Confederation of African Football

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

Confederation of African Football
AbbreviationCAF
Founded8 February 1957 (1957-02-08)
Founded atKhartoum, Sudan
TypeSports organisation
Headquarters6th of October City, Giza, Egypt
Region served
Africa
Membership
56 member associations
Official language
English, French, Arabic
Secretary General
Abdelmounaim Bah
Ahmed Ahmed
Parent organization
FIFA
Subsidiaries
5
Websitewww.cafonline.com
FIFA confederations
AFC, CAF, CONCACAF
CONMEBOL, OFC, UEFA

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[1] in Khartoum, Sudan,[2] by Egyptian, Ethiopian, South African and Sudanese[3] 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 56 member associations: 54 are full members, while Zanzibar and Réunion are associate members (see the CAF Members and Zones section below).

The former CAF President is Ahmad Ahmad from Madagascar, who was elected on 16 March 2017.[4] The 1st Vice-President is Amaju Melvin Pinnick from Nigeria, the 2nd Vice-President is Constant Omari Selemani from RD Congo and the 3rd Vice-President is Fouzi Lekjaa from Morocco.[5] Current CAF General Secretary is Moroccan Hajji Mouad since 11 April 2019.[6]

History
Main article: History of CAF

CAF's anthem

On 18 September 2007 the CAF launched a competition for all African composers to create its Anthem.[7] 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 16 January 2008. The usage of the anthem and its composer are still unknown.

Announced 18 September 2007

Current leaders
Name Position
vacant President
Constant Omari Vice President
Fouzi Lekjaa Vice President
Danny Jordaan Vice President
Mouad Hajji General Secretary
Abdul Bah Acting General Secretary
Sherif El Khadem Financal Director
Mohamed Hassan Salem Head Of IT
Junior Binyam Media and Communication Manager

Source:[8][9]

CAF members and zones

Members
African regional federations
  UNAF (North Africa)
  WAFU-UFOA (West Africa)
  UNIFFAC (Central Africa)
  CECAFA (East Africa)
  COSAFA (Southern Africa)
Other federation
  UAFA (Arab World)
CodeAssociationNational teamsFoundedFIFA affiliationCAF affiliationRegional affiliationIOC member
Union of North African Football Federations (UNAF) (5)
ALG Algeria1962196319642005Yes
EGY Egypt 21921192319572005Yes
LBY Libya1962196419652005Yes
MAR Morocco1955196019592005Yes
TUN Tunisia1957196019602005Yes
West African Football Union (WAFU-UFOA) (16)
BEN Benin1962196219621975Yes
BFA Burkina Faso1960196419641975Yes
CPV Cape Verde1982198620001975Yes
GAM Gambia1952196819661975Yes
GHA Ghana1957195819581975Yes
GUI Guinea1960196219631975Yes
GNB Guinea-Bissau1974198619861975Yes
CIV Ivory Coast1960196419601975Yes
LBR Liberia1936196419621975Yes
MLI Mali1960196319631975Yes
MTN Mauritania1961197019681975Yes
NIG Niger1962196719671975Yes
NGA Nigeria1945196019601975Yes
SEN Senegal1960196419641975Yes
SLE Sierra Leone1960196019601975Yes
TOG Togo1960196219641975Yes
Central African Football Federations' Union (UNIFFAC) (8)
CMR Cameroon1959196219631978Yes
CTA Central African Republic1961196419651978Yes
CHA Chad1962196419641978Yes
CGO Congo1962196419661978Yes
COD DR Congo1919196419641978Yes
EQG Equatorial Guinea1957198619861978Yes
GAB Gabon1962196619671978Yes
STP São Tomé and Príncipe1975198619861978Yes
Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA) (12)
BDI Burundi1948197219721994Yes
DJI Djibouti1979199419941995Yes
ERI Eritrea1996199819981973Yes
ETH Ethiopia1943195219571994Yes
KEN Kenya1960196019681973Yes
RWA Rwanda1972197819781994Yes
SOM Somalia1951196219681973Yes
SSD South Sudan2011201220122012Yes
SDN Sudan1936194819571975Yes
TAN Tanzania1930196419641973Yes
UGA Uganda1924196019601973Yes
ZAN Zanzibar 3196519801973 & 2003No
Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA) (14)
ANG Angola1979198019801997Yes
BOT Botswana1970197819761997Yes
COM Comoros1979200520052007Yes
SWZ Eswatini1968197819781997Yes
LES Lesotho1932196419641997Yes
MAD Madagascar1961196419632000Yes
MWI Malawi1966196819681997Yes
MRI Mauritius1952196419632000Yes
MOZ Mozambique1976198019801997Yes
NAM Namibia1990199219921997Yes
SEY Seychelles1979198619862000Yes
RSA South Africa 11991199219921997Yes
ZAM Zambia1929196419641997Yes
ZIM Zimbabwe1965196519801997Yes
Non-regional members
REU Réunion 319262004No
  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 19 November 2009 but return on 2011
  3. ^ – Associate members, not part of FIFA. Zanzibar held full membership for four months in 2017, when its status was changed after CAF admitted its membership was an error.[10]

Regional zones

CAF National League

CAF Zone 1 – 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

Competitions

CAF competitions

International

The main competition for men's national teams Africa Cup of Nations, started in 1957. In 2009, the CAF started 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 Women's World Cup qualification 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.[11]

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 title holders
Competition Year Champions Title Runners-up Next edition
National teams (Men's)
Africa Cup 2019  Algeria 2nd  Senegal 2022 (January 2022)
African Nations Championship 2018  Morocco 1st  Nigeria 2020
U-23 Cup 2019  Egypt 1st  Ivory Coast 2023
African Games Men's tournament 2019  Burkina Faso 1st  Nigeria 2023
U-20 Cup[cc 1] 2019  Mali 1st  Senegal 2021
U-17 Cup[cc 2] 2019  Cameroon 2nd Vacant 2021
Futsal Cup 2020  Morocco 1st  Egypt 2024
Youth Olympic Futsal Qualifying Tournament 2018  Egypt 1st  Angola 2026
Beach Soccer Cup 2018  Senegal 5th  Nigeria 2020
National teams (Women's)
Africa Women Cup of Nations 2018  Nigeria 11th  South Africa 2020 Cancelled
African Games Women's tournament 2019  Nigeria 3rd  Cameroon 2023
U-20 Cup for Women 2018  Ghana
 Nigeria		 5th
9th		  Cameroon
 South Africa		 2020
U-17 Cup for Women 2018  Ghana
 South Africa
 Cameroon		 5th
2nd
1st		  Djibouti
 Morocco
 Nigeria		 2020
Club teams (Men's)
Super Cup 2020 Zamalek 4th Espérance de Tunis 2020-21
Champions League 2020 Al-Ahly 9th Zamalek 2020-21
Confederation Cup 2019–20 RS Berkane 1st Pyramids 2020–21
Club teams (Women's)
Women's Champions League 2021 2022
  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.

Competition Winners
Nation Men Women Total
Africa Cup of Nations CHAN U-23's U-20's U-17's Futsal Beach Soccer African Games Africa Women Cup of Nations African Games
Nigeria 3(4)0(1)17(2)2(2)–2(4)1(4)11330(17)
Egypt7(2)–14(1)13(2)-2--18(5)
Cameroon5(2)--1(4)2-1(1)40(4)1(2)14(13)
Ghana4(5)0(2)-3(2)2(2)0(1)-11(1)0(3)11(16)
Senegal0(2)–-0(3)--5(2)1--6(7)
Morocco1(1)10(1)1-2(1)----5(3)
Algeria2(1)-0(1)10(1)--1--4(3)
DR Congo22--------4

Sponsors

In October 2004, MTN has contracted a four-year deal to sponsor African football's major competitions. This agreement, which worthed US$12.5 million, was the biggest sponsorship deal in African sporting history at that time.[12]

In July 2009, Orange has signed an eight-year deal to sponsor African football's major competitions. Terms of the deal were not disclosed but CAF previous year put a value of €100 million for a comprehensive and long-term package of its competitions when it opened tenders for a new sponsor. The deal included the African Nations Cup, the CAF Champions League, the CAF Confederation Cup, the CAF Super Cup, the African Nations Championship and the African Youth Championship.[13]

In July 2016, Total replaced Orange as the main sponsor and has secured an eight-year sponsorship package from the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for a value of €950 million[14] to support ETof its principal competitions, including the CAF Champions League, renamed Total CAF Champions League.[15]

The CAF current main sponsors are:

Rankings

Top ranked men's national teams by FIFA

This graph shows the time periods each (male) national football team has been at the highest ranked CAF member on the FIFA World Rankings.

CAF overall ranking of African clubs titles

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

Pos Club Titles Trophies won
1 Al Ahly SC219 African Cup of Champions Clubs/CAF Champions League, 1 CAF Confederation Cup, 4 African Cup Winners' Cup, 6 CAF Super Cup, 1 Afro-Asian Club Championship
2 Zamalek SC135 African Cup of Champions Clubs/CAF Champions League, 1 CAF Confederation Cup, 1 African Cup Winners' Cup, 4 CAF Super Cup, 2 Afro-Asian Club Championship
3 TP Mazembe115 African Cup of Champions Clubs/CAF Champions League, 2 CAF Confederation Cup, 1 African Cup Winners' Cup, 3 CAF Super Cup
4 Étoile du Sahel91 African Cup of Champions Clubs/CAF Champions League, 2 African Cup Winners' Cup, 2 CAF Confederation Cup, 2 CAF Cup, 2 CAF Super Cup
5 Espérance Sportive de Tunis84 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
6 Raja Casablanca83 African Cup of Champions Clubs/CAF Champions League, 1 CAF Confederation Cup, 1 CAF Cup, 2 CAF Super Cup, 1 Afro-Asian Club Championship
7 JS Kabylie62 African Cup of Champions Clubs/CAF Champions League, 1 African Cup Winners' Cup, 3 CAF Cup
8 Wydad Casablanca52 African Cup of Champions Clubs/CAF Champions League, 1 CAF Cup Winners' Cup, 1 CAF Super Cup, 1 Afro-Asian Club Championship
9 ES Sétif42 African Cup of Champions Clubs/CAF Champions League, 1 CAF Super Cup, 1 Afro-Asian Club Championship
Canon Yaoundé43 African Cup of Champions Clubs/CAF Champions League, 1 African Cup Winners' Cup
Enyimba F.C.42 African Cup of Champions Clubs/CAF Champions League, 2 CAF Super Cup
CS Sfaxien43 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.[18]

Men's Futsal
CAF FIFA Country Points +/-

Women's Futsal
CAF FIFA Country Points +/-

Beach soccer national teams

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

CAF BSWW Country Points
1 12  Senegal 1084
2 17  Egypt 782
3 20  Nigeria 720
4 24  Morocco 609
5 34  Madagascar 339
6 41  Ivory Coast 330
7 57  Ghana 177
8 66  Libya 125
9 68  Mozambique 117
10 69  Cape Verde 115

Major tournament records
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

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
Main article: National team appearances in the FIFA World Cup
See also: African nations at the FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup record
Team 1930

(13)		 1934

(16)		 1938

(15)		 1950

(13)		 1954

(16)		 1958

(16)		 1962

(16)		 1966

(16)		 1970

(16)		 1974

(16)		 1978

(16)		 1982

(24)		 1986

(24)		 1990

(24)		 1994

(24)		 1998

(32)		 2002


(32)		 2006

(32)		 2010

(32)		 2014

(32)		 2018

(32)		 2022

(32)		 2026



(48)		 Years
 Algeria Part of France[19]ו••R1
13th		R1
22nd		•••••R1
28th		R2
14th		• 4/13
 Angola Part of Portugal[20]ו••••R1
23rd		••• 1/9
 Cameroon Part of France×ו••R1
17th		•QF
7th		R1
22nd		R1
25th		R1
20th		•R1
31st		R1
32nd		• 7/13
 DR Congo[21] Part of Belgium[22]××R1
16th		ו••••••••• 1/11
 Egypt ×R1
13th		×ו×××ו•••R1
20th		••••••R1
31st		 3/14
 Ghana Part of the United Kingdomוו••×•••••R2
13th		QF
7th		R1
25th		• 3/13
 Ivory Coast Part of France××ו•×•••••R1
19th		R1
17th		R1
21st		• 3/11
 Morocco Part of France•×R1
14th		•••R2
11th		•R1
23rd		R1
18th		••••R1
27th		 5/14
 Nigeria Part of the United Kingdom•×••••••R2
9th		R2
12th		R1
27th		•R1
27th		R2
16th		R1
21st		 6/14
 Senegal Part of France×ו••••×••QF
7th		•••R1
17th		 2/11
 South Africa ×××××××××וR1
24th		R1
17th		•R1
20th		•• 3/7
 Togo Part of France××ו••×ו••R1
30th		••• 1/10
 Tunisia Part of France•×••R1
9th		••••R1
26th		R1
29th		R1
24th		••R1
24th		 5/14
Total (13 teams)0100000011122235556555TBD44
Firsts
  • 1934:  Egypt first African team to qualify for the World Cup
  • 1970:  Morocco first African team to draw a match in the World Cup
  • 1978:  Tunisia first African team to win a match in the World Cup
  • 1982:  Algeria first African team to win two matches in the World Cup
  • 1986:  Algeria first African team to qualify two consecutive World Cups
  • 1986:  Morocco first African team to reach the knockout stage (round of sixteen)
  • 1990:  Cameroon first African team to reach the knockout stage (quarter-finals)
  • 1994 and 1998:  Nigeria first African team to win and reach the knockout stage (round of sixteen) in two consecutive World Cups
  • 2002:  Senegal first African team to reach the knockout stage (quarter-finals) further on the World Cup debut
  • 2010:  South Africa first African team to host the World Cup
  • 2014:  Algeria &  Nigeria first African teams to reach the knockout stage (round of sixteen) simultaneously in the World Cup

FIFA Women's World Cup
Main article: National team appearances in the FIFA Women's World Cup

Teams are sorted by number of appearances.

FIFA Women's World Cup record
Team 1991

(12)		 1995

(12)		 1999

(16)		 2003

(16)		 2007

(16)		 2011

(16)		 2015

(24)		 2019

(24)		 2023


(32)		 Years
 Cameroon •×••••R2
11th		R2
15th		 2/7
 Ivory Coast ××ו••R1
23rd		• 1/5
 Equatorial Guinea ××ו•R1
15th		•× 1/4
 Ghana ••R1
13–14		R1
12th		R1
15th		••• 3/8
 Nigeria R1
10th		R1
11th		QF
7th		R1
15th		R1
13th		R1
9th		R1
21st		R2
16th		 8/8
 South Africa ו•••••R1
22nd		 1/7
Total (6 teams)11222233416

Olympic Games For Men
See also: Football at the Summer Olympics § Participating nations
Olympic Games (Men's tournament) record
Team1900

(3)		1904

(3)		1908

(6)		1912

(11)		1920

(14)		1924

(22)		1928

(17)		1936

(16)		1948

(18)		1952

(25)		1956

(11)		1960

(16)		1964

(14)		1968

(16)		1972

(16)		1976

(13)		1980

(16)		1984

(16)		1988

(16)		1992

(16)		1996

(16)		2000

(16)		2004

(16)		2008

(16)		2012

(16)		2016

(16)		2021

(16)		Years
 AlgeriaPart of France–––8––––––––14 2
 CameroonPart of France–––––11–––1–8–– 3
 Egypt[23]–8849119–124–––8–12––––8–q 12
 Ivory CoastPart of France––––––––––6–q 2
 GabonPart of France––––––––12– 1
 GhanaPart of the United Kingdom––71216––38–9––– 6
 GuineaPart of France11–––––––––– 1
 MaliPart of France–––––––––5––– 1
 MoroccoPart of France–13–8–12–15–16=10–11– 7
 NigeriaPart of the United Kingdom––––14–13–15–18–2–3 7
 SenegalPart of France––––––––––––6- 1
 South Africa–––––––––––Banned because of apartheid––11–––13q 3
 SudanPart of the United Kingdom––15––––––––– 1
 TunisiaPart of France15–––––13–14–12––– 4
 ZambiaPart of the United KingdomRHO–––15–5––––––– 2
Total (15 teams)3333333333443433

Olympic Games For Women
See also: Football at the Summer Olympics § Participating nations 2
Olympic Games (Women's tournament) record
Team1996

(8)		2000

(8)		2004

(10)		2008

(12)		2012

(12)		2016

(12)		2021

(12)		Years
 Cameroon––––12– 1
 Nigeria–8611––– 3
 South Africa––––1010– 2
 Zambia––––––q 1
 Zimbabwe–––––12– 1
Total (5 teams)0111221 or 2

Africa Cup of Nations
Main article: National team appearances in the Africa Cup of Nations
Africa Cup of Nations record
Team
(Total 42 teams)		 1957

(3)		 1959

(3)		 1962

(4)		 1963

(6)		 1965

(6)		 1968

(8)		 1970

(8)		 1972

(8)		 1974

(8)		 1976

(8)		 1978

(8)		 1980

(8)		 1982

(8)		 1984

(8)		 1986

(8)		 1988

(8)		 1990

(8)		 1992

(12)		 1994

(12)		 1996

(15)		 1998

(16)		 2000


(16)		 2002

(16)		 2004

(16)		 2006

(16)		 2008

(16)		 2010

(15)		 2012


(16)		 2013

(16)		 2015

(16)		 2017

(16)		 2019

(24)		 2021

(24)		 Years
North Africa Members
 Algeria Part of France×GS•••••2nd4th3rdGS3rd1stGS••QFGSQFGSQF••4th•GSQFGS1st 18
 Egypt 1st1st2nd3rd××3rd•3rd4th•4th×4th1stGSGSGSQFQF1stQFQFGS1st1st1st•••2ndR16 24
 Libya •×•××××2nd••×××××ו••GS••GS•••• 3
 Morocco ו×וGS×1stGS3rd••4th4th•GS••QFGSGS2ndGSGS•GSGS••QFR16 17
 Tunisia 3rdGS2nd•××ו4th×GS•••••GS2ndQF4thGS1stQFQFGSQFGSQFQF4th 19
West Africa Members
 Benin Part of France××ו××וו•••••×•••GS•GSGS••••QF 4
 Burkina Faso Part of Franceו×ו×GSו××ו•×GS4thGSGSGS••GSGS2ndGS3rd• 11
 Cape Verde Part of Portugal•×•••••••QFGS•• 2
 Ivory Coast Part of France3rd3rd4th•GS•••GS×GS3rdGSGS1st3rdGSQFGSGS•2nd4thQF2ndQF1stGSQF 23
 Ghana UK•1st1st2nd2nd•••1stGS1stGS•••2ndQF4thGSQFQF•GS3rd2nd4th4th2nd4thR16 22
 Guinea FRA••••GS•GS2nd•GS••••••GS•GS•×QFQFQF•GS•QF•R16 12
 Guinea-Bissau Part of Portugal××ו××××וו•••GSGS 2
 Liberia ×ו××ו×וו••×•GS••GS••••••••• 2
 Mali Part of France•••2nd••••••••••4th•••4th4th•GSGS3rd3rdGSGSR16 11
 Mauritania Part of France×ו•×•×וו•×•••••×ו•GS 1
 Niger Part of Franceו•×•××ו××ו•×ו•••••GSGS••• 2
 Nigeria ×GSוו•3rd3rd1stGS2nd•2nd2nd3rd1st××2nd3rd3rd3rdQF3rd•1st••3rd 18
 Senegal Part of France4thGS•••••×••GS•4thQFQF••QF2ndQF4thGS•GS•GSQF2nd 15
 Sierra Leone Part of the UK××ווו•×•×•GSGS×ו••••••••x 2
 Togo Part of Franceו•GSו•••GS••×•×•GSGSGS•GS••••QF•GS• 8
Central Africa Members
 Cameroon Part of FranceוGS3rd••••GS1st2nd1stGS4th•GSQF1st1stQFQF2ndQF••GS1stR16q 20
 Congo Part of FranceGS×1st4th•GS•••••×QF•••GS•••••••QF•• 7
 DR Congo Part of BelgiumGS1stGS4th1stGSו•×•GS•QFQFQF3rdGSQFGSQF•••GS3rdQFR16 19
 Equatorial Guinea Part of Spainו××××ו••••QF•4th•• 2
 Gabon Part of Franceו×ו×ו••••GSQF•GS••••GSQF•GSGS• 7
East Africa Members
 Burundi Part of Belgiumו×××××××ו×ו•••••••••GS 1
 Ethiopia 2nd3rd1st4thGS4thGS••GS••GS•×וו••×••••×•GS••• 10
 Kenya •••••GS•••••×•GSGSGS•×•••GS•••••••GS 6
 Rwanda Part of Belgium×ו•××××××ו•GS•••••×•• 1
 Sudan 3rd2nd•2nd••1stGS•GSווו••••×ו••GS•QF•••• 8
 Tanzania ו••••GSוו••×••••×•••••••GS 2
 Uganda 4thוGS••GSGS2nd×ו••×•••••••••••••GSR16 7
Southern Africa Members
 Angola Part of Portugal••×••••GSGS•••GSQFQFGSGS••GS 8
 Botswana Part of the United Kingdom×××××××ו••••••••GS•••• 1
 Madagascar Part of France××ו•×ו••••×•××ו•••••••••QF 1
 Malawi Part of the United Kingdomו•••GS••••••••••••GS••••• 2
 Mauritius •••GS••••••×••••••••••••×••• 1
 Mozambique Part of Portugalו•GS••••GSGS•••••GS••••• 4
 Namibia Part of South Africa×וGS••••GS•••••GS 3
 South Africa ••Banned because of apartheid•1st2nd3rdQFGSGSGS••QFGS•QF 10
 Zambia ×ו•2nd•GS•3rd•GS×3rdQF2nd3rdGSGSGS•GSGSQF1stGSGS•• 17
 Zimbabwe •••••••••••GSGS•••••GSGS 4

Africa Women Cup of Nations
See also: Africa Women Cup of Nations § Participating nations
Africa Women Cup of Nations record
Team
(Total 26 teams)		 1991

(4)		 1995

(6)		 1998

(7)		 2000

(8)		 2002

(8)		 2004

(8)		 2006

(8)		 2008

(8)		 2010

(8)		 2012

(8)		 2014

(8)		 2016

(8)		 2018

(8)		 2020

(12)		 Years
 Algeria •GSGS•GSGS•GS 5
 Angola SFGS•• 2
 Cameroon 2nd×4thGS3rd2nd4th4th4th3rd2nd2nd3rd 12
 Congo ו•GS•q 2
 DR Congo 3rdו×GS••GS× 3
 Egypt GS••×ו•GS 2
 Equatorial Guinea ••GS1st2nd1st••GS 5
 Ethiopia GS4thוGS••• 3
 Ghana QFSF2nd3rd2nd3rd2ndGSGS•GS3rdGS 12
 Guinea SFו•••••• 1
 Ivory Coast ••••GS3rd•• 2
 Kenya xx•xx•GS• 1
 Mali GSGSGSGSGS••GS4th 7
 Morocco GSGS•••••••• 2
 Mozambique ו•× 1
 Namibia ו•••GS•• 1
 Nigeria 1st1st1st1st1st1st1st3rd1st4th1st1st1st 13
 Réunion GS 1
 Senegal ו••••GS••• 1
 Sierra Leone QF×ו×× 1
 South Africa 2ndGS2nd4thGS3rd2nd3rd2nd4th4th2nd 12
 Tanzania ••••GS•••• 1
 Tunisia GS•••• 1
 Uganda •GS•×ו 1
 Zambia ×QF••••GS•GS 3
 Zimbabwe ×4thGSGSו••GS• 4

FIFA U-20 World Cup
Main article: National team appearances in the FIFA U-20 World Cup
FIFA U-20 World Cup record
Team 1977

(16)		 1979

(16)		 1981

(16)		 1983

(16)		 1985

(16)		 1987

(16)		 1989

(16)		 1991

(16)		 1993

(16)		 1995

(16)		 1997

(24)		 1999

(24)		 2001

(24)		 2003

(24)		 2005

(24)		 2007

(24)		 2009

(24)		 2011

(24)		 2013

(24)		 2015

(24)		 2017

(24)		 2019

(24)		 2021

(24)		 Years
 Algeria ×QF•••×•×•••••••••••×•• 1
 Angola ××ו•×•×ו••R2••••••••• 1
 Benin ××××××ו×ו×××R1ו•••×• 1
 Burkina Faso ××××××××ו•×•R2•••••••• 1
 Burundi ×××××××××R1ווו••×••• 1
 Cameroon וR1•••••R1QF•R2••••R1R2•••• 6
 Congo ×××××××ו×ו×××R2•••••• 1
 Egypt ••QF••••R1••••3rdR2R1•R2R2R1••• 8
 Ethiopia ו•×••×•••••R1•×•××ו•• 1
 Gambia ××ו•×ו×××ווR2•••••• 1
 Ghana ×××ו•••2nd•4thQF2nd•••1st•3rdR2•• 7
 Guinea •R1••••••×•••×•••••••R1• 2
 Ivory Coast R1××R1•••R1וR1••R2•••••••• 5
 Mali ××××××R1••••3rd•R1•••R1R13rd•QF 7
 Morocco R1•••••••••R2•••4th••••••• 3
 Nigeria ו•R13rdR12nd••••QF••2ndQFR2QFR2R2•R2 12
 Senegal ××ו×ו••••••••••••4thR2QF 3
 South Africa ××××××××וR1•••••R2•••R1R1 4
 Togo ×ו•×R1×ו•×•×•×•×•×•×• 1
 Tunisia R1•••R1••••••••••••••••• 2
 Zambia ×××ו•×•×••R1•••R2••••QF• 3
Total (21 teams)32222222224544445444444 26

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
See also: FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup § Comprehensive team results in each World Cup
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup record
Team 2002

(12)		 2004

(12)		 2006

(16)		 2008

(16)		 2010

(16)		 2012

(16)		 2014

(16)		 2016

(16)		 2018

(16)		 2021


(16)		 Years
 DR Congo ••GSGS••••• 2
 Ghana ••••GSGSGSGSGS 5
 Nigeria GSQFQFQF2nd4th2ndGSQF 9
Total (3 teams)1122222222 18

FIFA U-17 World Cup
Main article: National team appearances in the FIFA U-17 World Cup
FIFA U-17 World Cup record
Team 1985

(16)		 1987

(16)		 1989

(16)		 1991

(16)		 1993

(16)		 1995

(16)		 1997

(16)		 1999

(16)		 2001

(16)		 2003

(16)		 2005

(16)		 2007

(24)		 2009

(24)		 2011

(24)		 2013

(24)		 2015

(24)		 2017

(24)		 2019

(24)		 2021

(24)		 Years
 Algeria ••••••••••••R1••••• 1
 Angola ××××ו•••••••••••R2 1
 Burkina Faso •••••••R13rd•••R2R1•••• 4
 Cameroon •••••••••R1•••••••R1 2
 Congo R1••R1•••••••••R2•••• 3
 Gambia ••••••••••R1•R1••••• 2
 Ghana ••R11st2nd1st2nd3rd••R14th••••QF• 9
 Guinea 4th•R1••R1•••••••••R1R1X 6
 Ivory Coast •3rd••••••••R1••R2QF••• 4
 Malawi ••••••••••••R1••••• 1
 Mali ••••••QFR1QF••••••2nd4th• 5
 Morocco ••••••••••••••R2••• 1
 Niger ••••••••••••••••R2• 1
 Nigeria 1st2ndQF•1stQF••2ndR1•1st2nd•1st1st•R2 12
 Rwanda •••••••••••••R1•••• 1
 Senegal •••••••••••••••••R2 1
 Sierra Leone •••••••••R1•••••••• 1
 South Africa •••••••••••••••R1•• 1
 Sudan •••R1•••••••••••••• 1
 Togo •••••••••••R1•••••• 1
 Tunisia ••••R1••••••R2••R2••• 3
Total (21 teams)3233332333345444444
    • Note 1: Original hosts Peru were stripped of the right to host the 2019 event in February 2019.[24]

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
See also: FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup § Comprehensive team results in each World Cup
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup record
Team 2008

(16)		 2010

(16)		 2012

(16)		 2014

(16)		 2016

(16)		 2018

(16)		 2021

(16)		 Years
 Cameroon •×•×GSGS 2
 Gambia ××R1×ו 1
 Ghana R1R13rdQFQFQF 6
 Nigeria R1QFQFQFGS• 5
 South Africa •R1•••GS 2
 Zambia •×•GSו 1
Total (6 teams)2333333 20

FIFA Futsal World Cup
Main article: National team appearances in the FIFA Futsal World Cup
FIFA Futsal World Cup record
Team 1989

(16)		1992

(16)		1996

(16)		2000

(16)		2004

(16)		2008

(20)		2012

(24)		2016

(24)		2021

(24)		Years
 AlgeriaR1 1
 Angolaq 1
 EgyptR1R2R1R1R2QFq 7
 LibyaR1R1 2
 MoroccoR1R1q 3
 MozambiqueR1 1
 NigeriaR1 1
 ZimbabweR1 1
Total (8 teams)211112333 17

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
Main article: National team appearances in the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup record
Team 1995

(8)		 1996

(8)		 1997

(8)		 1998

(10)		 1999

(12)		 2000

(12)		 2001

(12)		 2002

(8)		 2003

(8)		 2004

(12)		 2005

(12)		 2006

(12)		 2007

(16)		 2008

(16)		 2009

(16)		 2011

(16)		 2013

(16)		 2015

(16)		 2017

(16)		 2019

(16)		 2021

(16)		 Years
 Cameroon •••••••••••R1
14th		•R1
16th		•••••• 2/20
 Ivory Coast ••••••••••••••R1
11th 		•R1
16th 		••• 2/20
 Madagascar •••••••••••••••••R1
14th 		•• 1/20
 Nigeria •••••••••••R1
9th 		QF
6th 		•R1
12th 		QF
6th 		••R1
12th 		R1
16th 		6/20
 Senegal •••••••••••••QF
5th 		R1
9th 		QF
7th 		R1
13th 		R1
13th 		QF
6th 		QF
6th 		7/20
 South Africa ••••R1
12th 		•••••R1
12th 		••••••••• 2/20
Total (6 teams)001021110023333333322

FIFA Confederations Cup
Main article: FIFA Confederations Cup records and statistics
See also: National team appearances in the FIFA Confederations Cup
FIFA Confederations Cup record
Team 1992

(4)		 1995

(6)		 1997

(8)		 1999

(8)		 2001


(8)		 2003

(8)		 2005

(8)		 2009

(8)		 2013

(8)		 2017

(8)		 Years
 Cameroon ••••GS2nd•••GS 3
 Egypt •••GS•••GS•• 2
 Ivory Coast 4th••••••••• 1
 Nigeria •4th×ו•••GS• 2
 South Africa וGS••••4th•• 2
 Tunisia ••••••GS••• 1
Total (6 teams)1111111211 11

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".[25]

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.[26]

01. Roger Milla
02. Mahmoud El Khatib
03. Hossam Hassan
04. Samuel Eto'o
05. Abedi Pele
06. George Weah
07. Didier Drogba
08. Nwankwo Kanu
09. Rabah Madjer
10. Kalusha Bwalya
11. Michael Essien
12. Augustine Okocha
13. Saleh Selim
14. Hacène Lalmas
15. Benni McCarthy
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. Salif Keita
26. Karim Abdul Razak
27. Samuel Kuffour
28. Lakhdar Belloumi
29. Rigobert Song
30. Nasr Eddin "Jaksa" Abbas

CAF resolutions

International Top Goal Scorers
As of 21 November 2019

This table is for players with more than 30 goals. Players in bold are still active at international level

Indicates the CAF top scorer.
Indicates the top scorer of the respective nation.
Rank Player Nation Goals Matches Ratios Span
1 Godfrey Chitalu  Zambia 79 111 0.71 1968–1980
2 Kinnah Phiri  Malawi 71 115 0.62 1973–1981
3 Hossam Hassan  Egypt 70 169 0.41 1985–2006
4 Didier Drogba  Ivory Coast 65 105 0.62 2002–2014
5 Samuel Eto'o  Cameroon 56 118 0.47 1997–2014
6 Asamoah Gyan  Ghana 51 109 0.47 2003–present
7 Abdoulaye Traore  Ivory Coast 49 88 0.57 1984–1996
8 Roger Milla  Cameroon 43 77 0.56 1973–1994
9 Alex Chola  Zambia 43 102 0.42 1975–1985
10 Hassan El-Shazly  Egypt 42 62 0.68 1961–1975
11 Mohamed Salah  Egypt 41 67 0.61 2011–present
12 Fawzi Al-Issawi  Libya 40 90 0.44 1977–1985
13 Akwa  Angola 39 78 0.5 1995–2006
14 Kalusha Bwalya  Zambia 39 87 0.45 1983–2006
15 Peter Ndlovu  Zimbabwe 38 74 0.51 1991–2007
16 Mohamed Aboutrika  Egypt 38 100 0.38 2001–2013
17 Rashidi Yekini  Nigeria 37 58 0.64 1984–1998
18 Abdelhafid Tasfaout  Algeria 36 79 0.46 1990–2002
19 Issam Jemâa  Tunisia 36 84 0.43 2005–2014
20 Moumouni Dagano  Burkina Faso 34 83 0.41 1998–2014
21 Dennis Oliech  Kenya 34 72 0.47 2002–2016
22 Patrick M'Boma  Cameroon 33 55 0.6 1995–2004
23 Abedi Pele  Ghana 33 67 0.49 1982–98
24 Ahmed Hassan  Egypt 33 184 0.18 1995–2004
25 Benni McCarthy  South Africa 32 80 0.4 1997–2011
26 Emmanuel Adebayor  Togo 32 87 0.37 2000–present
27 Amr Zaki  Egypt 30 63 0.48 2004–2013
28 Tico-Tico  Mozambique30940.321995–2010

See also

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