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Confederation of African Football

Confederation of African Football
Confédération Africaine de Football
AbbreviationCAF
Founded8 February 1957; 65 years ago (1957-02-08)
Founded atKhartoum, Sudan
TypeFootball and Futsal Administration
Headquarters6th of October City, Giza, Egypt
Region served
Africa
Membership
54 member associations
Official language
Patrice Motsepe
Vice Presidents
General Secretary
Véron Mosengo-Omba
Parent organization
FIFA
Subsidiaries
Websitecafonline.com

The Confederation of African Football, or CAF for short (French: Confédération Africaine de Football, Arabic: الاتحاد الأفريقي لكرة القدم, romanizedal-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]

History

The CAF Anthem

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.

Current Leadership

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
Véron Mosengo-Omba General Secretary

Sources:[7][8]

CAF members and zones

Members

African regional federations
  UNAF (North)
  WAFU-UFOA (West)
  UNIFFAC (Central)
  CECAFA (East-Central)
  COSAFA (Southern)
Other federation
Code Association National teams Founded FIFA affiliation CAF affiliation Regional affiliation IOC member
Union of North African Football Federations (UNAF) (5)
ALG  Algeria 1962 1963 1964 2005 Yes
EGY  Egypt [a] 1921 1923 1957 2005 Yes
LBY  Libya
1962 1964 1965 2005 Yes
MAR  Morocco 1955 1960 1959 2005 Yes
TUN  Tunisia 1957 1960 1960 2005 Yes
West African Football Union (WAFU-UFOA) (16)
BEN  Benin 1962 1962 1962 1975 Yes
BFA  Burkina Faso 1960 1964 1964 1975 Yes
CPV  Cape Verde
1982 1986 2000 1975 Yes
GAM  Gambia 1952 1968 1966 1975 Yes
GHA  Ghana 1957 1958 1958 1975 Yes
GUI  Guinea 1960 1962 1963 1975 Yes
GNB  Guinea-Bissau
1974 1986 1986 1975 Yes
CIV  Ivory Coast 1960 1964 1960 1975 Yes
LBR  Liberia
1936 1964 1962 1975 Yes
MLI  Mali 1960 1963 1963 1975 Yes
MTN  Mauritania
1961 1970 1968 1975 Yes
NIG  Niger 1962 1967 1967 1975 Yes
NGA  Nigeria 1945 1960 1960 1975 Yes
SEN  Senegal 1960 1964 1964 1975 Yes
SLE  Sierra Leone
1960 1960 1960 1975 Yes
TOG  Togo 1960 1962 1964 1975 Yes
Central African Football Federations' Union (UNIFFAC) (8)
CMR  Cameroon 1959 1962 1963 1978 Yes
CTA  Central African Republic
1961 1964 1965 1978 Yes
CHA  Chad
1962 1964 1964 1978 Yes
CGO  Congo
1962 1964 1966 1978 Yes
COD  DR Congo
1919 1964 1964 1978 Yes
EQG  Equatorial Guinea
1957 1986 1986 1978 Yes
GAB  Gabon 1962 1966 1967 1978 Yes
STP  São Tomé and Príncipe
1975 1986 1986 1978 Yes
Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA) (12)
BDI  Burundi
1948 1972 1972 1994 Yes
DJI  Djibouti
1979 1994 1994 1995 Yes
ERI  Eritrea 1996 1998 1998 1973 Yes
ETH  Ethiopia 1943 1952 1957 1994 Yes
KEN  Kenya 1960 1960 1968 1973 Yes
RWA  Rwanda 1972 1978 1978 1994 Yes
SOM  Somalia
1951 1962 1968 1973 Yes
SSD  South Sudan
2011 2012 2012 2012 Yes
SDN  Sudan
1936 1948 1957 1975 Yes
TAN  Tanzania 1930 1964 1964 1973 Yes
UGA  Uganda 1924 1960 1960 1973 Yes
ZAN  Zanzibar [b]
1965 1980 1973 & 2003 No
Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA) (14)
ANG  Angola 1979 1980 1980 1997 Yes
BOT  Botswana
1970 1978 1976 1997 Yes
COM  Comoros
1979 2005 2005 2007 Yes
SWZ  Eswatini
1968 1978 1978 1997 Yes
LES  Lesotho
1932 1964 1964 1997 Yes
MAD  Madagascar
1961 1964 1963 2000 Yes
MWI  Malawi
1966 1968 1968 1997 Yes
MRI  Mauritius
1952 1964 1963 2000 Yes
MOZ  Mozambique 1976 1980 1980 1997 Yes
NAM  Namibia 1990 1992 1992 1997 Yes
SEY  Seychelles
1979 1986 1986 2000 Yes
RSA  South Africa [c] 1991 1992 1992 1997 Yes
ZAM  Zambia 1929 1964 1964 1997 Yes
ZIM  Zimbabwe
1965 1965 1980 1997 Yes
Non-regional members
REU  Réunion [b]
1926 2004 No


Competitions

CAF competitions

International

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

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 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,[11][12] involving the champions of CAF's sub-confederation qualification tournaments for women's club teams.

Current title holders

Competition Year Champions Title Runners-up Next edition Dates
National teams
Africa Cup of Nations 2021 (Final)  Senegal 1st  Egypt 2023 (Final) Qualification:
23 March – 27 September 2022

Finals:
23 June – 23 July 2023
African Nations Championship 2020  Morocco 2nd  Mali 2022 Qualification:


Finals:
8–31 January 2023
U-23 Cup of Nations 2019  Egypt 1st  Ivory Coast 2023 Qualification:
19 September 2022 – 28 March 2023

Finals:
June 2023
Men's African Games Tournament 2019  Burkina Faso 1st  Nigeria 2023
U-20 Cup of Nations[d] 2021  Ghana 1st  Uganda 2023 Qualification:
2022

Finals:
18 February – 12 March 2023
U-17 Cup of Nations[e] 2019  Cameroon 2nd Vacant 2023 Qualification:
2022–2023

Finals:
To be determined (TBD)
Futsal Cup of Nations 2020  Morocco 2nd  Egypt 2024
Youth Olympic Futsal Qualifying Tournament 2018  Egypt 1st  Angola 2026
Beach Soccer Cup of Nations 2022  Senegal 7th  Egypt TBD To be determined (TBD)
National teams (women)
Women's Africa Cup of Nations 2022 (Final)  South Africa 1st  Morocco 2024 (Final) Qualification:
To be determined (TBD)


Finals:
To be determined (TBD)
Women's African Games Tournament 2019  Nigeria 3rd  Cameroon 2023
African FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup qualification 2022  Ghana
 Nigeria
6th
10th
 Ethiopia
 Senegal
2024
U-17 Cup of Nations for Women 2022  Tanzania
 Nigeria
 Morocco
1st
6th
1st
 Cameroon
 Ethiopia
 Ghana
2024
Club teams
Super Cup 2022 RS Berkane 1st Wydad AC 2023 11–13 August 2023
Champions League 2021–22 (Final) Wydad AC 3rd Al Ahly 2022–23 (Final) Qualifying:
10 September – 24 October 2021

Competition proper:
11 February – 29 May 2022
Confederation Cup 2021–22 (Final) RS Berkane 2nd Orlando Pirates 2022–23 (Final) Qualifying:
10 September 2021 – 6 February 2022

Competition proper:
13 February – 22 May 2022
Club teams (Women)
Women's Champions League 2022 (Final) AS FAR 1st Mamelodi Sundowns 2023 (Final) To be determined (TBD)


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 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) - 3(2) 2(2) 0(1) - 1 1(1) 0(3) 11(16)
Senegal 1(2) - 0(3) - - 5(2) 1 - - 7(7)
Morocco 1(1) 2 0(1) 1 - 2(1) - - 0(1) - 6(4)
Algeria 2(1) - 0(1) 1 0(1) - - 1 - - 4(3)
DR Congo 2 2 - - - - - - - - 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.[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]

The current main CAF sponsors are:

FIFA World Rankings

Overview

Historical leaders

Team of the Year

Teams ranking in the top four – Men's[18]
Year First Second Third Fourth
1993  Nigeria  Cameroon  Egypt  Zambia
1994  Nigeria  Zambia  Egypt  Ivory Coast
1995  Ivory Coast  Tunisia  Egypt  Zambia
1996  South Africa  Zambia  Tunisia  Ghana
1997  Morocco  Zambia  Tunisia  South Africa
1998  Morocco  Tunisia  South Africa  Egypt
1999  Morocco  South Africa  Tunisia  Zambia
2000  South Africa  Tunisia  Morocco  Egypt
2001  Tunisia  South Africa  Morocco  Cameroon
2002  Cameroon  Senegal  Nigeria  South Africa
2003  Cameroon  Egypt  Senegal  Nigeria
2004  Nigeria  Cameroon  Senegal  Morocco
2005  Cameroon  Nigeria  Tunisia  Senegal
2006  Nigeria  Cameroon  Ivory Coast  Guinea
2007  Nigeria  Cameroon  Guinea  Ivory Coast
2008  Cameroon  Egypt  Nigeria  Ghana
2009  Cameroon  Ivory Coast  Nigeria  Egypt
2010  Egypt  Ghana  Ivory Coast  Nigeria
2011  Ivory Coast  Ghana  Algeria  Egypt
2012  Ivory Coast  Algeria  Mali  Ghana
2013  Ivory Coast  Ghana  Algeria  Nigeria
2014  Algeria  Tunisia  Ivory Coast  Senegal
2015  Ivory Coast  Algeria  Ghana  Cape Verde
2016  Senegal  Ivory Coast  Tunisia  Egypt
2017  Senegal  Tunisia  Egypt  DR Congo
2018  Senegal  Tunisia  Morocco  Nigeria
2019  Senegal  Tunisia  Nigeria  Algeria
2020  Senegal  Tunisia  Algeria  Morocco
2021  Senegal  Morocco  Tunisia  Algeria
2022  Morocco  Senegal  Tunisia  Cameroon
Teams ranking in the top four – Women's[19]
Year First Second Third Fourth
2003  Nigeria  Ghana  Morocco  South Africa
2004  Nigeria  Ghana  Morocco  South Africa
2005  Nigeria  Ghana  Egypt  South Africa
2006  Nigeria  Ghana  Morocco  South Africa
2007  Nigeria  Ghana  Eritrea  Algeria
2008  Nigeria  Ghana  South Africa  Morocco
2009  Nigeria  Ghana  South Africa  Algeria
2010  Nigeria  Ghana  South Africa  Equatorial Guinea
2011  Nigeria  Ghana  Equatorial Guinea  Cameroon
2012  Nigeria  Cameroon  Ghana  Equatorial Guinea
2013  Nigeria  Cameroon  Ghana  South Africa
2014  Nigeria  Ghana  Cameroon  Equatorial Guinea
2015  Nigeria  Cameroon  Ghana  Equatorial Guinea
2016  Nigeria  Ghana  Cameroon  Equatorial Guinea
2017  Nigeria  Ghana  Cameroon  Equatorial Guinea
2018  Nigeria  Cameroon  South Africa  Ghana
2019  Nigeria  Cameroon  South Africa  Ghana
2020  Nigeria  Cameroon  South Africa  Ghana

Other rankings

CAF overall ranking of African clubs by titles

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

Pos Club Titles Trophies won
1 Al Ahly SC 24 10 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
Étoile 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 Espérance 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 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
JS Kabylie 6 2 African Cup of Champions Clubs/CAF Champions League, 1 African Cup Winners' Cup, 3 CAF Cup
9 ES Sétif 4 2 African Cup of Champions Clubs/CAF Champions League, 1 CAF Super Cup, 1 Afro-Asian Club Championship
Canon Yaoundé 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

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
List of CAF club competition winners by country
Nationality CL CWC C CC SC AAC Total
 Egypt 16 8 0 2 12 3 41
 Morocco 7 1 2 7 5 2 24
 Tunisia 6 4 4 5 3 2 24
 Democratic Republic of the Congo 6 2 0 2 3 0 13
 Algeria 5 1 3 0 1 1 11
 Nigeria 2 3 2 0 2 0 9
 Cameroon 5 3 0 0 0 0 8
 Ivory Coast 2 2 1 0 2 0 7
 Ghana 3 0 0 1 1 0 5
 South Africa 2 1 0 0 2 0 5
 Guinea 3 1 0 0 0 0 4
 Republic of the Congo 1 0 0 1 0 0 2
 Kenya 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
 Sudan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
 Zambia 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
 Mali 0 0 0 1 0 0 1

CAF overall ranking of African clubs

Rankings are calculated by the CAF based on points gathered by African teams throughout their participation in international club tournaments organized by either FIFA or CAF since the establishment of the first African Cup of Champions Clubs in 1964.[20]

Men's Futsal

Per 5 April 2022:[21]

CAF FIFA Country Points +/-
1 13  Morocco 1404
2 31  Egypt 1187 1
3 39  Libya 1095 2
4 45  Angola 1031
5 64  Mozambique 902
6 81  South Africa 1580 1
7 92  Zambia 774
8 98  Algeria 708
 Zimbabwe** 803
 Tunisia** 803
 Cameroon** 729
 Ghana* 852
 Ivory Coast* 785
 Nigeria* 785
 Guinea* 730
 Guinea-Bissau* 708
 Madagascar* 685
 Sudan* 684
 Mauritania* 679
 DR Congo* 659
 Equatorial Guinea* 637
 Réunion* 626
 São Tomé and Príncipe* 583
 Somalia* 562
 Comoros* 550
 Mauritius* 539

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

Women's Futsal

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 – Quarter-finals (1934–1938, 1954–1970, and 1986–present: knockout round of 8)
  • R2 — Round 2 (1974–1978, second group stage, top 8; 1982: second group stage, top 12; 1986–present: knockout round of 16)
  • R1 — Round 1 (1930, 1950–1970 and 1986–present: group stage; 1934–1938: knockout round of 16; 1974–1982: first group stage)
  • Q — Qualified for upcoming tournament
  •  ••  – Qualified but withdrew
  •  •  – Did not qualify
  •  ×  – Did not enter / Withdrew / Banned
  •    – Hosts
  •     – Not affiliated in FIFA

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

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup record
Team 1930

(13)
1934

(16)
1938

(15)
1950

(13)
1954

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Governing body of association football in Africa Confederation of African FootballConfederation Africaine de FootballAbbreviationCAFFounded8 160 February 1957 59 32 65 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 or CAF for short 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 Sources 91 7 93 91 8 93 Frederick Acheampong General Coordinator 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 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 by month 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 27 September 2022 Finals 23 June 23 July 2023 African Nations Championship 2020 160 Morocco 2nd 160 Mali 2022 Qualification Finals 8 31 January 2023 U 23 Cup of Nations 2019 160 Egypt 1st 160 Ivory Coast 2023 Qualification 19 September 2022 28 March 2023 Finals June 2023 Men s African Games Tournament 2019 160 Burkina Faso 1st 160 Nigeria 2023 U 20 Cup of Nations 91 d 93 2021 160 Ghana 1st 160 Uganda 2023 Qualification 2022Finals 18 February 12 March 2023 U 17 Cup of Nations 91 e 93 2019 160 Cameroon 2nd Vacant 2023 Qualification 2022 2023Finals To be determined TBD 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 2021 22 Final Wydad AC 3rd Al Ahly 2022 23 Final Qualifying 10 September 24 October 2021 Competition proper 11 February 29 May 2022 Confederation Cup 2021 22 Final RS Berkane 2nd Orlando Pirates 2022 23 Final Qualifying 10 September 2021 6 February 2022 Competition proper 13 February 22 May 2022 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 3 2 2 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 3 11 16 Senegal 1 2 0 3 5 2 1 7 7 Morocco 1 1 2 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 6 4 Algeria 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 4 3 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 22 December 2022 91 18 93 CAF FIFA National Team Points 1 11 11 160 Morocco 1672 35 2 19 1 160 Senegal 1603 98 3 30 160 Tunisia 1526 2 4 33 10 160 Cameroon 1499 3 5 35 3 160 Nigeria 1494 32 6 39 160 Egypt 1490 34 7 40 3 160 Algeria 1486 72 8 45 1 160 Mali 1449 05 9 47 1 160 Ivory Coast 1441 49 10 50 4 160 Burkina Faso 1434 81 11 58 3 160 Ghana 1400 02 12 67 160 South Africa 1350 36 13 72 1 160 Cape Verde 1336 05 14 73 160 DR Congo 1333 92 15 79 2 160 Gabon 1305 47 16 83 160 Guinea 1290 47 17 88 160 Zambia 1265 15 18 89 160 Uganda 1260 69 19 91 160 Benin 1247 47 20 98 160 Equatorial Guinea 1215 66 21 99 1 160 Congo 1208 79 22 101 160 Kenya 1202 26 23 102 160 Madagascar 1200 74 24 103 160 Mauritania 1197 58 25 113 2 160 Namibia 1164 13 26 114 160 Mozambique 1163 56 27 116 1 160 Sierra Leone 1160 31 28 117 2 160 Angola 1158 81 29 118 2 160 Guinea Bissau 1158 77 30 120 160 Libya 1156 74 31 122 1 160 Niger 1148 53 32 124 160 Malawi 1144 97 33 125 160 Zimbabwe 1138 56 34 126 160 Gambia 1137 57 35 127 160 Togo 1128 92 36 128 160 Sudan 1127 34 37 129 160 Comoros 1123 18 38 130 160 Tanzania 1119 89 39 132 160 Central African Republic 1116 97 40 137 160 Rwanda 1093 66 41 138 160 Ethiopia 1091 19 42 141 160 Burundi 1075 27 43 143 160 Eswatini 1070 89 44 147 160 Lesotho 1061 4 45 149 1 160 Botswana 1054 43 46 150 160 Liberia 1049 66 47 165 160 South Sudan 983 99 48 180 160 Mauritius 932 02 49 181 160 Chad 930 22 50 186 160 Sao Tome and Principe 908 18 51 193 160 Djibouti 875 05 52 199 160 Seychelles 859 56 53 201 1 160 Eritrea 855 56 54 204 1 160 Somalia 854 72 Local rankings based on FIFA ranking points FIFA Women s Rankings as of 9 December 2022 91 19 93 CAF FIFA National Team Points 1 45 160 Nigeria 1537 65 2 54 160 South Africa 1462 12 3 58 160 Cameroon 1417 44 4 59 160 Ghana 1416 77 5 65 1 160 Ivory Coast 1379 39 6 72 160 Equatorial Guinea 1344 47 7 76 160 Morocco 1314 81 8 78 160 Tunisia 1298 6 9 80 160 Algeria 1288 27 10 81 160 Zambia 1285 59 11 82 160 Mali 1273 24 12 84 160 Senegal 1258 35 13 90 3 160 Egypt 1229 98 14 112 160 Congo 1161 46 15 113 160 DR Congo 1159 16 121 160 Togo 1138 33 17 123 160 Gambia 1124 04 18 126 160 Ethiopia 1117 66 19 127 160 Zimbabwe 1115 59 20 135 160 Gabon 1079 87 21 136 160 Guinea 1078 56 22 138 160 Sierra Leone 1073 89 23 141 160 Burkina Faso 1050 87 24 143 160 Angola 1037 32 25 146 160 Benin 1020 94 26 147 160 Namibia 1011 92 27 149 160 Kenya 991 78 28 150 160 Botswana 984 32 29 152 160 Tanzania 980 17 30 158 160 Malawi 941 31 161 2 160 Uganda 924 09 32 163 2 160 Rwanda 894 87 33 164 2 160 Liberia 891 31 34 165 2 160 Seychelles 884 64 35 166 2 160 Niger 877 93 36 169 2 160 Lesotho 847 17 37 171 2 160 Guinea Bissau 835 18 38 172 2 160 Mozambique 820 17 39 174 1 160 Burundi 799 08 40 175 4 160 Eswatini 798 94 41 182 3 160 Comoros 724 52 42 183 2 160 Madagascar 691 43 186 2 160 South Sudan 649 69 44 187 2 160 Mauritius 362 92 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 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 24 10 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 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 JS Kabylie 6 2 African Cup of Champions Clubs CAF Champions League 1 African Cup Winners Cup 3 CAF Cup 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 0 1 1 11 160 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 Raja Casablanca 35 4 Asante Kotoko 34 4 Canon Yaounde 34 6 Esperance Tunis 27 6 ASEC Mimosas 27 8 Hearts of Oak 26 9 Africa Sports 25 10 JS Kabylie 20 IFFHS Ranking of the 20th Century Rank club Points 1 Asante Kotoko 149 00 2 Al Ahly SC 131 50 3 Zamalek 126 75 4 Canon Yaounde 125 50 5 ASEC Mimosas 111 50 6 Hearts of Oak 104 00 7 Esperance Tunis 98 00 8 Hafia FC 96 00 9 Africa Sports 88 25 10 TP Mazembe 77 50 32 Men s Futsal Edit Per 5 April 2022 91 21 93 CAF FIFA Country Points 1 13 160 Morocco 1404 2 31 160 Egypt 1187 1 3 39 160 Libya 1095 2 4 45 160 Angola 1031 5 64 160 Mozambique 902 6 81 160 South Africa 1580 1 7 92 160 Zambia 774 8 98 160 Algeria 708 160 Zimbabwe 803 160 Tunisia 803 160 Cameroon 729 160 Ghana 852 160 Ivory Coast 785 160 Nigeria 785 160 Guinea 730 160 Guinea Bissau 708 160 Madagascar 685 160 Sudan 684 160 Mauritania 679 160 DR Congo 659 160 Equatorial Guinea 637 160 Reunion 626 160 Sao Tome and Principe 583 160 Somalia 562 160 Comoros 550 160 Mauritius 539 a number between brackets is the rank of the previous week Provisional ranking played at least 10 matches Inactive for more than 24 months Women s Futsal Edit CAF FIFA Country Points Beach soccer national teams Edit Rankings are calculated by Beach Soccer Worldwide BSWW Top ten last updated 12 March 2018 CAF BSWW Country Points 1 12 160 Senegal 1084 2 17 160 Egypt 782 3 20 160 Nigeria 720 4 24 160 Morocco 609 5 34 160 Madagascar 339 6 41 160 Ivory Coast 330 7 57 160 Ghana 177 8 66 160 Libya 125 9 68 160 Mozambique 117 10 69 160 Cape Verde 115 Major tournament records Edit Legend 1st Champions 2nd Runners up 3rd Third place 4th Fourth place QF Quarter finals 1934 1938 1954 1970 and 1986 present knockout round of 8 R2 Round 2 1974 1978 second group stage top 8 1982 second group stage top 12 1986 present knockout round of 16 R1 Round 1 1930 1950 1970 and 1986 present group stage 1934 1938 knockout round of 16 1974 1982 first group stage Q Qualified for upcoming tournament 160 160 Qualified but withdrew 160 160 Did not qualify 160 160 Did not enter Withdrew Banned 160 160 Hosts 160 160 160 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 Edit Main article FIFA World Cup records and statistics See also African nations at the FIFA World Cup FIFA World Cup record Team 1930 13 1934 16 1938 15 1950 13 1954, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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