 2010 tournament in South Africa, to include the hosts.

CAF was established on 8 February 1957 at the Grand Hotel in Khartoum, Sudan, by Egyptian, Ethiopian, South African and Sudanese FAs, following former discussions between the Egyptian, Somali, South African and Sudanese FAs earlier on 7 June 1956 at the Avenida Hotel in Lisbon, Portugal. Its first headquarters was situated in Khartoum for some months until a fire outbreak in the offices of the Sudanese Football Association when the organization moved near Cairo, Egypt. Youssef Mohamad was the first general secretary and Abdel Aziz Abdallah Salem the president. Since 2002, the administrative center has been located in 6th of October City, Cairo, Egypt. CAF currently has 54 member associations: 54 are full members, while Zanzibar and Réunion are associate members (see the CAF Members and Zones section below).

The current CAF President is Patrice Motsepe from South Africa, who was elected on 12 March 2021. The 1st Vice-President is Augustin Senghor from Senegal, the 2nd Vice-President is Ahmed Yahya from Mauritania and the 3rd Vice-President is Waberi Souleiman from Djibouti. Current CAF General Secretary is the Swiss-Congolese Véron Mosengo-Omba since 13 March 2021.

History[]

Main article:History of CAF

2010 Togo Expulsion Controversy[]

CAF has been the subject of widespread media controversy and criticism following a decision to ban Togo from the next two Africa Cup of Nations matches, after Togo briefly withdrew then tried to rejoin the competition following an armed ambush on their bus which wounded and killed several passengers, including players. Togo appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, with FIFA president Sepp Blatter stepping in to mediate. The ban was subsequently lifted with immediate effect on 14 May 2010, after a meeting of the CAF Executive Committee.

CAF Members & Zones[]

CAF Members[]

Carte Afrique CAF

African regional federations:

  UNAF (North Africa)
  WAFU-UFOA (West Africa)
  UNIFFAC (Central Africa)
  CECAFA (East Africa)
  COSAFA (Southern Africa)
  UAFA (Arab World)

Code Association National teams Founded FIFA affiliation CAF affiliation Regional affiliation IOC member
Union of North African Football Federations (UNAF)
ALG Flag of Algeria Algeria 1962 1963 1964 2005 Yes
EGY Flag of Egypt Egypt 2 1921 1923 1957 2005 Yes
LBY Flag of Libya Libya 1962 1963 1965 2005 Yes
MAR Flag of Morocco Morocco 1955 1960 1960 2005 Yes
TUN Flag of Tunisia Tunisia 1956 1960 1960 2005 Yes
West African Football Union (WAFU-UFOA)
BEN Flag of Benin Benin
  • Men's
    • U23
    • U20
    • U17
  • Women's
    1962 1962 1969 1975 Yes
    BFA Flag of Burkina Faso Burkina Faso 1960 1964 1964 1975 Yes
    CPV Flag of Cape Verde Cape Verde 1982 1986 2000 1975 Yes
    GAM Flag of Gambia Gambia
    • Men's
      • U23
      • U20
      • U17
    • Women's
      1952 1966 1966 1975 Yes
      GHA Flag of Ghana Ghana 1957 1958 1958 1975 Yes
      GUI Flag of Guinea Guinea 1960 1961 1962 1975 Yes
      GNB Flag of Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau
      • Men's
        • U23
        • U20
        • U17
      • Women's
        1974 1986 1986 1975 Yes
        CIV Flag of Ivory Coast Ivory Coast 1960 1961 1960 1975 Yes
        LBR Flag of Liberia Liberia
        • Men's
          • U23
          • U20
          • U17
        • Women's
          1936 1962 1962 1975 Yes
          MLI Flag of Mali Mali
          • Men's
            • U23
            • U20
            • U17
          • Women's
            1960 1962 1963 1975 Yes
            MTN Flag of Mauritania Mauritania
            • Men's
              • U23
              • U20
              • U17
            • Women's
              1961 1961 1964 1975 Yes
              NIG Flag of Niger Niger
              • Men's
                • U23
                • U20
                • U17
              • Women's
                1967 1967 1967 1975 Yes
                NGA Flag of Nigeria Nigeria 1945 1960 1959 1975 Yes
                SEN Flag of Senegal Senegal 1960 1962 1963 1975 Yes
                SLE Flag of Sierra Leone Sierra Leone 1967 1967 1967 1975 Yes
                TOG Flag of Togo Togo
                • Men's
                  • U23
                  • U20
                  • U17
                • Women's
                  1960 1962 1963 1975 Yes
                  Central African Football Federations' Union (UNIFFAC)
                  CMR Flag of Cameroon Cameroon 1959 1962 1963 1978 Yes
                  CTA Flag of Central African Republic Central African Republic
                  • Men's
                    • U23
                    • U20
                    • U17
                  • Women's
                    1961 1963 1965 1978 Yes
                    CHA Flag of Chad Chad
                    • Men's
                      • U23
                      • U20
                      • U17
                    • Women's
                      1962 1988 1988 1978 Yes
                      CGO Flag of Congo Congo
                      • Men's
                        • U23
                        • U20
                        • U17
                      • Women's
                        1962 1962 1966 1978 Yes
                        COD Flag of DR Congo DR Congo 1919 1964 1964 1978 Yes
                        EQG Flag of Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea 1960 1986 1986 1978 Yes
                        GAB Flag of Gabon Gabon 1962 1963 1967 1978 Yes
                        STP Flag of São Tomé and Príncipe São Tomé and Príncipe 1975 1986 1976 1978 Yes
                        Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA)
                        BDI Flag of Burundi Burundi
                        • Men's
                        • Women's
                          1948 1972 1972 1994 Yes
                          DJI Flag of Djibouti Djibouti
                          • Men's
                            • U23
                            • U20
                            • U17
                          • Women's
                            1979 1994 1986 1995 Yes
                            ERI Flag of Eritrea Eritrea
                            • Men's
                              • U23
                              • U20
                              • U17
                            • Women's
                              1996 1998 1998 1973 Yes
                              ETH Flag of Ethiopia Ethiopia
                              • Men's
                                • U23
                                • U20
                                • U17
                              • Women's
                                1943 1953 1957 1994 Yes
                                KEN Flag of Kenya Kenya
                                • Men's
                                  • U23
                                  • U20
                                  • U17
                                • Women's
                                  2011 2012 2012 1973 Yes
                                  RWA Flag of Rwanda Rwanda 1972 1976 1976 1994 Yes
                                  SOM Flag of Somalia Somalia
                                  • Men's
                                    • U23
                                    • U20
                                    • U17
                                  • Women's
                                    1960 1960 1975 1973 Yes
                                    SSD Flag of South Sudan South Sudan
                                    • Men's
                                      • U23
                                      • U20
                                      • U17
                                    • Women's
                                      2011 2012 2012 2012 No
                                      SDN Flag of Sudan Sudan
                                      • Men's
                                        • U23
                                        • U20
                                        • U17
                                      • Women's
                                        1936 1948 1957 1975 Yes
                                        TAN Flag of Tanzania Tanzania
                                        • Men's
                                          • U23
                                          • U20
                                          • U17
                                        • Women's
                                          1930 1964 1964 1973 Yes
                                          UGA Flag of Uganda Uganda 1924 1960 1960 1973 Yes
                                          ZAN Flag of Zanzibar Zanzibar 3
                                          • Men's
                                            • U23
                                            • U20
                                            • U17
                                          • Women's
                                            1965 1980 1973 & 2003 No
                                            Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA)
                                            ANG Flag of Angola Angola
                                            • Men's
                                              • U23
                                              • U20
                                              • U17
                                            • Women's
                                              1979 1980 1980 1997 Yes
                                              BOT Flag of Botswana Botswana 1970 1978 1976 1997 Yes
                                              COM Flag of Comoros Comoros
                                              • Men's
                                                • U23
                                                • U20
                                                • U17
                                              • Women's
                                                1979 2005 2003 2007 Yes
                                                LES Flag of Lesotho Lesotho
                                                • Men's
                                                  • U23
                                                  • U20
                                                  • U17
                                                • Women's
                                                  1932 1964 1964 1997 Yes
                                                  MAD Flag of Madagascar Madagascar
                                                  • Men's
                                                    • U23
                                                    • U20
                                                    • U17
                                                  • Women's
                                                    1961 1962 1963 2000 Yes
                                                    MWI Flag of Malawi Malawi
                                                    • Men's
                                                      • U23
                                                      • U20
                                                      • U17
                                                    • Women's
                                                      1966 1967 1968 1997 Yes
                                                      MRI Flag of Mauritius Mauritius
                                                      • Men's
                                                        • U23
                                                        • U20
                                                        • U17
                                                      • Women's
                                                        1952 1962 1963 2000 Yes
                                                        MOZ Flag of Mozambique Mozambique
                                                        • Men's
                                                          • U23
                                                          • U20
                                                          • U17
                                                        • Women's
                                                          1976 1980 1978 1997 Yes
                                                          NAM Flag of Namibia Namibia 1990 1992 1992 1997 Yes
                                                          SEY Flag of Seychelles Seychelles
                                                          • Men's
                                                            • U23
                                                            • U20
                                                            • U17
                                                          • Women's
                                                            1979 1986 1986 2000 Yes
                                                            RSA Flag of South Africa South Africa 1 1991 1992 1992 1997 Yes
                                                            SWZ Flag of Eswatini Swaziland 1968 1978 1976 1997 Yes
                                                            ZAM Flag of Zambia Zambia 1929 1964 1964 1997 Yes
                                                            ZIM Flag of Zimbabwe Zimbabwe 1965 1965 1980 1997 Yes
                                                            Non-regional Members
                                                            REU Flag of Réunion Réunion 3
                                                            • Men's
                                                              • U23
                                                              • U20
                                                              • U17
                                                            • Women's
                                                              1926 2004 No
                                                              1. ^ - Excluded from CAF and from 1st African Cup of Nations in 1957 due to Apartheid
                                                              2. ^ - Member of UNAF from 2005 to 2009 and from 2011 - Withdrew from UNAF on the 19th of November 2009 but return on 2011
                                                              3. ^ - Non-FIFA member associations holding associate membership of CAF

                                                              CAF Regional Zones[]

                                                              CAF Zone 1 - North Zone[]

                                                              CAF Zone 2 - Zone West A[]

                                                              • Flag of Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau
                                                              • Flag of Liberia 001 Liberia
                                                              • Flag of Mali Mali

                                                              CAF Zone 3 - Zone West B[]

                                                              CAF Zone 4 - Central Zone[]

                                                              • Flag of Cameroon Cameroon
                                                              • Flag of the Central African Republic Central African Republic
                                                              • Flag of Chad Chad

                                                              CAF Zone 5 - Central-East Zone[]

                                                              • Flag of Burundi Burundi
                                                              • Flag of Djibouti Djibouti
                                                              • Flag of Eritrea Eritrea
                                                              • Flag of Ethiopia Ethiopia

                                                              • Flag of Kenya Kenya
                                                              • Flag of Rwanda Rwanda
                                                              • Somalia Somalia
                                                              • Flag of South Sudan South Sudan

                                                              CAF Zone 6 - Southern Zone[]

                                                              • Flag of Angola Angola
                                                              • Flag of Botswana Botswana
                                                              • Flag of the Comoros Comoros
                                                              • Flag of Lesotho Lesotho
                                                              • Flag of Madagascar Madagascar

                                                              • Flag of Malawi Malawi
                                                              • Flag of Mauritius Mauritius
                                                              • Mozambique Mozambique
                                                              • Flag of Namibia Namibia
                                                              • Flag of the Seychelles Seychelles

                                                              World Cup Participation[]

                                                              Legend
                                                              • 1st — Champions
                                                              • 2nd — Runners-up
                                                              • 3rd — Third place
                                                              • 4th — Fourth place
                                                              • QF — Quarterfinals (1934–1938, 1954–1970, and 1986–present: knockout round of 8)
                                                              • R2 — Round 2 (1974–1978, second group stage, top 8; 1982: second group stage, top 12; 1986–present: knockout round of 16)
                                                              • R1 — Round 1
                                                              • q — Qualified for upcoming tournament
                                                              •  ••  — Qualified but withdrew
                                                              •  •  — Did not qualify
                                                              •  ×  — Did not enter / Withdrew / Banned
                                                              •    — Hosts
                                                              •     — Not affiliated in FIFA

                                                              FIFA World Cup[]

                                                              Main article:African nations at the FIFA World Cup

                                                              For each tournament, the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.

                                                              Team 1930
                                                              Flag of Uruguay
                                                              (13)
                                                              1934
                                                              Flag of Italy
                                                              (16)
                                                              1938
                                                              Flag of France
                                                              (15)
                                                              1950
                                                              Flag of Brazil
                                                              (13)
                                                              1954
                                                              Flag of Switzerland
                                                              (16)
                                                              1958
                                                              Flag of Sweden
                                                              (16)
                                                              1962
                                                              Flag of Chile
                                                              (16)
                                                              1966
                                                              Flag of England
                                                              (16)
                                                              1970
                                                              Flag of Mexico
                                                              (16)
                                                              1974
                                                              Flag of West Germany
                                                              (16)
                                                              1978
                                                              Flag of Argentina
                                                              (16)
                                                              1982
                                                              Flag of Spain
                                                              (24)
                                                              1986
                                                              Flag of Mexico
                                                              (24)
                                                              1990
                                                              Flag of Italy
                                                              (24)
                                                              1994
                                                              Flag of United States
                                                              (24)
                                                              1998
                                                              Flag of France
                                                              (32)
                                                              2002
                                                              Flag of South Korea
                                                              Flag of Japan
                                                              (32)
                                                              2006
                                                              Flag of Germany
                                                              (32)
                                                              2010
                                                              Flag of South Africa
                                                              (32)
                                                              2014
                                                              Flag of Brazil
                                                              (32)
                                                              Total
                                                              Flag of Algeria Algeria Part of France × R1
                                                              13th
                                                              R1
                                                              22nd
                                                              R1
                                                              28th
                                                              R2
                                                              14th
                                                              12 → 4
                                                              Flag of Angola Angola × R1
                                                              23rd
                                                              8 → 1
                                                              Flag of Cameroon Cameroon × × R1
                                                              17th
                                                              QF
                                                              7th
                                                              R1
                                                              22nd
                                                              R1
                                                              25th
                                                              R1
                                                              20th
                                                              R1
                                                              31st
                                                              R1
                                                              32nd
                                                              12 → 7
                                                              Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo DR Congo × × R1
                                                              16th
                                                              × 10 → 1
                                                              Flag of Egypt Egypt × R1
                                                              13th
                                                              × × × × × × R1
                                                              20th
                                                              13 → 2
                                                              Flag of Ghana Ghana × × × R2
                                                              13th
                                                              QF
                                                              7th
                                                              R1
                                                              25th
                                                              12 → 3
                                                              Flag of Cote d'Ivoire Ivory Coast × × × × R1
                                                              19th
                                                              R1
                                                              17th
                                                              R1
                                                              21st
                                                              10 → 3
                                                              Morocco Morocco × R1
                                                              14th
                                                              R2
                                                              11th
                                                              R1
                                                              23rd
                                                              R1
                                                              18th
                                                              13 → 4
                                                              Flag of Nigeria 001 Nigeria × R2
                                                              9th
                                                              R2
                                                              12th
                                                              R1
                                                              27th
                                                              R1
                                                              27th
                                                              R2
                                                              16th
                                                              13 → 5
                                                              Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal × × × × QF
                                                              7th
                                                              10 → 1
                                                              Flag of South Africa South Africa × × × × × × × × × × R1
                                                              24th
                                                              R1
                                                              17th
                                                              R1
                                                              20th
                                                              6 → 3
                                                              Flag of Togo Togo × × × × × R1
                                                              30th
                                                              9 → 1
                                                              Flag of Tunisia Tunisia × R1
                                                              9th
                                                              R1
                                                              26th
                                                              R1
                                                              29th
                                                              R1
                                                              24th
                                                              13 → 4
                                                              Flag of Zaire Zaire see Congo DR (1974–1994)
                                                              Firsts
                                                              • 1934: Flag of Egypt Egypt first African team to qualify for the World Cup
                                                              • 1970: Morocco Morocco first African team to draw a match in the World Cup
                                                              • 1978: Flag of Tunisia Tunisia first African team to win a match in the World Cup
                                                              • 1986: Flag of Algeria Algeria first African team to qualify to consecutive World Cups
                                                              • 1986: Morocco Morocco first African team to reach the knockout stage
                                                              • 1990: Flag of Cameroon Cameroon first African team to reach the quarter-final
                                                              • 2010: Flag of South Africa South Africa first African team to host the World Cup
                                                              • 2014: Flag of Algeria Algeria & Flag of Nigeria Nigeria first African teams to reach the knockout stage simultaneously in the World Cup

                                                              FIFA Women's World Cup[]

                                                              The following CAF members have competed in the following FIFA Women's World Cups. Teams are sorted by number of appearances.

                                                              Team 1991
                                                              Flag of China
                                                              (12)
                                                              1995
                                                              Flag of Sweden
                                                              (12)
                                                              1999
                                                              Flag of United States
                                                              (16)
                                                              2003
                                                              Flag of United States
                                                              (16)
                                                              2007
                                                              Flag of China
                                                              (16)
                                                              2011
                                                              Flag of Germany
                                                              (16)
                                                              2015
                                                              Flag of Canada
                                                              (24)
                                                              Total
                                                              Flag of Cameroon Cameroon × q 7 → 1
                                                              Flag of Cote d'Ivoire Ivory Coast × × × q 7 → 1
                                                              Flag of Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea × × × R
                                                              15th
                                                              4 → 1
                                                              Flag of Ghana Ghana R
                                                              13–14
                                                              R
                                                              12th
                                                              R
                                                              15th
                                                              7 → 3
                                                              Flag of Nigeria 001 Nigeria R
                                                              10th
                                                              R
                                                              11th
                                                              QF
                                                              7th
                                                              R
                                                              15th
                                                              R
                                                              13th
                                                              R
                                                              9th
                                                              q 7 → 7

                                                              Other international tournaments[]

                                                              FIFA Confederations Cup[]

                                                              Legend
                                                              • 1st – Champions
                                                              • 2nd – Runners-up
                                                              • 3rd – Third place
                                                              • 4th – Fourth place
                                                              • GS – Group stage
                                                              • Q — Qualified for upcoming tournament
                                                              •  ••  — Qualified but withdrew
                                                              •  •  — Did not qualify
                                                              •  ×  — Did not enter / Withdrew from the Africa Cup of Nations or withdrew from the Confederations Cup / Banned
                                                              •    — Hosts
                                                              Team 1992
                                                              Flag of Saudi Arabia
                                                              1995
                                                              Flag of Saudi Arabia
                                                              1997
                                                              Flag of Saudi Arabia
                                                              1999
                                                              Flag of Mexico
                                                              2001
                                                              Flag of South Korea
                                                              Flag of Japan
                                                              2003
                                                              Flag of France
                                                              2005
                                                              Flag of Germany
                                                              2009
                                                              Flag of South Africa
                                                              2013
                                                              Flag of Brazil
                                                              2017
                                                              Flag of Russia
                                                              2021
                                                              Flag of Qatar
                                                              Total
                                                              Flag of Cameroon Cameroon GS 2nd 2
                                                              Flag of Egypt Egypt GS GS 2
                                                              Flag of South Africa South Africa × GS 4th 2
                                                              Flag of Nigeria Nigeria 4th × × GS 2
                                                              Flag of Cote d'Ivoire Ivory Coast 4th 1
                                                              Flag of Tunisia Tunisia GS 1
                                                              Total 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1

                                                              CAF Best Player of the Century[]

                                                              Player Name Points
                                                              Flag of Liberia George Weah 95
                                                              Flag of Cameroon Roger Milla 77
                                                              Flag of Ghana Abédi Pelé 72
                                                              Flag of Algeria Lakhdar Belloumi 56
                                                              Flag of Algeria Rabah Madjer 51
                                                              Flag of Cameroon Théophile Abega 39
                                                              Flag of Ivory Coast Laurent Pokou 38
                                                              Flag of Zambia Kalusha Bwalya 37
                                                              Flag of Morocco Ahmed Faras 35
                                                              Flag of Nigeria Finidi George 32

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                                                              CAF Best Goalkeeper of the Century[]

                                                              Player Name Points
                                                              Flag of Cameroon Joseph-Antoine Bell 39
                                                              Flag of Cameroon Thomas Nkono 30
                                                              Flag of Tunisia Sadok Sassi "Attouga" 26
                                                              Flag of Morocco Badou Zaki 24
                                                              Flag of DR Congo Mwamba Kazadi 19
                                                              Flag of Cameroon Jacques Songo'o 13
                                                              Flag of Zimbabwe Bruce Grobbelaar 11
                                                              Flag of Egypt Ahmed Shobair 10
                                                              Flag of Ivory Coast Alain Gouaméné 9
                                                              Flag of Nigeria Peter Rufai 6

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                                                              CAF Best Women's Footballer of the Century[]

                                                              Player Name Points
                                                              Flag of Nigeria Uche Eucharia Ngozi 21
                                                              Flag of Ghana Nana Ama Gyamfuah 18
                                                              Flag of Nigeria Doris Nkiru Okosieme 17
                                                              Flag of Nigeria Florence Omagbemi 15
                                                              Flag of Nigeria Ann Chiejine 14
                                                              Flag of Nigeria Rita Nwadike 13
                                                              Flag of South Africa Fikhile Sitole 9
                                                              Flag of Ghana Vivian Mensah 8
                                                              Flag of Nigeria Mercy Akide 7
                                                              Flag of Nigeria Ann Agumanu

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                                                              CAF Golden Jubilee Best Players Poll[]

                                                              In 2007 CAF published the list of top 30 African players who played in the period from 1957 to 2007, as part of the celebration of CAF's 50th anniversary, ordered according to an online poll.

                                                              01. Flag of Cameroon Roger Milla
                                                              02. Flag of Egypt Mahmoud El Khatib
                                                              03. Flag of Egypt Hossam Hassan
                                                              04. Flag of Cameroon Samuel Eto'o
                                                              05. Flag of Ghana Abedi Pele
                                                              06. Flag of Liberia George Weah
                                                              07. Flag of Ivory Coast Didier Drogba
                                                              08. Flag of Nigeria Nwankwo Kanu
                                                              09. Flag of Algeria Rabah Madjer
                                                              10. Flag of Zambia Kalusha Bwalya
                                                              11. Flag of Ghana Michael Essien
                                                              12. Flag of Nigeria Augustine Okocha
                                                              13. Flag of Egypt Saleh Selim
                                                              14. Flag of Algeria Hacène Lalmas
                                                              15. Flag of South Africa Benni McCarthy
                                                              16. Flag of Senegal El Hadji Diouf
                                                              17. Flag of Morocco Noureddine Naybet
                                                              18. Flag of Nigeria Rashidi Yekini
                                                              19. Flag of Egypt Hany Ramzy
                                                              20. Flag of Egypt Hassan Shehata
                                                              21. Flag of South Africa Lucas Radebe
                                                              22. Flag of Tunisia Tarak Dhiab
                                                              23. Flag of Morocco Mohammed Timoumi
                                                              24. Flag of Ghana Anthony Yeboah
                                                              25. Flag of Mali Salif Keita
                                                              26. Flag of Ghana Karim Abdul Razak
                                                              27. Flag of Ghana Samuel Kuffour
                                                              28. Flag of Algeria Lakhdar Belloumi
                                                              29. Flag of Cameroon Rigobert Song
                                                              30. Flag of Sudan Nasr El-Deen "Jaxa" Abbas

                                                              CAF's Anthem[]

                                                              On September 18, 2007 the CAF launched a competition for all African composers to create its Anthem. The CAF anthem is a musical composition, without lyrics, which and reflect the cultural patrimony and Music of Africa|African music. The duration of the anthem is 74 seconds. The chosen anthem was first published to the site on January 16, 2008. The usage of the anthem and its composer are still unknown.

                                                              Competitions[]

                                                              International[]

                                                              The main competition for men's national teams is the Africa Cup of Nations, started in 1957. In 2009, CAF will be organising another competition for men's national teams, the African Nations Championship composed exclusively of national players playing in the national championship. CAF also runs national competitions at Under-21 and Under-17 levels. For women's national teams, CAF operates the CAF Women's Championship for senior national sides and the African U-20 Cup of Nations for Women at under-20 level, since 2008 there is a African U-17 Cup of Nations for Women for under-17 sides.

                                                              Club[]

                                                              CAF also runs the two main club competitions in Africa: the CAF Champions League was first held in 1964, and was known as the African Cup of Champions Clubs (or just African Cup) until 1997; and the CAF Confederation Cup, for national cup winners and high-placed league teams, was launched by CAF in 2004 as a successor to the African Cup Winners' Cup (begun in 1975). A third competition, the CAF Cup, started in 1992 and was absorbed into the CAF Confederation Cup in 2004.

                                                              The CAF Super Cup, which pits the winners of the Champions League against the winners of the CAF Confederation Cup (previously the winners of the Cup Winners' Cup), came into being in 1992.

                                                              Current Champions[]

                                                              Competitions Champion Title Runner-Up Next Edition
                                                              CAF Champions League Flag of Algeria ES Sétif 2nd Flag of DR Congo AS Vita Club 2015
                                                              CAF Confederation Cup Flag of Egypt Al Ahly 1st Flag of Ivory Coast Séwé Sport 2015
                                                              CAF Super Cup Flag of Egypt Al Ahly 6th Flag of Tunisia CS Sfaxien 2015
                                                              Africa Cup of Nations Flag of Cote d'Ivoire Ivory Coast 2nd Flag of Ghana Ghana 2017
                                                              CAF U-23 Championship Flag of Gabon Gabon 1st Morocco Morocco 2015
                                                              African U-20 Championship Flag of Egypt Egypt 4th Flag of Ghana Ghana 2015
                                                              African U-17 Championship Flag of Cote d'Ivoire Ivory Coast 1st Flag of Nigeria Nigeria 2015
                                                              African Championship of Nations Flag of Libya Libya 1st Flag of Ghana Ghana 2016
                                                              African Women's Championship Flag of Nigeria Nigeria 9th Flag of Cameroon Cameroon 2016
                                                              CAF Beach Soccer Championship SEN 3rd Côte d'Ivoire 2015

                                                              CAF competitions[]

                                                              Clubs:

                                                              National:

                                                              • Africa Cup of Nations
                                                              • CAF U-23 Championship
                                                              • African U-20 Championship
                                                              • African U-17 Championship
                                                              • African Championship of Nations
                                                              • African Women's Championship
                                                              • African U-20 Cup of Nations for Women
                                                              • African U-17 Cup of Nations for Women
                                                              • African Futsal Championship
                                                              • CAF Beach Soccer Championship

                                                              Inter Continental:

                                                              • UEFA-CAF Meridian Cup (U-18)
                                                              • Afro-Asian Cup of Nations
                                                              • Arab Nations Cup
                                                              • Afro-Asian Club Championship
                                                              • UAFA Club Cup

                                                              Regional:

                                                              • CECAFA Cup
                                                              • FUFA Cup
                                                              • WAFU Nations Cup
                                                              • Amilcar Cabral Cup
                                                              • COSAFA Cup
                                                              • CEMAC Cup
                                                              • UNIFFAC Cup (U-17)
                                                              • UNAF U-23 Tournament

                                                              CAF resolutions[]

                                                              Awards:

                                                              • CAF Awards
                                                              • African Footballer of the Year
                                                              • CAF Clubs of the 20th Century

                                                              Qualifications:

                                                              • CAF 5-Year Ranking
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