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The Confederation of African Football, or CAF for short (french: link=yes, Confédération Africaine de Football, ar, link=yes, الاتحاد الأفريقي لكرة القدم, al-Ittiḥād al-Afrīqī li-Kurat al-Qadam), is the administrative and controlling body for
association football Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is to ...
,
futsal Futsal is a football-based game played on a hard court smaller than a football pitch, and mainly indoors. It has similarities to five-a-side football and indoor football. Futsal is played between two teams of five players each, one of whom is t ...
and
beach soccer Beach soccer, also known as beach football, sand football or beasal, is a variant of association football played on a beach or some form of sand. Whilst football has been played informally on beaches, the introduction of ''beach soccer'' was an a ...
in
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. It was established on 8 February 1957 at the ''Grand Hotel'' in
Khartoum Khartoum or Khartum ( ; ar, الخرطوم, Al-Khurṭūm, din, Kaartuɔ̈m) is the capital of Sudan. With a population of 5,274,321, its metropolitan area is the largest in Sudan. It is located at the confluence of the White Nile, flowing nor ...
,
Sudan Sudan ( or ; ar, السودان, as-Sūdān, officially the Republic of the Sudan ( ar, جمهورية السودان, link=no, Jumhūriyyat as-Sūdān), is a country in Northeast Africa. It shares borders with the Central African Republic t ...
by the national football associations of
Egypt Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediter ...
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Ethiopia Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the n ...
,
South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countr ...
and
Sudan Sudan ( or ; ar, السودان, as-Sūdān, officially the Republic of the Sudan ( ar, جمهورية السودان, link=no, Jumhūriyyat as-Sūdān), is a country in Northeast Africa. It shares borders with the Central African Republic t ...
, following formal discussions between the aforementioned associations at the
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held on 7 June 1956 at Avenida Hotel in
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, Portugal. One of the six continental confederations of world football governing body,
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, CAF represents the national football associations of
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, runs national team and club continental competitions and controls the prize money, regulations and broadcast rights to such competitions. CAF will be allocated 9 spots in the
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starting from
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and could have an opportunity of 10 spots with the addition of an intercontinental play-off tournament involving six teams to decide the last two FIFA World Cup places (46+2). The headquarters of CAF was situated in Khartoum for within the first months of formation until a fire outbreak in the offices of the Sudanese Football Association when the organization was moved near
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, Egypt. Youssef Mohamad was the first general secretary and Abdel Aziz Abdallah Salem, the first president. Since 2002, the administrative center is situated in
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in Cairo, Egypt. CAF currently has 54 member associations which are full members, while
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and
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are associate members (see the CAF Members and Zones section below). The current president is Patrice Motsepe from South Africa, who was elected on 12 March 2021 in an unopposed elections held in
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.


History


The CAF Anthem

On 18 September 2017, CAF launched a competition for all African composers to create its
anthem An anthem is a musical composition of celebration, usually used as a symbol for a distinct group, particularly the national anthems of countries. Originally, and in music theory and religious contexts, it also refers more particularly to short ...
without lyrics to reflect the cultural patrimony and the music of Africa. The chosen anthem, whose composer are to this day unknown and is 74 seconds in length, was first published to the site on 16 January 2008 and it is the entry song for every official CAF competition match. It is also used for every official competition match of the sub-confederations of CAF including WAFU, COSAFA and CECAFA.


Current Leadership

Sources: * Frederick Acheampong, General Coordinator


CAF members and zones


Members


Competitions


CAF competitions

National teams: ;Men *
Africa Cup of Nations The Africa Cup of Nations referred to as AFCON (french: Coupe d'Afrique des Nations, sometimes referred to as CAN, or TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons), and sometimes as African Cup of Nations, is the main internati ...
* African Nations Championship *
Africa U-23 Cup of Nations The Total Africa U-23 Cup of Nations (known as the CAF U-23 Championship until 2015) is the main international football competition for CAF nations, played by under 23 years old players. It is held every four years with the top three teams qualif ...
* Africa U-20 Cup of Nations * Africa U-17 Cup of Nations * African Schools Championship * Africa Futsal Cup of Nations * African Youth Olympic Futsal Qualifying Tournament * Africa Beach Soccer Cup of Nations ;Women * Women's Africa Cup of Nations * African U-20 Women's World Cup qualification * African U-17 Cup of Nations for Women * African Schools Championship for Girls Clubs: * Africa Super League *
CAF Champions League The CAF Champions League, known for sponsorship purposes as the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League and formerly the African Cup of Champions Clubs, is an annual football club competition organized by the Confederation of African Football and con ...
*
CAF Confederation Cup The CAF Confederation Cup, known as the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup for sponsorship purposes, is an annual association football club competition established in 2004 from a merger of the CAF Cup and the African Cup Winners' Cup and orga ...
*
CAF Super Cup The CAF Super Cup (also known as African Super Cup or for sponsorship reasons TotalEnergies CAF Super Cup) is an annual African association football competition contested between the winners of the CAF Champions League and the CAF Confederation ...
* CAF Women's Champions League ;''Defunct'' *'' African Cup Winners' Cup'' *''
CAF Cup The CAF Cup was an annual competition organised by the CAF for domestic leagues runners-up of member associations who have not qualified to the pre-existing CAF international club competition the African Cup of Champions Clubs. History The tou ...
'' Inter Continental: ;''Defunct'' *'' Afro-Asian Cup of Nations'' *''
Afro-Asian Club Championship The Afro-Asian Club Championship, sometimes referred to as the Afro-Asian Cup, was a football competition endorsed by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and Asian Football Confederation (AFC), contested between the winners of the Afric ...
'' *'' UEFA–CAF Meridian Cup'' Regional: * CECAFA Cup * WAFU Nations Cup * Amilcar Cabral Cup * COSAFA Cup * CEMAC Cup * UNIFFAC Cup (U-17) * UNAF U-23 Tournament


International

For men's national teams, the main competition is the
Africa Cup of Nations The Africa Cup of Nations referred to as AFCON (french: Coupe d'Afrique des Nations, sometimes referred to as CAN, or TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons), and sometimes as African Cup of Nations, is the main internati ...
, which began in 1957. In 2009, the CAF began organizing another competition for men's national teams, the African Nations Championship, this time featuring players playing in their respective national leagues. CAF also runs national competitions at Under-20 and Under-17 levels, which also serve as qualification tournaments for the FIFA U-20 World Cup and the FIFA U-17 World Cup respectively. For women's national teams, CAF operates competitions serving as qualification tournaments for the related FIFA-organized tournaments which launched at the exact same year they began formation. As of 2022, the Women's Africa Cup of Nations, launched in 1991 for senior national teams, qualifies 4 teams to the
FIFA Women's World Cup The FIFA Women's World Cup is an international association football competition contested by the senior women's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's international governing bod ...
and crowns a champion. Both the African U-20 Women's World Cup qualification tournament, launched in 2002 and the African U-17 Cup of Nations for Women, launched in 2008, each crowns no champion but instead qualifies 2 teams to compete at the
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup The FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup is an international association football tournament, organized by FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association), for national teams of women under the age of 20. The tournament is held in even-numbere ...
and the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup respectively.


Club

CAF also runs the two main club competitions in Africa: the
CAF Champions League The CAF Champions League, known for sponsorship purposes as the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League and formerly the African Cup of Champions Clubs, is an annual football club competition organized by the Confederation of African Football and con ...
, first held in 1964 as the ''African Cup of Champions Clubs'' (or just African Cup) and rebranded in 1997 for the champions of African leagues and the runners-up league-finished teams of the top 12 ranked national associations; and the
CAF Confederation Cup The CAF Confederation Cup, known as the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup for sponsorship purposes, is an annual association football club competition established in 2004 from a merger of the CAF Cup and the African Cup Winners' Cup and orga ...
, launched in 2004 as a merger of the African Cup Winners' Cup, which begun in 1975, and a third competition, the
CAF Cup The CAF Cup was an annual competition organised by the CAF for domestic leagues runners-up of member associations who have not qualified to the pre-existing CAF international club competition the African Cup of Champions Clubs. History The tou ...
, which started in 1992, for national cup winners and the 3rd-placed league-finished teams of the top 12 ranked national associations. The
CAF Super Cup The CAF Super Cup (also known as African Super Cup or for sponsorship reasons TotalEnergies CAF Super Cup) is an annual African association football competition contested between the winners of the CAF Champions League and the CAF Confederation ...
, which pits the winners of the CAF Champions League against the winners of the CAF Confederation Cup (previously the winners of the African Cup Winners' Cup), was launched in 1993. The
Afro-Asian Club Championship The Afro-Asian Club Championship, sometimes referred to as the Afro-Asian Cup, was a football competition endorsed by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and Asian Football Confederation (AFC), contested between the winners of the Afric ...
was jointly organized with
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between the winners of the
CAF Champions League The CAF Champions League, known for sponsorship purposes as the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League and formerly the African Cup of Champions Clubs, is an annual football club competition organized by the Confederation of African Football and con ...
and the winners of the AFC Champions League. The last
Afro-Asian Club Championship The Afro-Asian Club Championship, sometimes referred to as the Afro-Asian Cup, was a football competition endorsed by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and Asian Football Confederation (AFC), contested between the winners of the Afric ...
took place in 1998. The CAF Women's Champions League was founded on 12 September 2020, involving the champions of CAF's sub-confederation qualification tournaments for women's club teams.


Current title holders


Competition Winners


Sponsorship

In October 2004, South African telecommunications giant, MTN, contracted a 4-year deal to sponsor CAF competitions worth US$12.5 million, which was the biggest sponsorship deal in African sporting history at that time. CAF opened new sponsorship callouts when MTN's contract expired and French telecommunications giant, Orange scooped it up in July 2009, signing an 8-year comprehensive long-term undisclosed deal to sponsor CAF competitions with a value of €100 million. On 21 July 2016, French energy and petroleum giant, Total S.A., replaced Orange as the main sponsor with an 8-year sponsorship package from CAF for a value of €950 million to support its competitions. Total rebranded as
TotalEnergies TotalEnergies SE is a French multinational integrated energy and petroleum company founded in 1924 and one of the seven supermajor oil companies. Its businesses cover the entire oil and gas chain, from crude oil and natural gas exploration and ...
in 2021, although its sponsorship with CAF continued under the new name. The current main CAF sponsors are: *
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*
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* Orange


FIFA World Rankings


Overview


Historical leaders

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Team of the Year


Other rankings


CAF overall ranking of African clubs by titles

The following clubs are the top 10 clubs in CAF competitions. ''Update as of 3 August 2022 in chronological order.''


By country

The following table lists all the countries whose clubs have won at least one CAF competition. Egyptian clubs are the most successful, with a total of 41 titles. Egyptian clubs hold a record number of wins in the African Cup of Champions Clubs/CAF Champions League (16), the now-defunct African Cup Winners' Cup (8), the
CAF Super Cup The CAF Super Cup (also known as African Super Cup or for sponsorship reasons TotalEnergies CAF Super Cup) is an annual African association football competition contested between the winners of the CAF Champions League and the CAF Confederation ...
(12) and the now-defunct
Afro-Asian Club Championship The Afro-Asian Club Championship, sometimes referred to as the Afro-Asian Cup, was a football competition endorsed by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and Asian Football Confederation (AFC), contested between the winners of the Afric ...
(3), followed by Tunisian clubs with 24 titles and they have the most victories in the now-defunct
CAF Cup The CAF Cup was an annual competition organised by the CAF for domestic leagues runners-up of member associations who have not qualified to the pre-existing CAF international club competition the African Cup of Champions Clubs. History The tou ...
(4). In third place overall, Moroccan clubs have secured 23 titles and they have the most victories in the
CAF Confederation Cup The CAF Confederation Cup, known as the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup for sponsorship purposes, is an annual association football club competition established in 2004 from a merger of the CAF Cup and the African Cup Winners' Cup and orga ...
(7). ;Key:


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
FIFA FIFA (; stands for ''Fédération Internationale de Football Association'' (French), meaning International Association Football Federation ) is the international governing body of association football, beach football and futsal. It was founde ...
or CAF since the establishment of the first African Cup of Champions Clubs in 1964.


Men's Futsal

Per 5 April 2022: a number between brackets is the rank of the previous week. (*)= Provisional ranking (played at least 10 matches) (**)= Inactive for more than 24 months


Women's Futsal


Beach soccer national teams

Rankings are calculated by Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW). Top ten
last updated 12 March 2018


Major tournament records

;''Legend'' * – Champions * – Runners-up * – Third place * – Fourth place *QF – Quarter-finals (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 (1930, 1950–1970 and 1986–present: group stage; 1934–1938: knockout round of 16; 1974–1982: first group stage) *''Q'' — Qualified for upcoming tournament * – Qualified but withdrew * – Did not qualify * – Did not enter / Withdrew / Banned * – Hosts * – Not affiliated in FIFA For each tournament, the flag of the host country and the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.


FIFA World Cup

;''Firsts'' *1934: first African team to qualify for the World Cup *1970: first African team to draw a match in the World Cup *1978: first African team to win a match in the World Cup *1982: first African team to win two matches in the World Cup *1986: first African team to qualify for two consecutive World Cups *1986: first African team to reach the knockout stage (round of sixteen) *1990: first African team to reach the knockout stage (quarter-finals) *1994 and 1998: first African team to top a group stage and reach the knockout stage (round of sixteen) in two consecutive World Cups *2002: first African team to reach the knockout stage (quarter-finals) further on the World Cup debut *2010: first African team to host the World Cup *2014: & first African teams to reach the knockout stage (round of sixteen) simultaneously in the World Cup *2022: first African team to reach the knockout stage (semi-finals), taking the fourth place


FIFA Women's World Cup

Teams are sorted by number of appearances.


Olympic Games For Men


Olympic Games For Women


Africa Cup of Nations


Women's Africa Cup of Nations


FIFA U-20 World Cup


FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup


FIFA U-17 World Cup

*Note 1: Original hosts Peru were stripped of the rights to host the 2019 edition in February that year.


FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup


FIFA Futsal World Cup


FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup


Former tournaments


FIFA Confederations Cup


CAF Best Footballers of the Century

The voting to select the best of the century refers to three categories: male player, goalkeeper and female player and is obtained from five different steps. The resulting best players and goalkeepers were honored during the "World Football Gala 1999".


CAF Best Player of the Century


CAF Best Goalkeeper of the Century


CAF Best Women's Footballer of the Century


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 the golden jubilee or 50th anniversary of the foundation of CAF, ordered according to an online poll. :1. Roger Milla :2. Mahmoud El Khatib :3. Hossam Hassan :4.
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:5. Abedi Pele :6.
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:7.
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:8.
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:9. Rabah Madjer :10.
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:11. Michael Essien :12. Augustine Okocha :13. Saleh Selim :14. Hacène Lalmas :15.
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:16. El Hadji Diouf :17. Noureddine Naybet :18. Rashidi Yekini :19. Hany Ramzy :20. Hassan Shehata :21. Lucas Radebe :22. Tarak Dhiab :23. Mohammed Timoumi :24. Anthony Yeboah :25.
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:26. Karim Abdul Razak :27. Samuel Kuffour :28. Lakhdar Belloumi :29. Rigobert Song :30. Nasr Eddin "Jaksa" Abbas


CAF resolutions

Awards: * CAF Awards *
African Footballer of the Year African or Africans may refer to: * Anything from or pertaining to the continent of Africa: ** People who are native to Africa, descendants of natives of Africa, or individuals who trace their ancestry to indigenous inhabitants of Africa *** Eth ...
* CAF Clubs of the 20th Century Qualifications: * CAF 5-Year Ranking


International top goalscorers

This table is for players with 30 or more goals for a CAF national team. Players in bold are still active at international level.


See also

* African nations at the FIFA World Cup * Football in Africa * History of CAF * Oceania association football club records and statistics * International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) *
Asian Football Confederation The Asian Football Confederation is the governing body of association football, beach soccer, and futsal in some countries/territories in Asia and Oceania. It has 47 member countries most of which are located in Asia. Australia, formerly in ...
(AFC) *
Oceania Football Confederation The Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) is one of the six continental confederations of international association football. The OFC has 13 members, 11 of which are full members and two which are associate members not affiliated with FIFA. It ...
(OFC) * Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) * Confederation of South American Football (CONMEBOL) *
Union of European Football Associations Union of European Football Associations (UEFA ; french: Union des associations européennes de football; german: Union der europäischen Fußballverbände) is one of six continental bodies of governance in association football. It governs foo ...
(UEFA) * List of association football competitions * List of association football sub-confederations * List of presidents of CAF * List of first international of African national teams * List of CAF club competition winners * List of CAF club competition winning coaches * List of African national football team managers * Women's football in Africa * List of top international men's football goal scorers by country *
List of men's footballers with 50 or more international goals In total, 76 male footballers to date have scored at least 50 goals with their national team at senior level, according to FIFA documents and RSSSF statistics. Since October 2021, the International Olympic Committee The International ...
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List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps In men's association football, a cap is traditionally awarded in international football to a player making an official match appearance for their national team. In total, over 600 players have played in 100 or more international matches. The re ...


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External links

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Overview of CAF and its competitions
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The CAF Anthem
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FIFA confederations 1957 establishments in Africa