The Confederation of African Football (CAF) (French: Confédération Africaine de Football, Arabic: الاتحاد الأفريقي لكرة القدم, romanized: al-Ittiḥād al-Afrīqī li-Kurat al-Qadam) is the administrative and controlling body for association football, futsal and beach soccer in Africa. It was established on 8 February 1957 at the Grand Hotel[1] in Khartoum, Sudan[2] by the national football associations of Egypt, Ethiopia, South Africa and Sudan,[3] following formal discussions between the aforementioned associations at the FIFA Congress held on 7 June 1956 at Avenida Hotel in Lisbon, Portugal.[4]
One of the six continental confederations of world football governing body, FIFA, CAF represents the national football associations of Africa, 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 FIFA World Cup starting from 2026 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 Cairo, Egypt. Youssef Mohamad was the first general secretary and Abdel Aziz Abdallah Salem, the first president. Since 2002, the administrative center is situated in 6th of October City in Cairo, Egypt. CAF currently has 54 member associations which are full members, while Zanzibar and Réunion 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 Rabat, Morocco.[5]
On 18 September 2017, CAF launched a competition for all African composers to create its anthem without lyrics to reflect the cultural patrimony and the music of Africa.[6] 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.
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 organizations such as CONIFA.
For men's national teams, the main competition is the Africa Cup of Nations, 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.
CAF also runs the two main club competitions in Africa: the CAF Champions League, 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, launched in 2004 as a merger of the African Cup Winners' Cup, which begun in 1975, and a third competition, the CAF Cup, which started in 1992, for national cup winners and the 3rd-placed league-finished teams of the top 12 ranked national associations.[10]
The CAF Super Cup, 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 CAF Women's Champions League was founded on 12 September 2020,[11][12] involving the champions of CAF's sub-confederation qualification tournaments for women's club teams.
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.[13]
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.[14]
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[15] to support its competitions.[16] Total rebranded as TotalEnergies in 2021, although its sponsorship with CAF continued under the new name.[17]
Update as of 3 August 2022 in chronological order.
By countryEdit
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 (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). In third place overall, Moroccan clubs have secured 23 titles and they have the most victories in the CAF Confederation Cup (7).
Rankings are calculated by the CAF based on points gathered by African teams throughout their participation in international club tournaments organized by either FIFA or CAF since the establishment of the first African Cup of Champions Clubs in 1964.[20]
confederation, african, football, governing, body, association, football, africa, confédération, africaine, footballالاتحاد, الأفريقي, لكرة, القدمabbreviationcaffounded8, february, 1957, years, 1957, founded, atkhartoum, sudantypefootball, futsal, administrati. Governing body of association football in Africa Confederation of African FootballConfederation Africaine de Footballالاتحاد الأفريقي لكرة القدمAbbreviationCAFFounded8 160 February 1957 59 32 66 years ago 160 1957 02 08 Founded atKhartoum SudanTypeFootball and Futsal AdministrationHeadquarters6th of October City Giza EgyptRegion servedAfricaMembership54 member associationsOfficial languageArabic French English Portuguese SpanishPresidentPatrice MotsepeVice PresidentsAugustin SenghorAhmed YahyaWaberi SouleimanSeidou Mbombo NjoyaKanizat IbrahimGeneral SecretaryVeron Mosengo OmbaParent organizationFIFASubsidiariesUNAF North Africa WAFU West Africa UNIFFAC Central Africa CECAFA East Africa COSAFA Southern Africa Websitecafonline com FIFA confederationsAFC CAF CONCACAFCONMEBOL OFC UEFAvte The Confederation of African Football CAF French Confederation Africaine de Football Arabic الاتحاد الأفريقي لكرة القدم romanized 160 al Ittiḥad al Afriqi li Kurat al Qadam is the administrative and controlling body for association football futsal and beach soccer in Africa It was established on 8 February 1957 at the Grand Hotel 91 1 93 in Khartoum Sudan 91 2 93 by the national football associations of Egypt Ethiopia South Africa and Sudan 91 3 93 following formal discussions between the aforementioned associations at the FIFA Congress held on 7 June 1956 at Avenida Hotel in Lisbon Portugal 91 4 93 One of the six continental confederations of world football governing body FIFA CAF represents the national football associations of Africa 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 FIFA World Cup starting from 2026 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 Cairo Egypt Youssef Mohamad was the first general secretary and Abdel Aziz Abdallah Salem the first president Since 2002 the administrative center is situated in 6th of October City in Cairo Egypt CAF currently has 54 member associations which are full members while Zanzibar and Reunion 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 Rabat Morocco 91 5 93 Contents 1 History 2 The CAF Anthem 3 Current Leadership 4 CAF members and zones 4 1 Members 5 Competitions 5 1 CAF competitions 5 2 International 5 3 Club 5 4 Current title holders 5 5 Competition Winners 6 Sponsorship 7 FIFA World Rankings 7 1 Overview 7 2 Historical leaders 7 3 Team of the Year 8 Other rankings 8 1 CAF overall ranking of African clubs by titles 8 2 By country 8 3 CAF overall ranking of African clubs 8 4 Men s Futsal 8 5 Women s Futsal 8 6 Beach soccer national teams 9 Major tournament records 9 1 FIFA World Cup 9 2 FIFA Women s World Cup 9 3 Olympic Games For Men 9 4 Olympic Games For Women 9 5 Africa Cup of Nations 9 6 Women s Africa Cup of Nations 9 7 FIFA U 20 World Cup 9 8 FIFA U 20 Women s World Cup 9 9 FIFA U 17 World Cup 9 10 FIFA U 17 Women s World Cup 9 11 FIFA Futsal World Cup 9 12 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 9 13 Former tournaments 9 13 1 FIFA Confederations Cup 10 CAF Best Footballers of the Century 10 1 CAF Best Player of the Century 10 2 CAF Best Goalkeeper of the Century 10 3 CAF Best Women s Footballer of the Century 11 CAF Golden Jubilee Best Players poll 12 CAF resolutions 13 International top goalscorers 14 See also 15 Notes 16 References 17 External links History Edit Main article History of CAF The CAF Anthem Edit On 18 September 2017 CAF launched a competition for all African composers to create its anthem without lyrics to reflect the cultural patrimony and the music of Africa 91 6 93 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 Edit Name Position Patrice Motsepe President Augustin Senghor 1st Vice President Ahmed Yahya 2nd Vice President Waberi Souleiman 3rd Vice President Seidou Mbombo Njoya 4th Vice President Kanizat Ibrahim 5th Vice President Veron Mosengo Omba General Secretary Frederick Acheampong General Coordinator Sources 91 7 93 91 8 93 CAF members and zones Edit Members Edit African regional federations 160 160 UNAF North 160 160 WAFU UFOA West 160 160 UNIFFAC Central 160 160 CECAFA East Central 160 160 COSAFA Southern Other federation 160 160 UAFA Arab World Code Association National teams Founded FIFA affiliation CAF affiliation Regional affiliation IOC member Union of North African Football Federations UNAF 5 ALG 160 Algeria Men sU23U20U17U15FBSWomen sW U20W U17 1962 1963 1964 2005 Yes EGY 160 Egypt 91 a 93 Men sU23U20U17U15FBSWomen sW U20W U17 1921 1923 1957 2005 Yes LBY 160 Libya Men sU23U20U17U15FBSWomen sW U20W U17 1962 1964 1965 2005 Yes MAR 160 Morocco Men sU23U20U17U15FBSWomen sW U20W U17 1955 1960 1959 2005 Yes TUN 160 Tunisia Men sU23U20U17U15FBSWomen sW U20W U17 1957 1960 1960 2005 Yes West African Football Union WAFU UFOA 16 BEN 160 Benin Men sU23U20U17U15FBSWomen sW U20W U17 1962 1962 1962 1975 Yes BFA 160 Burkina Faso Men sU23U20U17U15FBSWomen sW U20W U17 1960 1964 1964 1975 Yes CPV 160 Cape Verde Men sU23U20U17U15FBSWomen sW U20W U17 1982 1986 2000 1975 Yes GAM 160 Gambia Men sU23U20U17U15FBSWomen sW U20W U17 1952 1968 1966 1975 Yes GHA 160 Ghana Men sU23U20U17U15FBSWomen sW U20W U17 1957 1958 1958 1975 Yes GUI 160 Guinea Men sU23U20U17U15FBSWomen sW U20W U17 1960 1962 1963 1975 Yes GNB 160 Guinea Bissau Men sU23U20U17U15FBSWomen sW U20W U17 1974 1986 1986 1975 Yes CIV 160 Ivory Coast Men sU23U20U17U15FBSWomen sW U20W U17 1960 1964 1960 1975 Yes LBR 160 Liberia Men sU23U20U17U15FBSWomen sW U20W U17 1936 1964 1962 1975 Yes MLI 160 Mali Men sU23U20U17U15FBSWomen sW U20W U17 1960 1963 1963 1975 Yes MTN 160 Mauritania Men sU23U20U17U15FBSWomen sW U20W U17 1961 1970 1968 1975 Yes NIG 160 Niger Men sU23U20U17U15FBSWomen sW U20W U17 1962 1967 1967 1975 Yes NGA 160 Nigeria Men sU23U20U17U15FBSWomen sW U20W U17 1945 1960 1960 1975 Yes SEN 160 Senegal Men sU23U20U17U15FBSWomen sW U20W U17 1960 1964 1964 1975 Yes SLE 160 Sierra Leone Men sU23U20U17U15FBSWomen sW U20W U17 1960 1960 1960 1975 Yes TOG 160 Togo Men sU23U20U17U15FBSWomen sW U20W U17 1960 1962 1964 1975 Yes Central African Football Federations Union UNIFFAC 8 CMR 160 Cameroon Men sU23U20U17U15FBSWomen sW U20W U17 1959 1962 1963 1978 Yes CTA 160 Central African Republic Men sU23U20U17U15FBSWomen sW U20W U17 1961 1964 1965 1978 Yes CHA 160 Chad Men sU23U20U17U15FBSWomen sW U20W U17 1962 1964 1964 1978 Yes CGO 160 Congo Men sU23U20U17U15FBSWomen sW U20W U17 1962 1964 1966 1978 Yes COD 160 DR Congo Men sU23U20U17U15FBSWomen sW U20W U17 1919 1964 1964 1978 Yes EQG 160 Equatorial Guinea Men sU23U20U17U15FBSWomen sW U20W U17 1957 1986 1986 1978 Yes GAB 160 Gabon Men sU23U20U17U15FBSWomen sW U20W U17 1962 1966 1967 1978 Yes STP 160 Sao Tome and Principe Men sU23U20U17U15FBSWomen sW U20W U17 1975 1986 1986 1978 Yes Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations CECAFA 12 BDI 160 Burundi Men sU23U20U17U15FBSWomen sW U20W U17 1948 1972 1972 1994 Yes DJI 160 Djibouti Men sU23U20U17U15FBSWomen sW U20W U17 1979 1994 1994 1995 Yes ERI 160 Eritrea Men sU23U20U17U15FBSWomen sW U20W U17 1996 1998 1998 1973 Yes ETH 160 Ethiopia Men sU23U20U17U15FBSWomen sW U20W U17 1943 1952 1957 1994 Yes KEN 160 Kenya Men sU23U20U17U15FBSWomen sW U20W U17 1960 1960 1968 1973 Yes RWA 160 Rwanda Men sU23U20U17U15FBSWomen sW U20W U17 1972 1978 1978 1994 Yes SOM 160 Somalia Men sU23U20U17U15FBSWomen sW U20W U17 1951 1962 1968 1973 Yes SSD 160 South Sudan Men sU23U20U17U15FBSWomen sW U20W U17 2011 2012 2012 2012 Yes SDN 160 Sudan Men sU23U20U17U15FBSWomen sW U20W U17 1936 1948 1957 1975 Yes TAN 160 Tanzania Men sU23U20U17U15FBSWomen sW U20W U17 1930 1964 1964 1973 Yes UGA 160 Uganda Men sU23U20U17U15FBSWomen sW U20W U17 1924 1960 1960 1973 Yes ZAN 160 Zanzibar 91 b 93 Men sU23U20U17U15FBSWomen sW U20W U17 1965 1980 1973 amp 2003 No Council of Southern Africa Football Associations COSAFA 14 ANG 160 Angola Men sU23U20U17U15FBSWomen sW U20W U17 1979 1980 1980 1997 Yes BOT 160 Botswana Men sU23U20U17U15FBSWomen sW U20W U17 1970 1978 1976 1997 Yes COM 160 Comoros Men sU23U20U17U15FBSWomen sW U20W U17 1979 2005 2005 2007 Yes SWZ 160 Eswatini Men sU23U20U17U15FBSWomen sW U20W U17 1968 1978 1978 1997 Yes LES 160 Lesotho Men sU23U20U17U15FBSWomen sW U20W U17 1932 1964 1964 1997 Yes MAD 160 Madagascar Men sU23U20U17U15FBSWomen sW U20W U17 1961 1964 1963 2000 Yes MWI 160 Malawi Men sU23U20U17U15FBSWomen sW U20W U17 1966 1968 1968 1997 Yes MRI 160 Mauritius Men sU23U20U17U15FBSWomen sW U20W U17 1952 1964 1963 2000 Yes MOZ 160 Mozambique Men sU23U20U17U15FBSWomen sW U20W U17 1976 1980 1980 1997 Yes NAM 160 Namibia Men sU23U20U17U15FBSWomen sW U20W U17 1990 1992 1992 1997 Yes SEY 160 Seychelles Men sU23U20U17U15FBSWomen sW U20W U17 1979 1986 1986 2000 Yes RSA 160 South Africa 91 c 93 Men sU23U20U17U15FBSWomen sW U20W U17 1991 1992 1992 1997 Yes ZAM 160 Zambia Men sU23U20U17U15FBSWomen sW U20W U17 1929 1964 1964 1997 Yes ZIM 160 Zimbabwe Men sU23U20U17U15FBSWomen sW U20W U17 1965 1965 1980 1997 Yes Non regional members REU 160 Reunion 91 b 93 Men sU23U20U17U15FBSWomen sW U20W U17 1926 2004 No Additionally there are territories located in Africa which are not affiliated with CAF or any other confederations to any extent 160 Mayotte 160 Chagos Islands 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 organizations such as CONIFA 160 Western Sahara 160 Somaliland Competitions Edit See also List of association football competitions and FIFA International Match Calendar CAF competitions Edit National teams Men Africa Cup of Nations African Nations Championship Africa U 23 Cup of Nations 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 CAF Confederation Cup CAF Super Cup CAF Women s Champions League Defunct African Cup Winners Cup CAF Cup Inter Continental Defunct Afro Asian Cup of Nations Afro Asian Club Championship 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 32 International Edit For men s national teams the main competition is the Africa Cup of Nations 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 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 and the FIFA U 17 Women s World Cup respectively Club Edit CAF also runs the two main club competitions in Africa the CAF Champions League 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 launched in 2004 as a merger of the African Cup Winners Cup which begun in 1975 and a third competition the CAF Cup which started in 1992 for national cup winners and the 3rd placed league finished teams of the top 12 ranked national associations 91 10 93 The CAF Super Cup 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 was jointly organized 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 The CAF Women s Champions League was founded on 12 September 2020 91 11 93 91 12 93 involving the champions of CAF s sub confederation qualification tournaments for women s club teams Current title holders Edit See also Portal Current events Sports 2023 in association football 2023 in sports and FIFA International Match Calendar For events postponed or cancelled because of the COVID 19 pandemic see Impact of the COVID 19 pandemic on sports Competition Year Champions Title Runners up Next edition Dates National teams Africa Cup of Nations 2021 final 160 Senegal 1st 160 Egypt 2023 final Qualification 23 March 2022 12 September 2023 Finals 13 January 11 February 2024 African Nations Championship 2022 160 Senegal 1st 160 Algeria 2024 Qualification U 23 Cup of Nations 2023 160 Morocco 1st 160 Egypt 2027 Men s African Games Tournament 2019 160 Burkina Faso 1st 160 Nigeria 2023 U 20 Cup of Nations 91 d 93 2023 160 Senegal 1st 160 Gambia 2025 U 17 Cup of Nations 91 e 93 2023 160 Senegal 1st 160 Morocco 2025 Futsal Cup of Nations 2020 160 Morocco 2nd 160 Egypt 2024 Youth Olympic Futsal Qualifying Tournament 2018 160 Egypt 1st 160 Angola 2026 Beach Soccer Cup of Nations 2022 160 Senegal 7th 160 Egypt TBD To be determined TBD National teams women Women s Africa Cup of Nations 2022 final 160 South Africa 1st 160 Morocco 2024 final Qualification To be determined TBD Finals To be determined TBD Women s African Games Tournament 2019 160 Nigeria 3rd 160 Cameroon 2023 African FIFA U 20 Women s World Cup qualification 2022 160 Ghana 160 Nigeria 6th10th 160 Ethiopia 160 Senegal 2024 U 17 Cup of Nations for Women 2022 160 Tanzania 160 Nigeria 160 Morocco 1st6th1st 160 Cameroon 160 Ethiopia 160 Ghana 2024 Club teams Super Cup 2022 RS Berkane 1st Wydad AC 2023 11 13 August 2023 Champions League 2022 23 final Al Ahly 11th Wydad AC 2023 24 final Qualifying 10 September 24 October 2021 Competition proper 11 February 29 May 2022 Confederation Cup 2022 23 final USM Alger 1st Young Africans 2023 24 final Qualifying 20 August 2023 27 August 2023 Competition proper May 2024 Club teams Women Women s Champions League 2022 final AS FAR 1st Mamelodi Sundowns 2023 final To be determined TBD Competition Winners Edit Nation Men Women Total Africa Cup of Nations CHAN U 23 s U 20 s U 17 s Futsal Beach Soccer African Games Women s Africa Cup of Nations African Games Nigeria 3 4 0 1 1 7 2 2 2 2 4 1 4 11 3 30 17 Egypt 7 3 1 4 1 1 3 2 2 18 6 Cameroon 5 2 1 4 2 1 1 4 0 4 1 2 14 13 Ghana 4 5 0 2 4 2 2 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 3 12 16 Senegal 1 2 1 1 3 1 7 2 1 12 7 Morocco 1 1 2 1 1 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 7 5 Algeria 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 4 4 DR Congo 2 2 4 Sponsorship Edit In October 2004 South African telecommunications giant MTN contracted a 4 year deal to sponsor CAF competitions worth US 12 5 160 million which was the biggest sponsorship deal in African sporting history at that time 91 13 93 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 100 160 million 91 14 93 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 950 160 million 91 15 93 to support its competitions 91 16 93 Total rebranded as TotalEnergies in 2021 although its sponsorship with CAF continued under the new name 91 17 93 The current main CAF sponsors are 1xBet TikTok TotalEnergies Orange FIFA World Rankings Edit Overview Edit FIFA Men s Rankings as of 20 July 2023 91 18 93 CAF FIFA National Team Points 1 14 1 160 Morocco 1655 5 2 18 160 Senegal 1612 61 3 31 160 Tunisia 1516 66 4 33 160 Algeria 1511 23 5 34 160 Egypt 1509 89 6 39 160 Nigeria 1486 48 7 42 1 160 Cameroon 1470 97 8 51 1 160 Mali 1438 01 9 52 1 160 Ivory Coast 1433 38 10 56 1 160 Burkina Faso 1419 18 11 60 1 160 Ghana 1391 13 12 63 1 160 South Africa 1368 25 13 66 160 Cape Verde 1354 65 14 69 160 DR Congo 1350 11 15 81 1 160 Guinea 1296 75 16 84 160 Zambia 1293 77 17 85 160 Gabon 1285 25 18 91 160 Equatorial Guinea 1251 83 19 92 160 Uganda 1250 32 20 93 160 Benin 1248 13 21 101 2 160 Mauritania 1205 18 22 105 160 Kenya 1191 07 23 106 160 Congo 1190 63 24 108 1 160 Madagascar 1186 09 25 112 1 160 Guinea Bissau 1178 93 26 114 1 160 Namibia 1172 41 27 116 2 160 Angola 1169 07 28 117 160 Mozambique 1164 25 29 119 160 Gambia 1159 82 30 120 160 Sierra Leone 1156 11 31 122 160 Togo 1140 88 32 123 3 160 Malawi 1140 65 33 124 1 160 Tanzania 1138 79 34 125 1 160 Zimbabwe 1138 56 35 126 1 160 Central African Republic 1133 5 36 127 160 Libya 1130 75 37 128 160 Niger 1129 67 38 130 160 Comoros 1122 82 39 131 160 Sudan 1116 21 40 139 160 Rwanda 1089 46 41 140 160 Burundi 1085 06 42 142 1 160 Ethiopia 1074 47 43 146 160 Eswatini 1058 82 44 147 160 Botswana 1052 37 45 148 160 Liberia 1049 94 46 151 1 160 Lesotho 1038 68 47 167 1 160 South Sudan 983 35 48 180 160 Mauritius 936 03 49 181 160 Chad 930 22 50 186 1 160 Sao Tome and Principe 900 07 51 191 2 160 Djibouti 889 2 52 194 2 160 Seychelles 856 71 53 195 3 160 Eritrea 855 56 54 196 3 160 Somalia 854 72 Local rankings based on FIFA ranking points FIFA Women s Rankings as of 25 August 2023 91 19 93 CAF FIFA National Team Points 1 32 8 160 Nigeria 1649 08 2 45 9 160 South Africa 1538 32 3 56 160 Cameroon 1445 75 4 58 14 160 Morocco 1438 3 5 59 1 160 Ghana 1428 37 6 66 160 Ivory Coast 1379 39 7 69 8 160 Zambia 1362 59 8 76 160 Tunisia 1298 6 9 79 9 160 Equatorial Guinea 1290 10 80 160 Algeria 1278 48 11 81 1 160 Senegal 1274 23 12 82 1 160 Mali 1260 13 13 88 160 Egypt 1229 98 14 110 160 Congo 1161 46 15 111 1 160 DR Congo 1159 16 120 160 Togo 1138 33 17 123 160 Gambia 1129 72 18 124 160 Ethiopia 1117 66 19 125 160 Zimbabwe 1115 59 20 133 1 160 Cape Verde 1088 27 21 135 160 Gabon 1079 87 22 138 2 160 Guinea 1067 16 23 139 2 160 Burkina Faso 1064 88 24 140 6 160 Namibia 1063 69 25 141 2 160 Sierra Leone 1059 98 26 144 1 160 Angola 1037 32 27 145 160 Benin 1015 92 28 147 1 160 Kenya 991 78 29 149 1 160 Botswana 984 32 30 151 1 160 Tanzania 975 93 31 155 6 160 Uganda 949 35 32 159 160 Malawi 941 33 162 2 160 Liberia 891 31 34 163 2 160 Seychelles 884 64 35 164 2 160 Niger 877 93 36 165 2 160 Rwanda 876 66 37 168 1 160 Lesotho 847 17 38 170 3 160 Guinea Bissau 840 64 39 173 1 160 Mozambique 820 17 40 175 1 160 Burundi 799 08 41 176 1 160 Eswatini 798 94 42 182 1 160 Comoros 722 61 43 185 2 160 South Sudan 649 69 44 186 2 160 Mauritius 375 59 Local rankings based on FIFA ranking points 32 Historical leaders Edit Men s Women s 32 Team of the Year Edit Teams ranking in the top four Men s 91 18 93 Year First Second Third Fourth 1993 160 Nigeria 160 Cameroon 160 Egypt 160 Zambia 1994 160 Nigeria 160 Zambia 160 Egypt 160 Ivory Coast 1995 160 Ivory Coast 160 Tunisia 160 Egypt 160 Zambia 1996 160 South Africa 160 Zambia 160 Tunisia 160 Ghana 1997 160 Morocco 160 Zambia 160 Tunisia 160 South Africa 1998 160 Morocco 160 Tunisia 160 South Africa 160 Egypt 1999 160 Morocco 160 South Africa 160 Tunisia 160 Zambia 2000 160 South Africa 160 Tunisia 160 Morocco 160 Egypt 2001 160 Tunisia 160 South Africa 160 Morocco 160 Cameroon 2002 160 Cameroon 160 Senegal 160 Nigeria 160 South Africa 2003 160 Cameroon 160 Egypt 160 Senegal 160 Nigeria 2004 160 Nigeria 160 Cameroon 160 Senegal 160 Morocco 2005 160 Cameroon 160 Nigeria 160 Tunisia 160 Senegal 2006 160 Nigeria 160 Cameroon 160 Ivory Coast 160 Guinea 2007 160 Nigeria 160 Cameroon 160 Guinea 160 Ivory Coast 2008 160 Cameroon 160 Egypt 160 Nigeria 160 Ghana 2009 160 Cameroon 160 Ivory Coast 160 Nigeria 160 Egypt 2010 160 Egypt 160 Ghana 160 Ivory Coast 160 Nigeria 2011 160 Ivory Coast 160 Ghana 160 Algeria 160 Egypt 2012 160 Ivory Coast 160 Algeria 160 Mali 160 Ghana 2013 160 Ivory Coast 160 Ghana 160 Algeria 160 Nigeria 2014 160 Algeria 160 Tunisia 160 Ivory Coast 160 Senegal 2015 160 Ivory Coast 160 Algeria 160 Ghana 160 Cape Verde 2016 160 Senegal 160 Ivory Coast 160 Tunisia 160 Egypt 2017 160 Senegal 160 Tunisia 160 Egypt 160 DR Congo 2018 160 Senegal 160 Tunisia 160 Morocco 160 Nigeria 2019 160 Senegal 160 Tunisia 160 Nigeria 160 Algeria 2020 160 Senegal 160 Tunisia 160 Algeria 160 Morocco 2021 160 Senegal 160 Morocco 160 Tunisia 160 Algeria 2022 160 Morocco 160 Senegal 160 Tunisia 160 Cameroon Teams ranking in the top four Women s 91 19 93 Year First Second Third Fourth 2003 160 Nigeria 160 Ghana 160 Morocco 160 South Africa 2004 160 Nigeria 160 Ghana 160 Morocco 160 South Africa 2005 160 Nigeria 160 Ghana 160 Egypt 160 South Africa 2006 160 Nigeria 160 Ghana 160 Morocco 160 South Africa 2007 160 Nigeria 160 Ghana 160 Eritrea 160 Algeria 2008 160 Nigeria 160 Ghana 160 South Africa 160 Morocco 2009 160 Nigeria 160 Ghana 160 South Africa 160 Algeria 2010 160 Nigeria 160 Ghana 160 South Africa 160 Equatorial Guinea 2011 160 Nigeria 160 Ghana 160 Equatorial Guinea 160 Cameroon 2012 160 Nigeria 160 Cameroon 160 Ghana 160 Equatorial Guinea 2013 160 Nigeria 160 Cameroon 160 Ghana 160 South Africa 2014 160 Nigeria 160 Ghana 160 Cameroon 160 Equatorial Guinea 2015 160 Nigeria 160 Cameroon 160 Ghana 160 Equatorial Guinea 2016 160 Nigeria 160 Ghana 160 Cameroon 160 Equatorial Guinea 2017 160 Nigeria 160 Ghana 160 Cameroon 160 Equatorial Guinea 2018 160 Nigeria 160 Cameroon 160 South Africa 160 Ghana 2019 160 Nigeria 160 Cameroon 160 South Africa 160 Ghana 2020 160 Nigeria 160 Cameroon 160 South Africa 160 Ghana 2021 160 Nigeria 160 Cameroon 160 South Africa 160 Ghana 2022 160 Nigeria 160 Cameroon 160 South Africa 160 Ghana Other rankings Edit CAF overall ranking of African clubs by titles Edit The following clubs are the top 10 clubs in CAF competitions Pos Club Titles Trophies won 1 Al Ahly SC 25 11 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 2 Zamalek SC 13 5 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 Mazembe 11 5 African Cup of Champions Clubs CAF Champions League 2 CAF Confederation Cup 1 African Cup Winners Cup 3 CAF Super Cup 4 Raja CA 9 3 African Cup of Champions Clubs CAF Champions League 2 CAF Confederation Cup 1 CAF Cup 2 CAF Super Cup 1 Afro Asian Club Championship Etoile Sportive du Sahel 9 1 African Cup of Champions Clubs CAF Champions League 2 African Cup Winners Cup 2 CAF Confederation Cup 2 CAF Cup 2 CAF Super Cup 6 Esperance Sportive de Tunis 8 4 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 7 JS Kabylie 7 2 African Cup of Champions Clubs CAF Champions League 1 African Cup Winners Cup 3 CAF Cup 1 African Super Cup Wydad AC 6 3 African Cup of Champions Clubs CAF Champions League 1 CAF Cup Winners Cup 1 CAF Super Cup 1 Afro Asian Club Championship 9 ES Setif 4 2 African Cup of Champions Clubs CAF Champions League 1 CAF Super Cup 1 Afro Asian Club Championship Canon Yaounde 4 3 African Cup of Champions Clubs CAF Champions League 1 African Cup Winners Cup Enyimba F C 4 2 African Cup of Champions Clubs CAF Champions League 2 CAF Super Cup CS Sfaxien 4 3 CAF Confederation Cup 1 CAF Cup Update as of 3 August 2022 in chronological order By country Edit 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 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 In third place overall Moroccan clubs have secured 23 titles and they have the most victories in the CAF Confederation Cup 7 Key CL African Cup of Champions Clubs or CAF Champions League CWC African Cup Winners Cup C CAF Cup CC CAF Confederation Cup SC CAF Super Cup AAC Afro Asian Club Championship List of CAF club competition winners by country Nationality CL CWC C CC SC AAC Total 160 Egypt 16 8 0 2 12 3 41 160 Morocco 7 1 2 7 5 2 24 160 Tunisia 6 4 4 5 3 2 24 160 Democratic Republic of the Congo 6 2 0 2 3 0 13 160 Algeria 5 1 3 1 2 1 13 160 Nigeria 2 3 2 0 2 0 9 160 Cameroon 5 3 0 0 0 0 8 160 Ivory Coast 2 2 1 0 2 0 7 160 Ghana 3 0 0 1 1 0 5 160 South Africa 2 1 0 0 2 0 5 160 Guinea 3 1 0 0 0 0 4 160 Republic of the Congo 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 160 Kenya 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 160 Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 160 Zambia 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 160 Mali 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 CAF overall ranking of African clubs Edit Rankings are calculated by the CAF based on points gathered by African teams throughout their participation in international club tournaments organized by either FIFA or CAF since the establishment of the first African Cup of Champions Clubs in 1964 91 20 93 Overall Rank Club Points 1 Al Ahly SC 90 2 Etoile du Sahel 60 3 Esperance Tunis 59 4 Zamalek 56 5 TP Mazembe 49 6 Vita Club 44 7 ASEC Mimosas 43 8 JS Kabylie 39 9 Canon Yaounde 36 10 Hearts of Oak 31 CAF Ranking of the 20th Century Rank Club Points 1 Al Ahly 40 2 El Zamalek 37 3 Asante Kotoko 34 4 span, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
