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Confederation of African Football

International governing body of association football in Africa

Confederation of African Football

International governing body of association football in Africa

FieldValue
nameConfederation of African Football
logoConfederation of African Football logo.svg
logo_size210px
abbreviationCAF
founded
founding_locationKhartoum, Sudan
mapCAF.svg
headquarters6th of October City, Giza, Egypt
region_servedAfrica
membership54 member associations
language{{plainlist
leader_titlePresident
leader_namePatrice Motsepe
leader_title2Vice Presidents
leader_name2
leader_title3General Secretary
leader_name3Véron Mosengo-Omba
parent_organisationFIFA
subsidiaries
website
  • Arabic
  • English
  • French
  • Spanish
  • UNAF (North Africa)
  • WAFU (West Africa)
  • UNIFFAC (Central Africa)
  • CECAFA (East Africa)
  • COSAFA (Southern Africa)

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) is the administrative and controlling body for association football, beach soccer, and futsal in Africa. It was officially established on 8 February 1957 at the Grand Hotel in Khartoum, Sudan. The foundation followed a decision made at the 1954 FIFA Congress in Bern, Switzerland, where Africa was formally recognised as a football confederation.

Representing the African confederation of FIFA, CAF organises runs and regulates national team and club continental competitions annually or biennially such as the Africa Cup of Nations and Women's Africa Cup of Nations, which they control the prize money and broadcast rights to. CAF will be allocated 9 spots at the FIFA World Cup starting from 2026 and could have an opportunity of 10 spots with the addition of an intercontinental play-off tournament involving 6 teams to decide the last 2 FIFA World Cup places (46+2).

The headquarters of CAF were originally located within the offices of the Sudanese Football Association in Khartoum, before being relocated to a site near Cairo, Egypt, following a fire. Youssef Mohamad served as the organisation’s first general secretary, and Abdel Aziz Abdallah Salem was its first president. The current president, Patrice Motsepe of South Africa, was first elected unopposed on 12 March 2021 in elections held in Rabat, Morocco.

History

Main article: History of CAF

Anthem

CAF launched a competition for all African composers to create its anthem without lyrics to reflect the cultural patrimony and the music of Africa on 18 September 2007.

Leadership

NamePosition
South Africa Patrice MotsepePresident
Morocco Fouzi Lekjaa1st Vice President
Ghana Kurt Okraku2nd Vice President
Gabon Pierre-Alain Mounguengui3rd Vice President
DRC Bestine Ditabala4th Vice President
Mozambique Feizal Sidat5th Vice President
DR Congo Véron Mosengo-OmbaGeneral Secretary
Ghana Frederick AcheampongGeneral Coordinator

Sources:

Members and zones

A total of 54 member associations are part of the Confederation of African Football.

African regional federations

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Members

CodeAssociationNational teamsFoundedFIFA affiliationCAF affiliationRegional affiliationIOC memberUnion of North African Football (UNAF) (6)West African Football Union (WAFU) (15)Central African Football Federations' Union (UNIFFAC) (8)Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA) (11)Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA) (14)Non-regional members (2)
ALG1962196319642005
EGY1921192319572005
LBY1962196419652005
MTN1961197019682025
MAR1955196019592005
TUN1957196019602005
BEN1962196219621975
BFA1960196419641975
CPV1982198620001975
GAM1952196819661975
GHA1957195819581975
GUI1960196219631975
GNB1974198619861975
CIV1960196419601975
LBR1936196419621975
MLI1960196319631975
NIG1962196719671975
NGA1945196019601975
SEN1960196419641975
SLE1960196019601975
TOG1960196219641975
CMR1959196219631978
CTA1961196419651978
CHA1962196419641978
CGO1962196419661978
COD1919196419641978
EQG1957198619861978
GAB1962196619671978
STP1975198619861978
BDI1948197219721994
DJI1979199419941995
ERI1996199819981973
ETH1943195219571994
KEN1960196019681973
RWA1972197819781994
SOM1951196219681973
SSD2011201220122012
SDN1936194819571975
TAN1930196419641973
UGA1924196019601973
ANG1979198019801997
BOT1970197819761997
COM1979200520052007
SWZ1968197819781997
LES1932196419641997
MAD1961196419632000
MWI1966196819681997
MRI1952196419632000
MOZ1976198019801997
NAM1990199219921997
SEY1979198619862000
RSA1991199219921997
ZAM1929196419641997
ZIM1965196519801997
REU19561992
ZAN196519801973 & 2003

Additionally, there are territories located in Africa which are not affiliated with CAF or any other confederation to any extent.

  • (British Indian Ocean Territory)

Some African states with limited or no international recognition have official national teams, but none have been considered for CAF membership. Instead, they are affiliated with organisations such as CONIFA. Somaliland is not a member of CONIFA after leaving in 2010s and is a candidate to join FIFA after its recognition in the coming years.

  • FIFA code: SMD

Competitions

CAF competitions

National teams: ;Men

  • Africa Cup of Nations
  • African Nations League
  • U-23 Africa Cup of Nations
  • U-20 Africa Cup of Nations
  • U-17 Africa Cup of Nations
  • CAF African Schools U15 Boy's
  • Futsal Africa Cup of Nations
  • African Youth Olympic Futsal Qualifying Tournament
  • Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations ;Women
  • Women's Africa Cup of Nations
  • African U-20 Women's World Cup qualification
  • African U-17 Women's World Cup qualification
  • CAF African Schools U15 Girl's
  • Women's Futsal Africa Cup of Nations ;Defunct
  • African Nations Championship

Clubs:

  • CAF Super Cup
  • CAF Champions League
  • CAF Confederation Cup
  • CAF Women's Champions League
  • CAF U-20 Women's Champions League ;Defunct
  • African Cup Winners' Cup
  • CAF Cup
  • African Football League

Regional:

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

Inter Continental: ;Defunct

  • Afro-Asian Cup of Nations
  • Afro-Asian Club Championship
  • UEFA–CAF Meridian Cup

International

Shortly after formation, CAF organised the Africa Cup of Nations (abbreviated AFCON) in 1957 and it has since become its flagship competition. Faced with undisclosed decline in popularity of local competitions and the mass exodus of homegrown footballers to Europe, Asia and the Americas in the 1990s and early 2000s, CAF launched the African Nations Championship (alternatively, though not widely used, the Championship of African Nations (CHAN)) on 11 September 2007 and began organisation two years later, to address this issue. CAF also organises qualification tournaments/competitions for the FIFA U-20 World Cup and the FIFA U-17 World Cup for its member associations; both of which initially began on a home-and-away two-legged basis but has since 1995 been organised in appointed host countries as respectively the Under-20 and U-17 Africa Cup of Nations.

For women's football operates competitions which currently serve as qualification tournaments for the related FIFA-organised tournaments which launched at the exact same year they began formation. The flagship African women's football competition/tournament is the Women's Africa Cup of Nations, which launched in 1991 as the African Women's Championship and was known in the mass media between 2015 and 2021 as the Africa/African Women/Women's Cup of Nations, which currently qualifies 4 teams to the FIFA Women's World Cup. CAF also organises qualification matches for "promising future female footballers" at both the Under-20 and Under-17 levels, launched in 2002 and 2008 respectively, both of which crowns no champions but instead qualifies 2 teams to compete at the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup and the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup respectively.

Club

For African clubs, CAF runs the CAF Men's and Women's Champions League, the CAF Confederation Cup, the CAF Super Cup and the African Schools Football Championship for both males and females. First held in 1964 as the African Cup of Champions Clubs (simply known sometimes as the African Cup) and rebranded in 1997 as the CAF Champions League, this football club competition currently features the champions of top-division leagues of CAF member associations and the runners-up teams of the league classifications of member associations the top 12 ranked national associations as documented by the CAF 5-year ranking system.

A currently-former competition, the African Cup Winners' Cup, commenced in 1975 for national cup winners of member associations and a third currently-former competition, the CAF Cup, launched in 1992 for African teams who finished below the top 2 positions of the league classifications of member associations and haven't met any criteria for qualification to any CAF competition. CAF decided to merge these two competitions together to form the current second-tier CAF Confederation Cup in 2004, and it currently incorporates the participation of national cup winners from the Cup Winners' Cup, whiles maintaining the format of the participation of teams who finished 3rd in the top-division league classifications of the 12 highest-ranked member associations as documented by the CAF 5-Year Ranking system from the CAF Cup. It is also ranked below the CAF Champions League.

The winners of the CAF Champions League play the winners of the African Cup Winners' Cup until 2004 and the CAF Confederation Cup thereafter in the CAF Super Cup which was launched in 1993.

The Afro-Asian Club Championship was an annual football match jointly organised between CAF and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) between the winners of the CAF Champions League and the winners of the AFC Champions League between 1987 and 1999.

The CAF Women's Champions League was announced and approved on 30 June 2020, launched on 12 September that year and began contesting the following year, i.e. 2021. It features women's national league and cup winners nvolving the champions of CAF's sub-confederation qualification tournaments for women's club teams.

Current title holders

CompetitionYearChampionsTitleRunners-upNext editionMen's national teamsWomen's national teamsMen's club teamsWomen's club teams
Africa Cup of Nations2025 (final)2nd2027 (final)
U-23 Cup of Nations20231st2027
Men's African Games Tournament20231st2027
U-20 Cup of Nations20251st2027
U-17 Cup of Nations20251st2026
CAF African Schools U15 Boy's20252nd2026
Futsal Cup of Nations20243rd2026
Youth Olympic Futsal Qualifying Tournament20181st2026
Beach Soccer Cup of Nations20248th2026
Women's Africa Cup of Nations2024 (final)10th2026 (final)
Women's African Games Tournament20232nd2027
African U-20 Women's World Cup qualification2024
1st
7th
1st
10th
2026
African U-17 Women's World Cup qualification2025
1st
3rd
8th
3rd
2026
Women's Futsal Africa Cup of Nations20251st2029
CAF African Schools U15 Girl's20252026
Super Cup2025Pyramids FC1stRS Berkane2026
Champions League2024–25 (final)Pyramids1stMamelodi Sundowns2025–26 (final)
Confederation Cup2024–25 (final)RS Berkane3rdSimba2025–26 (final)
African Football League2023 (final)Mamelodi Sundowns1stWydad AC2024–25 (final)
Women's Champions League2025 (final)AS FAR2ndASEC Mimosas2025 (final)

Competition winners

NationMenWomenTotalAfrica Cup of NationsCHANU-23'sU-20'sU-17'sFutsalBeach SoccerAfrican GamesWomen's Africa Cup of NationsAfrican GamesWomen's Futsal
NGR Nigeria3-172–21103-29
EGY Egypt7–1413-2---18
CMR Cameroon5--12-14-1-14
GHA Ghana4--42--2-2-14
SEN Senegal21-11-81---14
MAR Morocco131113-----111
CIV Ivory Coast3---1------4
ALG Algeria2--1---1---4
DRC DR Congo22---------4

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 on 28 May 2021.

The current main CAF sponsors are:

  • 1xBet
  • TikTok
  • TotalEnergies
  • Orange

FIFA World Rankings

Overview

Historical leaders

Men

YearFirstSecondThirdFourth
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
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2001
2002
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2006
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2025

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  1. Colors for teams (typically derived from jersey's first colors) Colors = id:Algeria value:rgb(0.32, 0.66, 0.22) id:Cameroon value:rgb(0, 0.39, 0.20) id:CapeVerde value:rgb(0, 0.22, 0.58) id:Egypt value:rgb(0.87, 0, 0) id:IvoryCoast value:rgb(0.97, 0.47, 0) id:Ghana value:rgb(0, 0, 0) id:Morocco value:rgb(0.73, 0.07, 0.10) id:Nigeria value:rgb(0, 0.53, 0.32) id:Senegal value:rgb(0, 0.52, 0.22) id:SouthAfrica value:rgb(0.99, 0.71, 0.08) id:Tunisia value:rgb(1, 1, 1) id:Zambia value:rgb(0, 0.5, 0)

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from:08/08/1993 till:25/07/1995 shift:(20,-5) $labelNigeria from:25/07/1995 till:22/08/1995 shift:(20,-10) $labelTunisia from:22/08/1995 till:19/09/1995 shift:(20,-5) $labelEgypt from:19/09/1995 till:17/10/1995 shift:(20,-5) $labelNigeria from:17/10/1995 till:21/11/1995 shift:(20,-5) $labelEgypt from:21/11/1995 till:19/12/1995 shift:(20,-5) $labelTunisia from:19/12/1995 till:24/01/1996 shift:(20,-5) $labelIvoryCoast from:24/01/1996 till:21/02/1996 shift:(20,-5) $labelGhana from:21/02/1996 till:22/05/1996 shift:(20,-5) $labelZambia from:24/04/1996 till:22/05/1996 shift:(20,-5) color:Ghana width:11 text:"Ghana / Zambia" from:22/05/1996 till:18/12/1996 shift:(20,-5) $labelZambia from:18/12/1996 till:27/02/1997 shift:(20,-5) $labelSouthAfrica from:27/02/1997 till:14/05/1997 shift:(20,-5) $labelZambia from:14/05/1997 till:16/02/2000 shift:(20,-5) $labelMorocco from:16/02/2000 till:18/07/2001 shift:(20,-5) $labelSouthAfrica from:18/07/2001 till:13/02/2002 shift:(20,-5) $labelTunisia from:13/02/2002 till:06/10/2004 shift:(20,-5) $labelCameroon from:06/10/2004 till:15/06/2005 shift:(20,-5) $labelNigeria from:15/06/2005 till:20/07/2005 shift:(20,-5) $labelCameroon from:20/07/2005 till:12/09/2005 shift:(20,-5) $labelEgypt from:12/09/2005 till:21/11/2005 shift:(20,-5) $labelCameroon from:17/10/2005 till:21/11/2005 shift:(20,-5) color:Nigeria width:11 text:"Cameroon / Nigeria" from:21/11/2005 till:15/02/2006 shift:(20,-5) $labelCameroon from:15/02/2006 till:14/02/2007 shift:(20,-5) $labelNigeria from:14/02/2007 till:19/09/2007 shift:(20,-5) $labelCameroon from:19/09/2007 till:13/02/2008 shift:(20,-5) $labelNigeria from:13/02/2008 till:04/06/2008 shift:(20,-5) $labelGhana from:04/06/2008 till:01/07/2009 shift:(20,-5) $labelCameroon from:01/07/2009 till:16/10/2009 shift:(20,-5) $labelIvoryCoast from:16/10/2009 till:03/02/2010 shift:(20,-5) $labelCameroon from:03/02/2010 till:02/02/2011 shift:(20,-5) $labelEgypt from:02/02/2011 till:29/06/2011 shift:(20,-5) $labelGhana from:29/06/2011 till:05/06/2014 shift:(20,-5) $labelIvoryCoast from:05/06/2014 till:05/11/2015 shift:(20,-5) $labelAlgeria from:05/11/2015 till:03/03/2016 shift:(20,-5) $labelIvoryCoast from:03/03/2016 till:07/04/2016 shift:(20,-5) $labelCapeVerde from:07/04/2016 till:15/09/2016 shift:(20,-5) $labelAlgeria from:15/09/2016 till:24/11/2016 shift:(20,-5) $labelIvoryCoast from:24/11/2016 till:09/02/2017 shift:(20,-5) $labelSenegal from:09/02/2017 till:16/10/2017 shift:(20,-5) $labelEgypt from:16/10/2017 till:23/11/2017 shift:(20,-5) $labelTunisia from:23/11/2017 till:18/01/2018 shift:(20,-5) $labelSenegal from:18/01/2018 till:20/09/2018 shift:(20,-5) $labelTunisia from:16/08/2018 till:20/09/2018 shift:(20,-5) color:Senegal width:11 text:"Senegal / Tunisia" from:20/09/2018 till:29/11/2018 shift:(20,-5) $labelTunisia from:29/11/2018 till:22/12/2022 shift:(20,-5) $labelSenegal from:22/12/2022 till:end shift:(20,-5) $labelMorocco

Women

YearFirstSecondThirdFourth
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
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2018
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Colors = id:NGA value:green

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from:01/01/2003 till:27/09/2024 shift:(20,-3) text:"Nigeria" color:NGA

Other rankings

CAF overall ranking of African clubs by titles

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

PosClubTitlesTrophies won
1Egypt Al Ahly SC2612 African Cup of Champions Clubs/CAF Champions League, 1 CAF Confederation Cup, 4 African Cup Winners' Cup, 8 CAF Super Cup, 1 Afro-Asian Club Championship
2Egypt Zamalek SC155 African Cup of Champions Clubs/CAF Champions League, 2 CAF Confederation Cup, 1 African Cup Winners' Cup, 5 CAF Super Cup, 2 Afro-Asian Club Championship
3Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe115 African Cup of Champions Clubs/CAF Champions League, 2 CAF Confederation Cup, 1 African Cup Winners' Cup, 3 CAF Super Cup
4Morocco Raja CA93 African Cup of Champions Clubs/CAF Champions League, 2 CAF Confederation Cup, 1 CAF Cup, 2 CAF Super Cup, 1 Afro-Asian Club Championship
Tunisia Étoile Sportive 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
6Tunisia 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
7Morocco Wydad AC63 African Cup of Champions Clubs/CAF Champions League, 1 CAF Cup Winners' Cup, 1 CAF Super Cup, 1 Afro-Asian Club Championship
Algeria JS Kabylie62 African Cup of Champions Clubs/CAF Champions League, 1 African Cup Winners' Cup, 3 CAF Cup
9Cameroon Canon Yaoundé43 African Cup of Champions Clubs/CAF Champions League, 1 African Cup Winners' Cup
Nigeria Enyimba F.C.42 African Cup of Champions Clubs/CAF Champions League, 2 CAF Super Cup
Algeria ES Sétif42 African Cup of Champions Clubs/CAF Champions League, 1 CAF Super Cup, 1 Afro-Asian Club Championship
Tunisia CS Sfaxien43 CAF Confederation Cup, 1 CAF Cup
Morocco RS Berkane43 CAF Confederation Cup, 1 CAF Super Cup

Non-CAF competition

The 1982 African Super Cup is a match which took place on 25 January 1982 during the Tournament of Fraternity in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. The Kabyles of JS Kabylie won this trophy against the Cameroonians of Union Douala.

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 44 titles. Egyptian clubs hold a record number of wins in the African Cup of Champions Clubs/CAF Champions League (19), the now-defunct African Cup Winners' Cup (8), the CAF Super Cup (12) and the now-defunct Afro-Asian Club Championship (3), followed by Tunisian clubs with 24 titles and they have the most victories in the now-defunct CAF Cup (4) and Moroccan clubs have secured also 24 titles with the most victories in the CAF Confederation Cup (7).

;Key:

AACAfro-Asian Club Championship
NationalityCLCWCCCCSCAACTotal
1980314347
71285225
64453224
51312113
62023013
2320209
5300008
2210207
3001105
2100205
3100004
1001002
0100001
0100001
0100001
0001001

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 organised by either CAF themselves or FIFA since the establishment of the first African Cup of Champions Clubs in 1964.

RankClubPoints
1EGY Al Ahly SC90
2TUN Étoile du Sahel60
3TUN Espérance Tunis59
4EGY Zamalek56
5COD TP Mazembe49
6COD A.S. Vita Club44
7CIV ASEC Mimosas43
8ALG JS Kabylie39
9CMR Canon Yaoundé36
10GHA Hearts of Oak31
RankClubPoints
1EGY Al-Ahly40
2EGY Zamalek37
3GHA Asante Kotoko34
4CMR Canon Yaoundé34
5TUN Espérance Tunis27
6CIV ASEC Mimosas27
7GHA Hearts of Oak26
8CIV Africa Sports25
9ALG JS Kabylie22
10COD TP Mazembe20

Men's Futsal

Per 12 December 2025:

CAFFIFACountryPoints
161481
2391098
3501053
4581022
5591021
666999
798939
8100916
9105729
10114661
11126547
12127544

(*)= Provisional ranking (played at least 10 matches) (**)= Inactive for more than 24 months

Women's Futsal

CAFFIFACountryPoints+/-

Beach soccer national teams

Rankings are calculated by Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW). Top ten, last updated 1 October 2025

CAFBSWWCountryPoints
171951
218903
323690
424661
536364
646268
748253
854212
959191
107198

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)
  • R3 — Round 3 (2026–present: knockout round of 16)
  • R2 — Round 2 (1974–1978: second group stage, top 8; 1982: second group stage, top 12; 1986–2022: knockout round of 16; 2026–present: knockout round of 32)
  • 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

Main article: National team appearances in the FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup recordTeam1930
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
Japan
South Korea
(32)2006
Germany
(32)2010
South Africa
(32)2014
Brazil
(32)2018
Russia
(32)2022
Qatar
(32)2026
Canada
Mexico
United States
(48)2030
Morocco
Portugal
Spain
(48)2034
Saudi Arabia
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;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 16) in two consecutive World Cups
  • 2002: first African team to reach the knockout stage (quarter-finals) on their 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 fourth place

FIFA Women's World Cup

Main article: FIFA Women's World Cup records and statistics

Teams are sorted by number of appearances.

FIFA Women's World Cup recordTeam1991
CHN
(12)1995
SWE
(12)1999
USA
(16)2003
USA
(16)2007
CHN
(16)2011
GER
(16)2015
CAN
(24)2019
FRA
(24)2023
AUS
NZL
(32)2027
BRA
(32)Apps.2/81/53/91/61/99/92/81/9Total (8 teams)11222233416
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16thR2
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Olympic Games

Men's tournament

Olympic Games (Men's tournament) recordTeam1900
France
(3)colspan="2"1904
United States
(3)1908
Great Britain
(6)1912
Sweden
(11)1920
Belgium
(14)1924
France
(22)1928
Netherlands
(17)1936
Germany
(16)1948
United Kingdom
(18)1952
Finland
(25)1956
Australia
(11)1960
Italy
(16)1964
Japan
(14)1968
Mexico
(16)1972
FRG
(16)1976
Canada
(13)1980
Soviet Union
(16)1984
United States
(16)1988
South Korea
(16)1992
Spain
(16)1996
United States
(16)2000
Australia
(16)2004
Greece
(16)2008
China
(16)2012
GBR
(16)2016
Brazil
(16)2020
Japan
(16)2024
France
(16)2028
United States
(12)Apps.2313216228713142Total (15 teams)colspan=2000111111033333333334434334
ALGPart of France–––8––––––––14––
CMRPart of France–––––11–––1–8–––
EGY–8849119–124–––8–
CIVPart of France––––––––––6–7–
GABPart of France––––––––12–––
GHAPart of the United Kingdom––71216––38–9–––
GUIPart of France11–––––––––––16
MLIPart of France–––––––––5––––14
MARProtectorate of France/Spain–13–8–12–15–16=10–11
NGRPart of the United Kingdom––––14–13–15–18–2
SENPart of France––––––––––––6–––
RSA––––––––––––Banned because of apartheid––––11–
SUDPart of the United Kingdom––15–––––––––––
TUNPart of France15–––––13–14–12–––
ZAMPart of the United KingdomRHO–––15–5––––––

Women's tournament

Olympic Games (Women's tournament) recordTeam1996
United States
(8)2000
Australia
(8)2004
Greece
(10)2008
China
(12)2012
GBR
(12)2016
Brazil
(12)2020
Japan
(12)2024
France
(12)2028
United States
(16)Apps.14221Total (5 teams)0111221210
CMR––––12––
NGR–8611–––
RSA––––1010–
ZAM––––––9
ZIM–––––12–

Africa Cup of Nations

Main article: Africa Cup of Nations records and statistics

TeamSDN
1957
(3)UAR
1959
(3)ETH
1962
(4)GHA
1963
(6)TUN
1965
(6)ETH
1968
(8)SDN
1970
(8)CMR
1972
(8)EGY
1974
(8)ETH
1976
(8)GHA
1978
(8)NGA
1980
(8)LBY
1982
(8)CIV
1984
(8)EGY
1986
(8)MAR
1988
(8)ALG
1990
(8)SEN
1992
(12)TUN
1994
(12)RSA
1996
(15)BFA
1998
(16)GHA
NGA
2000
(16)MLI
2002
(16)TUN
2004
(16)EGY
2006
(16)GHA
2008
(16)ANG
2010
(15)EQGGAB
2012
(16)RSA
2013
(16)GNQ
2015
(16)GAB
2017
(16)EGY
2019
(24)CMR
2021
(24)CIV
2023
(24)MAR
2025
(24)KENTANUGA
2027
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1957
(3)UAR
1959
(3)ETH
1962
(4)GHA
1963
(6)TUN
1965
(6)ETH
1968
(8)SDN
1970
(8)CMR
1972
(8)EGY
1974
(8)ETH
1976
(8)GHA
1978
(8)NGA
1980
(8)LBY
1982
(8)CIV
1984
(8)EGY
1986
(8)MAR
1988
(8)ALG
1990
(8)SEN
1992
(12)TUN
1994
(12)RSA
1996
(15)BFA
1998
(16)GHA
NGA
2000
(16)MLI
2002
(16)TUN
2004
(16)EGY
2006
(16)GHA
2008
(16)ANG
2010
(15)EQGGAB
2012
(16)RSA
2013
(16)GNQ
2015
(16)GAB
2017
(16)EGY
2019
(24)CMR
2021
(24)CIV
2023
(24)MAR
2025
(24)KENTANUGA
2027
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Women's Africa Cup of Nations

Women's Africa Cup of Nations recordTeam
(Total 31 teams)1991
(4)1995
(6)1998
NGR
(7)2000
RSA
(8)2002
NGR
(8)2004
RSA
(8)2006
NGR
(8)2008
EQG
(8)2010
RSA
(8)2012
EQG
(8)2014
NAM
(8)2016
CMR
(8)2018
GHA
(8)2022
MAR
(12)2024
MAR
(12)2026
MAR
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FIFA U-20 World Cup

Main article: FIFA U-20 World Cup records and statistics

FIFA U-20 World Cup recordTeam1977
Tunisia
(16)1979
Japan
(16)1981
Australia
(16)1983
Mexico
(16)1985
USSR
(16)1987
Chile
(16)1989
Saudi Arabia
(16)1991
Portugal
(16)1993
Australia
(16)1995
Qatar
(16)1997
Malaysia
(24)1999
Nigeria
(24)2001
Argentina
(24)2003
United Arab Emirates
(24)2005
Netherlands
(24)2007
Canada
(24)2009
Egypt
(24)2011
Colombia
(24)2013
Turkey
(24)2015
New Zealand
(24)2017
South Korea
(24)2019
Poland
(24)2023
Argentina
(24)2025
Chile
(24)2027
Azerbaijan
Uzbekistan
(24)Apps.1111161912725741445133Total (21 teams)322222222245444454444444426
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FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup recordTeam2002
CAN
(12)2004
THA
(12)2006
RUS
(16)2008
CHI
(16)2010
GER
(16)2012
JPN
(16)2014
CAN
(16)2016
PNG
(16)2018
FRA
(16)2022
CRC
(16)2024
COL
(24)2026
POL
(24)Apps.127111Total (5 teams)11222222224426
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FIFA U-17 World Cup

Main article: FIFA U-17 World Cup records and statistics

FIFA U-17 World Cup recordTeam1985
China
(16)1987
Canada
(16)1989
Scotland
(16)1991
Italy
(16)1993
Japan
(16)1995
Ecuador
(16)1997
Egypt
(16)1999
New Zealand
(16)2001
Trinidad and Tobago
(16)2003
Finland
(16)2005
Peru
(16)2007
South Korea
(24)2009
Nigeria
(24)2011
Mexico
(24)2013
United Arab Emirates
(24)2015
Chile
(24)2017
India
(24)2019
Brazil
(24)2023
Indonesia
(24)2025
QAT
(48)Apps.1162332965173112131211411Total (24 teams)323333233334544444410
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FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup recordTeam2008
NZL
(16)2010
TRI
(16)2012
AZE
(16)2014
CRC
(16)2016
JOR
(16)2018
URU
(16)2022
IND
(16)2024
DOM
(16)2025
MAR
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FIFA Futsal World Cup

Main article: FIFA Futsal World Cup#Comprehensive team results by tournament

FIFA Futsal World Cup recordTeam1989
Netherlands
(16)1992
Hong Kong
(16)1996
Spain
(16)2000
Guatemala
(16)2004
Taiwan
(16)2008
Brazil
(20)2012
Thailand
(24)2016
Colombia
(24)2021
Lithuania
(24)2024
Uzbekistan
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FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

Main article: FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup records and statistics

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup recordTeam1995
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
UAE
(16)2011
ITA
(16)2013
TAH
(16)2015
POR
(16)2017
BAH
(16)2019
PAR
(16)2021
RUS
(16)2024
UAE
(16)2025
SEY
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Former tournaments

FIFA Confederations Cup

Main article: FIFA Confederations Cup records and statistics

FIFA Confederations Cup recordTeam1992
Saudi Arabia
(4)1995
Saudi Arabia
(6)1997
Saudi Arabia
(8)1999
Mexico
(8)2001
South Korea
Japan
(8)2003
France
(8)2005
Germany
(8)2009
South Africa
(8)2013
Brazil
(8)2017
Russia
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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 honoured during the "World Football Gala 1999".

CAF Best Player of the Century

PlayerPoints
Liberia George Weah95
Cameroon Roger Milla77
Ghana Abédi Pelé72
Algeria Lakhdar Belloumi56
Algeria Rabah Madjer51
Cameroon Théophile Abega39
CIV Laurent Pokou38
Zambia Kalusha Bwalya37
Morocco Ahmed Faras35
Nigeria Finidi George32

CAF Best Goalkeeper of the Century

PlayerPoints
Cameroon Joseph-Antoine Bell39
Cameroon Thomas N'Kono30
Tunisia Sadok Sassi "Attouga"26
Morocco Badou Zaki24
Congo DR Kazadi Mwamba19
Cameroon Jacques Songo'o13
Zimbabwe Bruce Grobbelaar11
Egypt Ahmed Shobair10
CIV Alain Gouaméné9
Nigeria Peter Rufai6

CAF Best Women's Footballer of the Century

PlayerPoints
Nigeria Uche Eucharia Ngozi21
Ghana Nana Ama Gyamfuah18
Nigeria Doris Nkiru Okosieme17
Nigeria Florence Omagbemi15
Nigeria Ann Chiejine14
Nigeria Rita Nwadike13
South Africa Fikile Sithole9
Ghana Vivian Mensah8
Nigeria Mercy Akide7
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 the golden jubilee or 50th anniversary of the foundation of CAF, ordered according to an online poll. :1. Cameroon Roger Milla :2. Egypt Mahmoud El Khatib :3. Egypt Hossam Hassan :4. Cameroon Samuel Eto'o :5. Ghana Abedi Pele :6. Liberia George Weah :7. Ivory Coast Didier Drogba :8. Nigeria Nwankwo Kanu :9. 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 Tony 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 Eddin "Jaksa" Abbas

CAF resolutions

Awards:

  • CAF Awards
  • African Footballer of the Year
  • African Women's Footballer of the Year
  • 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.

Indicates the top scorer of the respective nation.
RankPlayerNationGoalsMatchesGoals per matchCareer span
1Godfrey Chitalu791111968–1980
2Kinnah Phiri711171973–1981
3Hossam Hassan691771985–2006
4Mohamed Salah671152011–present
5Didier Drogba651052002–2014
6Samuel Eto'o561181997–2014
7Sadio Mané531262012–present
8Asamoah Gyan511092003–2021
9Hassan El-Shazly49641961–1975
10Abdoulaye Traoré49901984–1996
11Islam Slimani451042012–present
12Vincent Aboubakar451172010–present
13Ali Al-Biski44351961–1970
14Roger Milla43771973–1994
15Alex Chola431021975–1985
16El-Sayed El-Dhizui41501948–1960
17Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang40862009–present
18Fawzi Al-Issawi40901977–1985
19Akwá39781995–2006
20Kalusha Bwalya39871983–2006
21Mohamed Aboutrika381002001–2013
22Rashidi Yekini37621984–1998
23Peter Ndlovu37811991–2007
24Riyad Mahrez371112014–present
25Abdelhafid Tasfaout36801990–2002
26Issam Jemâa36842005–2014
27Ahmed Faras36941966–1979
28Victor Osimhen35512017–present
29William Ouma35661965–1977
30Baghdad Bounedjah35862013–present
31Michael Olunga34692012–present
32Dennis Oliech34762002–2016
33Moumouni Dagano34831998–2014
34Flávio34912000–2012
34Patrick M'Boma33551995–2004
35Ibrahima Kandia Diallo33561960–1973
36Getaneh Kebede33662010–2022
37Abedi Pele33671982–1998
38Ahmed Hassan331841995–2004
40Emmanuel Adebayor32872000–2019
41Benni McCarthy31791997–2011
42Amr Zaki30632004–2013
43Tico-Tico30941995–2010

Notes

References

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