Confederation of African Football
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| Confédération Africaine de Football Confederation of African Football الإتحاد الأفريقى لكرة القدم |
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| Formation | 1957 |
| Type | Sports organization |
| Headquarters | Cairo, Egypt |
| Membership | 53 member associations |
| Official languages | French, English and Arabic |
| Secretary General | Mustapha Fahmy |
| President | Issa Hayatou |
| Website | http://www.cafonline.com/ |
The 53 member CAF (Confederation of African Football) , (French : Confédération Africaine de Football) , (Arabic : الإتحاد الأفريقى لكرة القدم) represents international football in Africa, and organises the African Cup of Nations, African Nations Championship CAF Confederation Cup and the African Champions League. The confederation was founded in 1957, and received a guaranteed berth in the World Cup for the first time in 1970. The CAF annually presents the African Footballer of the Year award.
CAF also organises the UEFA/CAF Meridian Cup with UEFA for youth teams.
See also a list of CAF member nations.
There are 10 CAF Nations that participate in the UAFA organised Arab Nations Cup. These are Algeria, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Somalia, Sudan and Tunisia.
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[edit] Presidents of CAF
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- Abdel Aziz Abdallah Salem (Egypt) : 1957 - 1958.
- Gen. Abdel Aziz Mostafa (Egypt) : 1958 - 1968.
- Dr. Abdel Halim Mohamed (Sudan) : 1968 - 1972.
- Ydnekatchew Tessema (Ethiopia) : 1972 - 1987.
- Dr. Abdel Halim Mohamed (Sudan) : 1987 - 1988.
- Issa Hayatou (Cameroon) : 1988 - Present.
[edit] Honorary Presidents of CAF
- Gen. Abdel Aziz Mostafa (Egypt) +
- Ydnekatchew Tessema (Ethiopia) +
- Dr. Abdel Halim Mohamed (Sudan).
[edit] General Secretaries of CAF
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- Youssef Mohamed (Egypt) : 1957 - 1958.
- Mustafa Kamel Mansour (Egypt) : 1958 - 1961.
- Mourad Fahmy (Egypt) : 1961 - 1982.
- Mustapha Fahmy (Egypt) : 1982 - present.
[edit] Honorary Members of CAF
- Mourad Fahmy (Egypt) +
- Ram Ruhee (Mauritius)
- Tom Mtine (Zambia)
- Anani Matthia (Togo)
- Rito Alcantara (Senegal) +
- Saidi El Maamry (Tanzania)
- Nfamara Camara (Guinea).
[edit] CAF General Assembly meetings
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- 1st Ordinary General Assembly in Lisbon , 7-8 June 1956
- 2nd Ordinary General Assembly in Khartoum , 8 February 1957
- 3rd Ordinary General Assembly in Stockholm, June 1958
- 4th Ordinary General Assembly in Cairo , 27 May 1959
- 1st Extraordinary General Assembly in Rome , 21 August 1960
- 2nd Extraordinary General Assembly in Cairo , 16-17 February 1961
- 5th Ordinary General Assembly in Addis Ababa , 16-17 January 1962
- 3rd Extraordinary General Assembly in Cairo , 23-24 January 1963
- 6th Ordinary General Assembly in Accra , 14-15 November 1963
- 4th Extraordinary General Assembly in Tokyo , 7 October 1964
- 7th Ordinary General Assembly in Tunis , 11 November 1965
- 5th Extraordinary General Assembly in London , 11 July 1966
- 8th Ordinary General Assembly in Addis Ababa , 10 January 1968
- 9th Ordinary General Assembly in Khartoum , 5 February 1970
- 6th Extraordinary General Assembly in Mexico , 18 June 1970
- 10th Ordinary General Assembly in Yaounde , 21-22 February, 3 March 1972
- 11th Ordinary General Assembly in Cairo , 26 February 1974
- 12th Ordinary General Assembly in Addis Ababa , 26 February 1976
- 13th Ordinary General Assembly in Accra , 2 march 1978
- 14th Ordinary General Assembly in Lagos , 6 march 1980
- 15th Ordinary General Assembly in Tripoli , 3-4 March 1982
- 16th Ordinary General Assembly in Abidjan , 1st March 1984
- 17th Ordinary General Assembly in Cairo , 5 March 1986
- 18th Ordinary General Assembly in Casablanca , 10 March 1988
- 19th Ordinary General Assembly in Algiers , 29 February 1990
- 20th Ordinary General Assembly in Dakar , 10 January 1992
- 21st Ordinary General Assembly in Tunis , 23 March 1994
- 22nd Ordinary General Assembly in Johannesburg , 11 January 1996
- 23rd Ordinary General Assembly in Ouagadougou , 5 February 1998
- 24th Ordinary General Assembly in Accra , 19 January 2000
- 25th Ordinary General Assembly in Tunis, January 2004
- 7th Extraordinary General Assembly in Paris , 19 May 2004
- 26th Ordinary General Assembly in Marrakech, 11 September 2005
- 27th Ordinary General Assembly in Cairo , 18 January 2006
[edit] Nation Tournaments
- Africa Cup of Nations
- African Championship of Nations
- African Youth Championship
- African Under-17 Championship
- CAF Women's Championship
- CAF Women's Under-19 Championship
- African Futsal Championship
- CAF Beach Soccer Championship
- All-Africa Games
[edit] Regional Tournaments
- COSAFA Cup - organized by Confederation of Southern African Football Associations
- CECAFA Cup - organized by Confederation of East and Central African Football Associations
- CEMAC Cup
- Amilcar Cabral Cup - Tournament for Western African nations (Zone 2)
- Indian Ocean Games
- COSAFA U-20 Cup
- COSAFA Women Cup - organized by Confederation of Southern African Football Associations
[edit] Defunct Nation Competitions
- Afro-Asian Cup of Nations - 1985 - 1997
- CEDEAO Cup - 1983 - 1991
- Central African Games - 1976 - 1987
- West African Nations Cup - 1982 - 1987
- UDEAC Championship - 1984 - 1990
- UNIFAC Cup - 1999
[edit] Club Competitions
[edit] Defunct Club Competitions
- African Cup of Champions Clubs
- African Cup Winners' Cup
- CAF Cup
- West African Club Championship (UFOA Cup): 1977-1999
[edit] World Cup Qualifiers
- 1930 - None
- 1934 - Egypt (In a joint group with Asia)
- 1938 - None
- 1950 - None
- 1954 - None
- 1957 Foundation of CAF
- 1958 - None
- 1962 - None
- 1966 - None
- 1970 - Morocco
- 1974 - Zaire (DR Congo)
- 1978 - Tunisia
- 1982 - Algeria, Cameroon
- 1986 - Algeria, Morocco
- 1990 - Cameroon, Egypt
- 1994 - Cameroon, Morocco, Nigeria
- 1998 - Cameroon, Morocco, Nigeria, South Africa, Tunisia
- 2002 - Cameroon, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Tunisia
- 2006 - Angola, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, Tunisia
- 2010 - South Africa, by default as host nation, and 5 other African states
[edit] Totals (current members)
- 5:
Cameroon - 4:
Morocco
Tunisia - 3:
Nigeria
South Africa - 2:
Algeria
Egypt - 1:
Angola
Congo DR (as 
Zaire)
Côte d'Ivoire
Ghana
Senegal
Togo
[edit] External links
- Confederation Of African Football official CAF site
- CAF video highlights
- The history of the Confederation Of African Football
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