Confederation of African Football

Confederation of African Football
Abbreviation CAF
Formation 10 February 1957 (1957-02-10)
Type Sports organization
Headquarters 6th of October City, Egypt
Membership
56 member associations
Official language
English, French and Arabic
Secretary General
 Hicham El Amrani
Issa Hayatou
Website www.cafonline.com

The Confederation of African Football (CAF, /ˈkæf/; French: Confédération Africaine de Football; Arabic: الإتحاد الأفريقي لكرة القدم‎) 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 six continental confederations of FIFA. Although it is just three years younger than the UEFA, CAF still has a long way to go in order to improve the quality of the national and local competitions. CAF has been given 5 slots out of the 32 available since the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France, this increased to 6 in 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, to include the hosts. The number of places returned to 5 for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

CAF was founded on 8 February 1957 in Khartoum, Sudan by the Egyptian, Ethiopian, South African and Sudanese FAs, following former discussions between the Egyptian, Somali, South African and Sudanese FAs earlier on 7 June 1956 in Avenida Hotel in Lisbon, Portugal. Its first headquarters was situated in Khartoum, Sudan for some months until a fire outbreak in the offices of the Sudanese Football Association when the organization moved near Cairo. Youssef Mohammad was the first General Secretary and Abdel Aziz Abdallah Salem the president. The administrative center since 2002 is located in 6th of October City, near Cairo. It was initially made up of 4 national associations. Currently there are 56 associations, 54 full members beside Zanzibar and Réunion Island as associates. (see the bottom of this page or List of CAF national football teams).

The current CAF President is Issa Hayatou. Suketu Patel is the 1st Vice-President, Almamy Kabele Camara is the 2nd Vice-President while Hicham El Amrani is the Secretary General.[1]

History

Main article: History of CAF

Current Leaders

Name Position
Cameroon Issa Hayatou President
Seychelles Suketu Patel Vice President
Guinea Almamy Kabele Camara Vice President
Morocco Hicham El Amrani General Secretary
Egypt Mohamed El Sherei Treasurer

Source: FIFA (CAF)

CAF Members & Zones

CAF Members

 Sahara   Niger   Congo   Nile   Kalahari 

African regional federations:

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

| MAY ||style=″text-align:left;″| Mayotte

  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 - North Zone

CAF Zone 2 - Zone West A

CAF Zone 3 - Zone West B

CAF Zone 4 - Central Zone

CAF Zone 5 - Central-East Zone

CAF Zone 6 - Southern Zone

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

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

Team 1930
Uruguay
(13)		 1934
Italy
(16)		 1938
France
(15)		 1950
Brazil
(13)		 1954
Switzerland
(16)		 1958
Sweden
(16)		 1962
Chile
(16)		 1966
England
(16)		 1970
Mexico
(16)		 1974
West Germany
(16)		 1978
Argentina
(16)		 1982
Spain
(24)		 1986
Mexico
(24)		 1990
Italy
(24)		 1994
United States
(24)		 1998
France
(32)		 2002
South Korea
Japan
(32)		 2006
Germany
(32)		 2010
South Africa
(32)		 2014
Brazil
(32)		 2018
Russia
(32)		 Total
 Algeria Part of France[2] ו•• R1
13th 		R1
22nd 		••••• R1
28th 		R2
14th 		12 → 4
 Angola ו•••• R1
23rd 		•• 8 → 1
 Cameroon ×ו•• R1
17th		• QF
7th 		R1
22nd 		R1
25th 		R1
20th 		• R1
31st 		R1
32nd 		12 → 7
 DR Congo[3] ×× R1
16th 		ו•••••••• 10 → 1
 Egypt × R1
13th 		×ו×××ו••• R1
20th 		•••••• 13 → 2
 Ghana וו••×••••• R2
13th 		QF
7th 		R1
25th 		12 → 3
 Ivory Coast ××ו•×••••• R1
19th 		R1
17th 		R1
21st 		10 → 3
 Morocco •× R1
14th 		••• R2
11th 		• R1
23rd 		R1
18th 		•••• 13 → 4
 Nigeria •×•••••• R2
9th 		R2
12th 		R1
27th 		• R1
27th 		R2
16th 		13 → 5
 Senegal ××ו•••×•• QF
7th 		••• 10 → 1
 South Africa ×××××××××ו R1
24th 		R1
17th 		• R1
20th 		• 6 → 3
 Togo ××ו••×ו•• R1
30th 		•• 9 → 1
 Tunisia •×•• R1
9th 		•••• R1
26th 		R1
29th 		R1
24th 		•• 13 → 4
 Zaire see Congo DR (1974–1994)[3]
Total 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 5 5 5 6 5 5 44
Firsts

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
China
(12)		 1995
Sweden
(12)		 1999
United States
(16)		 2003
United States
(16)		 2007
China
(16)		 2011
Germany
(16)		 2015
Canada
(24)		 2019
France
(24)		 Total
 Cameroon • × • • • • R2
11th 		7 → 1
 Ivory Coast × × × • • • R1
23rd 		7 → 1
 Equatorial Guinea × × × • • R1
15th 		• 4 → 1
 Ghana • • R1
13–14 		R1
12th 		R1
15th 		• • 7 → 3
 Nigeria R1
10th 		R1
11th 		QF
7th 		R1
15th 		R1
13th 		R1
9th 		R1
21st 		7 → 7

Other international tournaments

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

FIFA Confederations Cup

Team 1992
Saudi Arabia		 1995
Saudi Arabia		 1997
Saudi Arabia		 1999
Mexico		 2001
South Korea
Japan		 2003
France		 2005
Germany		 2009
South Africa		 2013
Brazil		 2017
Russia		 2021
Qatar		 Total
 Cameroon • • • • GS 2nd • • • 2
 Egypt • • • GS • • • GS • 2
 South Africa × • GS • • • • 4th • 2
 Nigeria • 4th × × • • • • GS 2
 Ivory Coast 4th • • • • • • • • 1
 Tunisia • • • • • • GS • • 1
Total 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1

FIFA Futsal World Cup

Nation 1989
Netherlands 		1992
Hong Kong 		1996
Spain 		2000
Guatemala 		2004
Chinese Taipei 		2008
Brazil 		2012
Thailand 		2016
Colombia 		Years
 Algeria R1 1
 Egypt R1 R2 R1 R1 R2 5
 Libya R1 R1 2
 Morocco R1 1
 Nigeria R1 1
 Zimbabwe R1 1
Nations 2 1 1 1 1 3 4 3

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

1995
Brazil
(8)		 1996
Brazil
(8)		 1997
Brazil
(8)		 1998
Brazil
(10)		 1999
Brazil
(12)		 2000
Brazil
(12)		 2001
Brazil
(12)		 2002
Brazil
(8)		 2003
Brazil
(8)		 2004
Brazil
(12)		 2005
Brazil
(12)		 2006
Brazil
(12)		 2007
Brazil
(16)		 2008
France
(16)		 2009
United Arab Emirates
(16)		 2011
Italy
(16)		 2013
French Polynesia
(16)		 2015
Portugal
(16)		 2017
The Bahamas
(16)		 Total Participations
 Cameroon • • • • • • • • • • • R1
14th 		• R1
16th 		• • • • 2/18
 Ivory Coast • • • • • • • • • • • • • • R1
11th 		• R1
16th 		• 2/18
 Madagascar • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • R1
14th 		1/18
 Nigeria • • • • • • • • • • • R1
9th 		QF
6th 		• R1
12th 		QF
6th 		• • 4/18
 Senegal • • • • • • • • • • • • • QF
5th 		R1
9th 		QF
7th 		R1
13th 		R1
13th 		5/18
 South Africa • • • • R1
12th 		• • • • • R1
12th 		• • • • • • • 2/18

Summer Olympics

Legend

  • 1st – Champions
  • 2nd – Runners-up
  • 3rd – Third place
  • 4th – Fourth place
  • • – Group stage
  • q — Qualified for upcoming tournament
  •     — Qualified but withdrew
  •     — Excluded From The Tournament
  •    — Hosts

Men

Nation France
1900 		United States
1904 		United Kingdom
1908 		Sweden
1912 		Belgium
1920 		France
1924 		Netherlands
1928 		Germany
1936 		United Kingdom
1948 		Finland
1952 		Australia
1956 		Italy
1960 		Japan
1964 		Mexico
1968 		Germany
1972 		Canada
1976 		Soviet Union
1980 		United States
1984 		South Korea
1988 		Spain
1992 		United States
1996 		Australia
2000 		Greece
2004 		China
2008 		United Kingdom
2012 		Brazil
2016 		Total
Egypt • QF 4th • • • • 4th QF • QF 11
Morocco • QF • • • • • 7
Nigeria • • • 1st QF 2nd q 7
Ghana QF • • 3rd QF • 6
Tunisia • • • • 4
Cameroon • 1st QF 3
Algeria QF q 2
South Africa • q 2
Zambia • QF 2
Ivory Coast QF 1
Gabon • 1
Guinea • 1
Mali QF 1
Senegal QF 1
Sudan • 1
Total 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 2 3 3 3 0 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 4 3 50

Women

Nation United States
1996 		Australia
2000 		Greece
2004 		China
2008 		United Kingdom
2012 		Brazil
2016 		Total
Cameroon • 1
Nigeria • QF • 3
South Africa • q 2
Zimbabwe q 1
Total 0 1 1 1 2 2 7

Rankings

Men's National Teams

Rankings are calculated by FIFA.[4]

CAF FIFA Country Point +/− Region
1 33  Algeria 771 Increase+4 UNAF
2 34  Ivory Coast 738 Increase+2 WAFU
3 38  Ghana 693 Increase +3 WAFU
4 43  Senegal 651 Increase +5 WAFU
5 44  Egypt 648 Increase+9 UNAF
6 47  Cape Verde 620 Decrease-16 WAFU
6 47  Tunisia 620 Steady UNAF
8 51  DR Congo 596 Increase +7 UNIFFAC
9 58  Guinea 570 Increase +5 WAFU
10 59  Congo 562 Steady UNIFFAC
11 63  Cameroon 556 Decrease -2 UNIFFAC
12 64  Morocco 555 Increase +17 UNAF
13 65  Mali 551 Increase +8 WAFU
14 67  Nigeria 534 Decrease -5 WAFU
15 70  South Africa 507 Steady COSAFA
16 72  Uganda 491 Decrease -5 CECAFA
17 73  Benin 489 Increase +4 WAFU
18 75  Burkina Faso 469 Increase +11 WAFU
19 78  Zambia 460 Steady COSAFA
20 83  Equatorial Guinea 416 Decrease -7 UNIFFAC
21 87  Rwanda 401 Decrease -2 CECAFA
22 88  Gabon 395 Decrease -5 UNIFFAC
23 91  Botswana 379 Increase +1 COSAFA
24 96  Central African Republic 355 Increase +14 UNIFFAC
25 97  Chad 348 Increase +30 UNIFFAC
26 101  Mozambique 338 Decrease -1 COSAFA
27 102  Guinea-Bissau 336 Increase +45 WAFU
28 103  Togo 334 Decrease -2 WAFU
29 103  Mauritania 334 Increase +3 UNIFFAC
30 107  Malawi 326 Decrease -3 COSAFA
31 109  Liberia 322 Decrease -8 WAFU
32 112  Libya 314 Decrease -5 UNAF
33 115  Kenya 303 Decrease -12 CECAFA
34 118  Sierra Leone 298 Decrease -3 WAFU
35 120  Niger 296 Decrease -12 WAFU
36 121  Angola 291 Decrease -12 COSAFA
37 122  Burundi 290 Increase +7 CECAFA
38 123  Ethiopia 289 Decrease -3 CECAFA
39 127  Zimbabwe 281 Increase +4 COSAFA
40 129  Sudan 276 Increase +6 CECAFA
41 130  Tanzania 274 Decrease -5 CECAFA
42 134  Swaziland 269 Decrease -10 COSAFA
43 136  Namibia 267 Decrease -3 COSAFA
44 138  Madagascar 257 Decrease -8 COSAFA
45 148  Lesotho 202 Increase +5 COSAFA
46 150  São Tomé and Príncipe 197 Increase +24 UNIFFAC
47 154  Mauritius 188 Increase +18 COSAFA
48 155  South Sudan 182 Decrease -15 CECAFA
49 159  Comoros 166 Increase +14 COSAFA
50 167  Gambia 145 Decrease -3 WAFU
51 178  Seychelles 83 Increase +13 COSAFA
52 204  Somalia 0 Steady CECAFA
 Eritrea CECAFA
 Djibouti CECAFA

Last updated August 6, 2015

Women's National Teams

Rankings are calculated by FIFA based on matches played over the last four years.[5]

CAF FIFA Country Points +/− Region
1 33  Nigeria 1659 Increase +4 WAFU
2 43  Cameroon 1542 Increase +10 UNIFFAC
3 52  Ghana 1456 Steady WAFU
4 55  Equatorial Guinea 1445 Steady UNIFFAC
5 59  South Africa 1415 Increase +1 COSAFA
6 67  Ivory Coast 1372 Steady WAFU
7 79  Algeria 1321 Steady UNAF
8 81  Morocco 1316 Decrease -1 UNAF
9 82  Tunisia 1314 Decrease -1 UNAF
10 89  Egypt 1278 Decrease -1 UNAF
11 92  Senegal 1252 Decrease -1 WAFU
12 95  Congo 1218 Increase +43 UNIFFAC
13 99  Mali 1196 Decrease -2 WAFU
14 104  Zimbabwe 1179 Decrease -6 COSAFA
15 106  Ethiopia 1154 Decrease -2 CECAFA
16 118  Gabon 1052 Increase +20 UNIFFAC
17 119  Namibia 1039 Decrease -4 COSAFA
18 120  Zambia 1015 Decrease -2 COSAFA
19 129  Tanzania 934 Decrease -5 CECAFA
20 135  Swaziland 836 Decrease -4 COSAFA
21 137  Kenya 781 Increase +1 CECAFA
22 137  Botswana 730 Decrease -4 COSAFA
23 142  DR Congo** 1132 Decrease -4 COSAFA
23 142  Angola** 1134 Decrease -4 COSAFA
23 142  Guinea** 1063 Decrease -2 WAFU
23 142  Malawi** 840 Decrease -2 COSAFA
23 142  Eritrea** 1060 Decrease -4 UNIFFAC
23 142  Uganda** 965 Decrease -4 CECAFA
23 142  Liberia* 877 Decrease -4 WAFU
23 142  Sierra Leone* 1132 Decrease -4 WAFU
23 142  Burkina Faso* 1038 Decrease -4 WAFU
23 142  Rwanda* 996 Decrease -4 CECAFA
23 142  Benin** 187 Decrease -4 WAFU
23 142  Guinea-Bissau** 927 Decrease -4 WAFU
23 142  Comoros* 996 Decrease -4 COSAFA
23 142  Madagascar* 761 Decrease -4 COSAFA
23 142  Mozambique** 873 Decrease -4 COSAFA
23 142  Lesotho** 836 Decrease -11 COSAFA
* Provisionally listed due to not having played more than five matches against officially ranked teams
** Inactive for more than 18 months and therefore not ranked

Last updated July 10, 2015

CAF overall ranking of African Clubs titles

The following clubs are the top 10 clubs in CAF competitions.

Pos Club Titles Trophies won
1Egypt Al Ahly SC208 African Cup of Champions Clubs/CAF Champions League, 4 African Cup Winners' Cup, 6 CAF Super Cup, 1 CAF Confederation Cup, 1 Afro-Asian Club Championship
2Egypt Zamalek SC115 African Cup of Champions Clubs/CAF Champions League, 1 African Cup Winners' Cup, 3 CAF Super Cup, 2 Afro-Asian Club Championship
3Tunisia ES Sahel91 African Cup of Champions Clubs/CAF Champions League, 2 African Cup Winners' Cup, 2 CAF Cup, 2 CAF Confederation Cup, 2 CAF Super Cup
4Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe85 African Cup of Champions Clubs/CAF Champions League, 1 African Cup Winners' Cup, 2 CAF Super Cup
5 Algeria JS Kabylie62 African Cup of Champions Clubs/CAF Champions League, 1 African Cup Winners' Cup, 3 CAF Cup
Morocco Raja CA Casablanca63 African Cup of Champions Clubs/CAF Champions League, 1 CAF Cup, 1 CAF Super Cup, 1 Afro-Asian Club Championship
Tunisia ES Tunis62 African Cup of Champions Clubs/CAF Champions League, 1 African Cup Winners' Cup, 1 CAF Cup, 1 CAF Super Cup, 1 Afro-Asian Club Championship
8 Cameroon Canon Yaoundé43 African Cup of Champions Clubs/CAF Champions League, 1 African Cup Winners' Cup
Algeria ES Sétif42 African Cup of Champions Clubs/CAF Champions League, 1 CAF Super Cup, 1 Afro-Asian Club Championship
Nigeria Enyimba International F.C.42 African Cup of Champions Clubs/CAF Champions League, 2 CAF Super Cup
Tunisia CS Sfaxien 4 3 CAF Confederation Cup, 1 CAF Cup
Update as of 21 February 2015 in chronological order.

CAF overall ranking of African Clubs

Rankings are calculated by the CAF based on points gathered by African teams throughout their participation in international club tournaments organized by either the FIFA, Harrison Campbell, or the CAF since the establishment of the first African Cup of Champions Clubs in 1964.[6]

overall

Rank Club Points
1 Egypt Al Ahly SC 92
2 Tunisia Espérance Tunis 59
3 Tunisia Étoile du Sahel 58
4 Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe 55
5 Egypt Zamalek 52
6 Democratic Republic of the Congo Vita Club 44
7 Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas 43
8 Algeria JS Kabylie 39
9 Cameroon Canon Yaoundé 36
10 Ghana Hearts of Oak 31

CAF Ranking of the 20th Century

Rank Club Points
1 Egypt Al-Ahly 40
2 Egypt El-Zamalek 37
3 Ghana Asante Kotoko 34
3 Cameroon Canon Yaoundé 34
5 Tunisia Espérance Tunis 27
5 Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas 27
7 Ghana Hearts of Oak 26
8 Ivory Coast Africa Sports 25
9 Algeria JS Kabylie 20
10 Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe 19

IFFHS Ranking of the 20th Century

Rank club Points
1 Ghana Asante Kotoko 149,00
2 Egypt Al Ahly SC 131,50
3 Egypt Zamalek 126,75
4 Cameroon Canon Yaoundé 125,50
5 Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas 111,50
6 Ghana Hearts of Oak 104,00
7 Tunisia Espérance Tunis 98,00
8 Guinea Hafia FC 96,00
9 Ivory Coast Africa Sports 88,25
10 Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe 77,50

CAF Best Footballers of the Century

The voting to select the best of the century refers to three categories: male player,[7] goalkeeper[8] and female player,[9] and is obtained from five different steps. The resulting best players and goalkeepers were honored during the "World Football Gala 1999". Voting process as explained by the IFFHS.

CAF Best Player of the Century

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

CAF Best Goalkeeper of the Century

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

CAF Best Women's Footballer of the Century

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

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.[10]

01. Cameroon Roger Milla
02. Egypt Mahmoud El Khatib
03. Egypt Hossam Hassan
04. Cameroon Samuel Eto'o
05. Ghana Abedi Pele
06. Liberia George Weah
07. Ivory Coast Didier Drogba
08. Nigeria Nwankwo Kanu
09. Algeria Rabah Madjer
10. Zambia Kalusha Bwalya
11. Ghana Michael Essien
12. Nigeria Augustine Okocha
13. Egypt Saleh Selim
14. Algeria Hacène Lalmas
15. South Africa Benni McCarthy
16. Senegal El Hadji Diouf
17. Morocco Noureddine Naybet
18. Nigeria Rashidi Yekini
19. Egypt Hany Ramzy
20. Egypt Hassan Shehata
21. South Africa Lucas Radebe
22. Tunisia Tarak Dhiab
23. Morocco Mohammed Timoumi
24. Ghana Anthony Yeboah
25. Mali Salif Keita
26. Ghana Karim Abdul Razak
27. Ghana Samuel Kuffour
28. Algeria Lakhdar Belloumi
29. Cameroon Rigobert Song
30. 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.[11] The CAF anthem is a musical composition, without lyrics, which and reflect the cultural patrimony and 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.

Announced September 18, 2007

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-20 and Under-17 levels. For women's national teams, CAF operates the Africa Women Cup of Nations for senior national sides and the African U-20 Cup of Nations for Women at under-20 level, since 2008 there is an 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.[12]

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.

The Afro-Asian Club Championship was jointly organised with AFC between the winners of the CAF Champions League and the winners of the AFC Champions League. The last Afro-Asian Club Championship took place in 1998.

Current Champions

Competitions Champion Title Runner-Up Next Edition
Clubs
CAF Champions League Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe 2nd Algeria USM Alger 2016
CAF Confederation Cup Tunisia Étoile du Sahel 2nd South Africa Orlando Pirates 2016
CAF Super Cup Algeria ES Sétif 1st Egypt Al Ahly 2016
Nations Men
Africa Cup of Nations  Ivory Coast 2nd  Ghana 2017
African Nations Championship  DR Congo 2nd  Mali 2018
CAF U-23 Championship  Nigeria 1st  Algeria 2019
Africa U-20 Cup of Nations[cc 1]  Nigeria 7th  Senegal 2017
Africa U-17 Cup of Nations[cc 2]  Mali 1st  South Africa 2017
Africa Futsal Cup of Nations  Morocco 1st  Egypt 2016
Africa Beach Soccer Cup of Nations  Madagascar 1st  Senegal 2016
Nations Women
Africa Women Cup of Nations[cc 3]  Nigeria 9th  Cameroon 2016
  1. ↑ This competition has been known by four different names, most recently the African U-21 Championship from 2003 through the 2015 competition. The first tournament under the current name of "Africa U-20 Cup of Nations" will tale place in 2017.
  2. ↑ From 1995 through the 2015 tournament, the competition was known as the African U-17 Championship. The first tournament under the current name of "Africa U-17 Cup of Nations" will tale place in 2017.
  3. ↑ From 1991 through 2014, the competition was known as the African Women's Championship. The first tournament under the current name of "Africa Women Cup of Nations" will tale place in 2016.

CAF competitions

Clubs:

National:

Inter Continental:

Regional:

* jointly organised with AFC

CAF resolutions

Awards:

Qualifications:

See also

References

  1. ↑ CAF Executive Committee
  2. ↑ Algeria gained independence in 1962, but they joined with other African nations to boycott the 1966 FIFA World Cup. Thus the 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification was their first participation.
  3. 1 2 The Democratic Republic of the Congo competed as Zaire in 1974.
  4. ↑ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking (Men) - CAF Region". FIFA. 4 June 2015.
  5. ↑ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking (Women) - CAF Region". FIFA. 2011-12-23.
  6. ↑ "African Club Ranking: Old-Time records from 2000 to 2010". CAF. 2014-05-01. Retrieved 2014-11-01.
  7. ↑ "Africa's Best Player of the Century". IFFHS. 1999-12-20. Retrieved 2008-11-13.
  8. ↑ "Africa's Best Goalkeeper of the Century". IFFHS. 1999-12-20. Retrieved 2008-11-13.
  9. ↑ "Africa's Best Women's Footballer of the Century". IFFHS. 1999-12-10. Retrieved 2008-11-13.
  10. ↑ "CAF release 30 best African players in the last 50 years". CAF. 2007-08-11. Retrieved 2010-01-15.
  11. ↑ "Competition for the CAF's anthem". CAF. 2007-09-18. Retrieved 2008-11-13.
  12. ↑ "Confederation Cup". CAF. Retrieved 2008-12-17.

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