Confederation of African Football

Confederation of African Football
Abbreviation CAF
Formation 10 February 1957 (1957-02-10)
Type Sports organization
Headquarters 6th of October City, Egypt
Membership
56 member associations
Official language
English, French and Arabic
Secretary General
 Essam El Dine Ahmed (acting)
Ahmad Ahmad
Parent organization
 FIFA
Website www.cafonline.com

The Confederation of African Football (CAF, /ˈkæf/; French: Confédération Africaine de Football; Arabic: الإتحاد الأفريقي لكرة القدم‎‎) is the administrative and controlling body for African association football.

CAF represents the national football associations of Africa, runs continental, national, and club competitions, and controls the prize money, regulations and media rights to those competitions.

CAF is the biggest of the six continental confederations of FIFA. Since the expansion of the number of teams at the World Cup finals to 32 in 1998, CAF has been allocated five places, though this was expanded to six for the 2010 tournament in South Africa, to include the hosts.

CAF was founded on 8 February 1957 in Khartoum, Sudan by the Egyptian, Ethiopian, South African and Sudanese FAs, following former discussions between the Egyptian, Somali, South African and Sudanese FAs earlier on 7 June 1956 at the Avenida Hotel in Lisbon, Portugal. Its first headquarters was situated in Khartoum for some months until a fire outbreak in the offices of the Sudanese Football Association when the organization moved near Cairo. Youssef Mohammad was the first General Secretary and Abdel Aziz Abdallah Salem the president. Since 2002, the administrative center has been located in 6th of October City, near Cairo. CAF currently has 56 member associations: 55 are full members, including former associate Zanzibar (admitted in March 2017),[1] while Réunion remains an associate member (see the CAF Members and Zones section below).

The current CAF President is Ahmad Ahmad. Suketu Patel is the 1st Vice-President, Almamy Kabele Camara is the 2nd Vice-President while Essam El Dine Ahmed is the Acting Secretary General.[2] Hayatou announced that he would seek another four-year term as president for the 16 March 2017 election.[3]

On March 16, 2017, Ahmad Ahmad from Madagascar was elected president.[4]

History

Sponsorship

In July 2016, Total has secured an eight-year sponsorship package from the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to support 10 of its principal competitions. Total started with the Africa Cup of Nations that was held in Gabon therefore renaming it Total Africa cup of Nations. [5]

Current Leaders

Name Position
Madagascar Ahmad Ahmad President
Ghana Kwesi Nyantakyi Vice President
Democratic Republic of the Congo Constant Omari Vice President
Morocco Fouzi Lekjaa Vice President
Egypt Essam El Din Ahmed (acting) General Secretary
Egypt Mohamed El Sherei Treasurer

Source: FIFA (CAF)

CAF Members & Zones

CAF Members

 Sahara   Niger   Congo   Nile   Kalahari 
African regional federations
Other federation
Code Association National teams Founded FIFA affiliation CAF affiliation Regional affiliation IOC member
Union of North African Football Federations (UNAF)
ALG Algeria Algeria 1962 1963 1964 2005 Yes
EGY Egypt Egypt 2 1921 1923 1957 2005 Yes
LBY Libya Libya 1962 1963 1965 2005 Yes
MAR Morocco Morocco 1955 1960 1960 2005 Yes
TUN Tunisia Tunisia 1956 1960 1960 2005 Yes
West African Football Union (WAFU-UFOA)
BEN Benin Benin 1962 1962 1969 1975 Yes
BFA Burkina Faso Burkina Faso 1960 1964 1964 1975 Yes
CPV Cape Verde Cape Verde 1982 1986 2000 1975 Yes
GAM The Gambia Gambia 1952 1966 1966 1975 Yes
GHA Ghana Ghana 1957 1958 1958 1975 Yes
GUI Guinea Guinea 1960 1961 1962 1975 Yes
GNB Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau 1974 1986 1986 1975 Yes
CIV Ivory Coast Ivory Coast 1960 1961 1960 1975 Yes
LBR Liberia Liberia 1936 1962 1962 1975 Yes
MLI Mali Mali 1960 1962 1963 1975 Yes
MTN Mauritania Mauritania 1961 1961 1964 1975 Yes
NIG Niger Niger 1967 1967 1967 1975 Yes
NGA Nigeria Nigeria 1945 1960 1959 1975 Yes
SEN Senegal Senegal 1960 1962 1963 1975 Yes
SLE Sierra Leone Sierra Leone 1967 1967 1967 1975 Yes
TOG Togo Togo 1960 1962 1963 1975 Yes
Central African Football Federations' Union (UNIFFAC)
CMR Cameroon Cameroon 1959 1962 1963 1978 Yes
CTA Central African Republic Central African Republic 1961 1963 1965 1978 Yes
CHA Chad Chad 1962 1988 1988 1978 Yes
CGO Republic of the Congo Congo 1962 1962 1966 1978 Yes
COD Democratic Republic of the Congo DR Congo 1919 1964 1964 1978 Yes
EQG Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea 1960 1986 1986 1978 Yes
GAB Gabon Gabon 1962 1963 1967 1978 Yes
STP São Tomé and Príncipe São Tomé and Príncipe 1975 1986 1976 1978 Yes
Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA)
BDI Burundi Burundi 1948 1972 1972 1994 Yes
DJI Djibouti Djibouti 1979 1994 1986 1995 Yes
ERI Eritrea Eritrea 1996 1998 1998 1973 Yes
ETH Ethiopia Ethiopia 1943 1953 1957 1994 Yes
KEN Kenya Kenya 2011 2012 2012 1973 Yes
RWA Rwanda Rwanda 1972 1976 1976 1994 Yes
SOM Somalia Somalia 1960 1960 1975 1973 Yes
SSD South Sudan South Sudan 2011 2012 2012 2012 Yes
SDN Sudan Sudan 1936 1948 1957 1975 Yes
TAN Tanzania Tanzania 1930 1964 1964 1973 Yes
UGA Uganda Uganda 1924 1960 1960 1973 Yes
ZAN Zanzibar Zanzibar 3 1965 1980 (associate) & 2017 (full) 1973 & 2003 No
Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA)
ANG Angola Angola 1979 1980 1980 1997 Yes
BOT Botswana Botswana 1970 1978 1976 1997 Yes
COM Comoros Comoros 1979 2005 2003 2007 Yes
LES Lesotho Lesotho 1932 1964 1964 1997 Yes
MAD Madagascar Madagascar 1961 1962 1963 2000 Yes
MWI Malawi Malawi 1966 1967 1968 1997 Yes
MRI Mauritius Mauritius 1952 1962 1963 2000 Yes
MOZ Mozambique Mozambique 1976 1980 1978 1997 Yes
NAM Namibia Namibia 1990 1992 1992 1997 Yes
SEY Seychelles Seychelles 1979 1986 1986 2000 Yes
RSA South Africa South Africa 1 1991 1992 1992 1997 Yes
SWZ Swaziland Swaziland 1968 1978 1976 1997 Yes
ZAM Zambia Zambia 1929 1964 1964 1997 Yes
ZIM Zimbabwe Zimbabwe 1965 1965 1980 1997 Yes
Non-regional Members
REU Réunion 3 1926 2004 No
  1. ^ – Excluded from CAF and from 1st African Cup of Nations in 1957 due to Apartheid
  2. ^ – Member of UNAF from 2005 to 2009 and from 2011 – Withdrew from UNAF on the 19th of November 2009 but return on 2011
  3. ^ – Non-FIFA member associations. Reunion holds associate membership of CAF, Zanzibar held associate membership from 1980 to 2017 when it became a full member - albeit without voting rights for CAF presidency elections.

CAF Regional Zones

CAF Zone 1 – North Zone

CAF Zone 2 – Zone West A

CAF Zone 3 – Zone West B

CAF Zone 4 – Central Zone

CAF Zone 5 – Central-East Zone

CAF Zone 6 – Southern Zone

Competitions

International

The main competition for men's national teams is the Africa Cup of Nations, started in 1957. In 2009, CAF will be organising another competition for men's national teams, the African Nations Championship composed exclusively of national players playing in the national championship. CAF also runs national competitions at Under-20 and Under-17 levels. For women's national teams, CAF operates the Africa Women Cup of Nations for senior national sides and the African U-20 Cup of Nations for Women at under-20 level, since 2008 there is an African U-17 Cup of Nations for Women for under-17 sides.

Club

CAF also runs the two main club competitions in Africa: the CAF Champions League was first held in 1964, and was known as the African Cup of Champions Clubs (or just African Cup) until 1997; and the CAF Confederation Cup, for national cup winners and high-placed league teams, was launched by CAF in 2004 as a successor to the African Cup Winners' Cup (begun in 1975). A third competition, the CAF Cup, started in 1992 and was absorbed into the CAF Confederation Cup in 2004.[6]

The CAF Super Cup, which pits the winners of the Champions League against the winners of the CAF Confederation Cup (previously the winners of the Cup Winners' Cup), came into being in 1992.

The Afro-Asian Club Championship was jointly organised with AFC between the winners of the CAF Champions League and the winners of the AFC Champions League. The last Afro-Asian Club Championship took place in 1998.

Current Champions

Competitions Champion Title Runner-Up Next Edition
Clubs
CAF Champions League South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns 1st Egypt Zamalek 2017
CAF Confederation Cup Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe 1st Algeria MO Béjaïa 2017
CAF Super Cup South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns 1st Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe 2018
Nations Men
Africa Cup of Nations  Cameroon 5th  Egypt 2019
African Nations Championship  DR Congo 2nd  Mali 2018
Africa U-23 Cup of Nations  Nigeria 1st  Algeria 2019
Africa U-20 Cup of Nations[cc 1]  Zambia 1st  Senegal 2019
Africa U-17 Cup of Nations[cc 2]  Mali 2nd  Ghana 2019
Africa Futsal Cup of Nations  Morocco 1st  Egypt 2020
Africa Beach Soccer Cup of Nations  Senegal 4th  Nigeria 2018
Nations Women
Africa Women Cup of Nations  Nigeria 10th  Cameroon 2018
African U-20 Cup of Nations for Women  Ghana 4th  Ethiopia 2018
African U-17 Cup of Nations for Women  Cameroon 1st  Egypt 2018
  1. ↑ This competition has been known by four different names, most recently the African U-21 Championship from 2003 through the 2015 competition. The first tournament under the current name of "Africa U-20 Cup of Nations" will tale place in 2017.
  2. ↑ From 1995 through the 2015 tournament, the competition was known as the African U-17 Championship. The first tournament under the current name of "Africa U-17 Cup of Nations" will tale place in 2017.

CAF Competitions

World Cup Participation

Legend

  • 1st — Champions
  • 2nd — Runners-up
  • 3rd — Third place
  • 4th — Fourth place
  • QF — Quarterfinals (1934–1938, 1954–1970, and 1986–present: knockout round of 8)
  • R2 — Round 2 (1974–1978, second group stage, top 8; 1982: second group stage, top 12; 1986–present: knockout round of 16)
  • R1 — Round 1
  • q — Qualified for upcoming tournament
  •  ••  — Qualified but withdrew
  •  •  — Did not qualify
  •  ×  — Did not enter / Withdrew / Banned
  •    — Hosts
  •     — Not affiliated in FIFA

FIFA World Cup

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

Team 1930
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
South Korea
Japan
(32)		 2006
Germany
(32)		 2010
South Africa
(32)		 2014
Brazil
(32)		 2018
Russia
(32)		 Total
 Algeria Part of France[7] ו•• R1
13th 		R1
22nd 		••••• R1
28th 		R2
14th 		12 → 4
 Angola ו•••• R1
23rd 		•• 8 → 1
 Cameroon ×ו•• R1
17th		• QF
7th 		R1
22nd 		R1
25th 		R1
20th 		• R1
31st 		R1
32nd 		12 → 7
 DR Congo[8] ×× R1
16th 		ו•••••••• 10 → 1
 Egypt × R1
13th 		×ו×××ו••• R1
20th 		•••••• 13 → 2
 Ghana וו••×••••• R2
13th 		QF
7th 		R1
25th 		12 → 3
 Ivory Coast ××ו•×••••• R1
19th 		R1
17th 		R1
21st 		10 → 3
 Morocco •× R1
14th 		••• R2
11th 		• R1
23rd 		R1
18th 		•••• 13 → 4
 Nigeria •×•••••• R2
9th 		R2
12th 		R1
27th 		• R1
27th 		R2
16th 		13 → 5
 Senegal ××ו•••×•• QF
7th 		••• 10 → 1
 South Africa ×××××××××ו R1
24th 		R1
17th 		• R1
20th 		• 6 → 3
 Togo ××ו••×ו•• R1
30th 		•• 9 → 1
 Tunisia •×•• R1
9th 		•••• R1
26th 		R1
29th 		R1
24th 		•• 13 → 4
 Zaire see Congo DR (1974–1994)[8]
Total 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 5 5 5 6 5 5 44
Firsts

FIFA Women's World Cup

The following CAF members have competed in the following FIFA Women's World Cups. Teams are sorted by number of appearances.

Team 1991
China
(12)		 1995
Sweden
(12)		 1999
United States
(16)		 2003
United States
(16)		 2007
China
(16)		 2011
Germany
(16)		 2015
Canada
(24)		 2019
France
(24)		 Total
 Cameroon • × • • • • R2
11th 		7 → 1
 Ivory Coast × × × • • • R1
23rd 		7 → 1
 Equatorial Guinea × × × • • R1
15th 		• 4 → 1
 Ghana • • R1
13–14 		R1
12th 		R1
15th 		• • 7 → 3
 Nigeria R1
10th 		R1
11th 		QF
7th 		R1
15th 		R1
13th 		R1
9th 		R1
21st 		7 → 7

Other international tournaments

Legend

  • 1st – Champions
  • 2nd – Runners-up
  • 3rd – Third place
  • 4th – Fourth place
  • GS – Group stage
  • Q — Qualified for upcoming tournament
  •  ••  — Qualified but withdrew
  •  •  — Did not qualify
  •  ×  — Did not enter / Withdrew from the Africa Cup of Nations or withdrew from the Confederations Cup / Banned
  •    — Hosts

FIFA Confederations Cup

Team 1992
Saudi Arabia		 1995
Saudi Arabia		 1997
Saudi Arabia		 1999
Mexico		 2001
South Korea
Japan		 2003
France		 2005
Germany		 2009
South Africa		 2013
Brazil		 2017
Russia		 2021
Qatar		 Total
 Cameroon • • • • GS 2nd • • • GS 3
 Egypt • • • GS • • • GS • • 2
 South Africa × • GS • • • • 4th • • 2
 Nigeria • 4th × × • • • • GS • 2
 Ivory Coast 4th • • • • • • • • • 1
 Tunisia • • • • • • GS • • • 1
Total 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 11

FIFA Futsal World Cup

Nation 1989
Netherlands 		1992
Hong Kong 		1996
Spain 		2000
Guatemala 		2004
Chinese Taipei 		2008
Brazil 		2012
Thailand 		2016
Colombia 		2020
 Years
 Algeria R1 1
 Egypt R1 R2 R1 R1 R2 QF 6
 Libya R1 R1 2
 Morocco R1 R1 2
 Mozambique R1 1
 Nigeria R1 1
 Zimbabwe R1 1
Nations 2 1 1 1 1 2 3 3

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

1995
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
United Arab Emirates
(16)		 2011
Italy
(16)		 2013
French Polynesia
(16)		 2015
Portugal
(16)		 2017
The Bahamas
(16)		 Total Participations
 Cameroon • • • • • • • • • • • R1
14th 		• R1
16th 		• • • • • 2/18
 Ivory Coast • • • • • • • • • • • • • • R1
11th 		• R1
16th 		• • 2/18
 Madagascar • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • R1
14th 		• 1/18
 Nigeria • • • • • • • • • • • R1
9th 		QF
6th 		• R1
12th 		QF
6th 		• • q 5/18
 Senegal • • • • • • • • • • • • • QF
5th 		R1
9th 		QF
7th 		R1
13th 		R1
13th 		q 6/18
 South Africa • • • • R1
12th 		• • • • • R1
12th 		• • • • • • • • 2/18

Summer Olympics

Legend

  • 1st – Champions
  • 2nd – Runners-up
  • 3rd – Third place
  • 4th – Fourth place
  • • – Group stage
  • q — Qualified for upcoming tournament
  •     — Qualified but withdrew
  •     — Excluded From The Tournament
  •    — Hosts

Men

Nation France
1900 		United States
1904 		United Kingdom
1908 		Sweden
1912 		Belgium
1920 		France
1924 		Netherlands
1928 		Germany
1936 		United Kingdom
1948 		Finland
1952 		Australia
1956 		Italy
1960 		Japan
1964 		Mexico
1968 		Germany
1972 		Canada
1976 		Soviet Union
1980 		United States
1984 		South Korea
1988 		Spain
1992 		United States
1996 		Australia
2000 		Greece
2004 		China
2008 		United Kingdom
2012 		Brazil
2016 		Japan
2020 		Total
 Egypt • QF 4th • • • • 4th QF • QF 11
 Morocco • QF • • • • • 7
 Nigeria • • • 1st QF 2nd 3rd 7
 Ghana QF • • 3rd QF • 6
 Tunisia • • • • 4
 Cameroon • 1st QF 3
 Algeria QF • 2
 South Africa • • 2
 Zambia • QF 2
 Ivory Coast QF 1
 Gabon • 1
 Guinea • 1
 Mali QF 1
 Senegal QF 1
 Sudan • 1
Total 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 2 3 3 3 0 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 4 3 50

Women

Nation United States
1996 		Australia
2000 		Greece
2004 		China
2008 		United Kingdom
2012 		Brazil
2016 		Japan
2020 		Total
 Cameroon • 1
 Nigeria • QF • 3
 South Africa • • 2
 Zimbabwe • 1
Total 0 1 1 1 2 2 7

Rankings

Men's National Teams

Rankings are calculated by FIFAFUref>"The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking (Men) – CAF Region". FIFA. 4 June 2015. </ref>

CAF FIFA Country Point +/− Region
1 20  Egypt 903 Decrease -1 UNAF
2 28  Senegal 839 Increase +3 WAFU
3 32  Cameroon 811 Increase +1 UNIFFAC
4 38  Nigeria 730 Increase +2 WAFU
5 39  DR Congo 728 Increase +2 UNIFFAC
6 41  Tunisia 705 Increase +1 UNAF
6 41  Burkina Faso 705 Decrease -6 WAFU
8 47  Ivory Coast 685 Increase +1 WAFU
9 49  Ghana 678 Decrease -4 WAFU
10 53  Algeria 636 Increase +1 UNAF
11 56  Morocco 631 Decrease -3 UNAF
12 65  South Africa 547 Decrease -1 COSAFA
13 66  Mali 544 Increase +3 WAFU
14 71  Uganda 478 Decrease +1 CECAFA
15 72  Guinea 476 Decrease -1 WAFU
16 74  Kenya 463 Increase +4 CECAFA
17 81  Benin 427 Increase +2 WAFU
18 84  Cape Verde 418 Decrease -2 WAFU
19 85  Congo 412 Decrease -1 UNIFFAC
20 86  Gabon 409 Decrease -2 UNIFFAC
21 90  Swaziland 361 Decrease -2 COSAFA
22 92  Libya 351 Decrease -2 UNAF
23 94  Namibia 345 Steady COSAFA
24 97  Madagascar 341 Increase +14 COSAFA
25 99  Zambia 335 Decrease -1 COSAFA
26 103  Guinea-Bissau 330 Decrease -9 WAFU
27 104  Mauritania 327 Decrease -13 UNAF
28 106  Mozambique 326 Decrease -1 COSAFA
29 109  Equatorial Guinea 318 Increase +8 UNIFFAC
30 112  Togo 317 Decrease -6 WAFU
31 113  Sierra Leone 309 Steady WAFU
32 115  Zimbabwe 303 Decrease -5 COSAFA
33 117  Malawi 287 Decrease -3 COSAFA
34 121  Botswana 273 Steady COSAFA
35 125  Ethiopia 265 Decrease -1 CECAFA
36 128  Rwanda 246 Decrease -10 CECAFA
37 129  Central African Republic 237 Increase +1 UNIFFAC
38 130  Niger 236 Increase +1 WAFU
39 139  Tanzania 193 Decrease -4 CECAFA
40 140  Lesotho 190 Increase +9 COSAFA
41 141  Angola 188 Increase +3 COSAFA
42 144  Comoros 186 Decrease -1 COSAFA
43 147  South Sudan 183 Decrease -1 CECAFA
44 148  Burundi 179 Decrease -7 CECAFA
45 150  Mauritius 175 Increase +7 COSAFA
46 151  Liberia 174 Decrease -10 WAFU
47 154  Chad 168 Decrease -4 UNIFFAC
48 158  Sudan 140 Decrease -3 CECAFA
49 167  Gambia 120 Decrease -1 WAFU
50 178  São Tomé and Príncipe 98 Steady UNIFFAC
51 194  Seychelles 57 Increase +2 COSAFA
52 195  Djibouti 53 Steady CECAFA
53 206  Somalia 0 Steady CECAFA
54 206  Eritrea 0 Steady CECAFA

Last updated August 6, 2015

Women's National Teams

Rankings are calculated by FIFA.[9]

As of 23 December 2016
CAF rank FIFA rank Country Points
1 35  Nigeria 1613
2 45  Ghana 1499
3 47  Cameroon 1484
4 50  Equatorial Guinea 1446
5 51  South Africa 1443
6 60  Ivory Coast 1386
7 68  Tunisia 1313
8 70  Morocco 1299
9 76  Algeria 1283
10 83  Egypt 1256
11 85  Senegal 1248
12 88  Zimbabwe 1217
13 90  Mali 1216
14 91  Congo 1206
15 102  Ethiopia 1143
16 107  Guinea 1077
17 110  Burkina Faso 1060
18 111  Zambia 1038
19 112  Namibia 1026
20 116  Tanzania 960
21 120  Rwanda 908
22 122  Kenya 857
23 123  Malawi 838
24 124  Uganda 836
25 127  Botswana 732
26  Benin 1187
27  Angola 1134
28  DR Congo 1132
29  Sierra Leone 1132
30  Eritrea 1060
31  Gabon 1052
32  Guinea-Bissau 927
33  Libya* 883
34  Liberia 877
35  Mozambique 873
36  Lesotho 836
37  Swaziland 836
38  Comoros* 761
39  Madagascar* 714
40  Burundi* 519
41  Mauritius* 335
* Provisionally listed due to not having played more than five matches against officially ranked teams
Unranked teams are inactive for more than 18 months and therefore not ranked

CAF overall ranking of African Clubs titles

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

Pos Club Titles Trophies won
1Egypt Al Ahly SC208 African Cup of Champions Clubs/CAF Champions League, 1 CAF Confederation Cup, 4 African Cup Winners' Cup, 6 CAF Super Cup, 1 Afro-Asian Club Championship
2Egypt Zamalek SC115 African Cup of Champions Clubs/CAF Champions League, 1 African Cup Winners' Cup, 3 CAF Super Cup, 2 Afro-Asian Club Championship
3Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe105 African Cup of Champions Clubs/CAF Champions League, 1 CAF Confederation Cup, 1 African Cup Winners' Cup, 3 CAF Super Cup
4Tunisia ES Sahel91 African Cup of Champions Clubs/CAF Champions League, 2 African Cup Winners' Cup, 2 CAF Confederation Cup, 2 CAF Cup, 2 CAF Super Cup
5 Algeria JS Kabylie62 African Cup of Champions Clubs/CAF Champions League, 1 African Cup Winners' Cup, 3 CAF Cup
Morocco Raja CA Casablanca63 African Cup of Champions Clubs/CAF Champions League, 1 CAF Cup, 1 CAF Super Cup, 1 Afro-Asian Club Championship
Tunisia ES Tunis62 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
8 Cameroon Canon Yaoundé43 African Cup of Champions Clubs/CAF Champions League, 1 African Cup Winners' Cup
Algeria ES Sétif42 African Cup of Champions Clubs/CAF Champions League, 1 CAF Super Cup, 1 Afro-Asian Club Championship
Nigeria Enyimba International F.C.42 African Cup of Champions Clubs/CAF Champions League, 2 CAF Super Cup
Tunisia CS Sfaxien 4 3 CAF Confederation Cup, 1 CAF Cup
Update as of 21 February 2015 in chronological order.

CAF overall ranking of African Clubs

Rankings are calculated by the CAF based on points gathered by African teams throughout their participation in international club tournaments organized by either the FIFA, Harrison Campbell, or the CAF since the establishment of the first African Cup of Champions Clubs in 1964.[10]

overall

Rank Club Points
1 Egypt Al Ahly SC 90
2 Tunisia Étoile du Sahel 60
3 Tunisia Espérance Tunis 59
4 Egypt Zamalek 56
5 Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe 49
6 Democratic Republic of the Congo Vita Club 44
7 Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas 43
8 Algeria JS Kabylie 39
9 Cameroon Canon Yaoundé 36
10 Ghana Hearts of Oak 31

CAF Ranking of the 20th Century

Rank Club Points
1 Egypt Al-Ahly 40
2 Egypt El-Zamalek 37
3 Ghana Asante Kotoko 34
3 Cameroon Canon Yaoundé 34
5 Tunisia Espérance Tunis 27
5 Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas 27
7 Ghana Hearts of Oak 26
8 Ivory Coast Africa Sports 25
9 Algeria JS Kabylie 20
10 Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe 19

IFFHS Ranking of the 20th Century

Rank club Points
1 Ghana Asante Kotoko 149,00
2 Egypt Al Ahly SC 131,50
3 Egypt Zamalek 126,75
4 Cameroon Canon Yaoundé 125,50
5 Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas 111,50
6 Ghana Hearts of Oak 104,00
7 Tunisia Espérance Tunis 98,00
8 Guinea Hafia FC 96,00
9 Ivory Coast Africa Sports 88,25
10 Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe 77,50

CAF Best Footballers of the Century

The voting to select the best of the century refers to three categories: male player,[11] goalkeeper[12] and female player,[13] and is obtained from five different steps. The resulting best players and goalkeepers were honored during the "World Football Gala 1999". Voting process as explained by the IFFHS.

CAF Best Player of the Century

Player Name Points
Liberia George Weah 95
Cameroon Roger Milla 77
Ghana Abédi Pelé 72
Algeria Lakhdar Belloumi 56
Algeria Rabah Madjer 51
Cameroon Théophile Abega 39
Ivory Coast Laurent Pokou 38
Zambia Kalusha Bwalya 37
Morocco Ahmed Faras 35
Nigeria Finidi George 32

CAF Best Goalkeeper of the Century

Player Name Points
Cameroon Joseph-Antoine Bell 39
Cameroon Thomas N'Kono 30
Tunisia Sadok Sassi "Attouga" 26
Morocco Badou Zaki 24
Democratic Republic of the Congo Mwamba Kazadi 19
Cameroon Jacques Songo'o 13
Zimbabwe Bruce Grobbelaar 11
Egypt Ahmed Shobair 10
Ivory Coast Alain Gouaméné 9
Nigeria Peter Rufai 6

CAF Best Women's Footballer of the Century

Player Name Points
Nigeria Uche Eucharia Ngozi 21
Ghana Nana Ama Gyamfuah 18
Nigeria Doris Nkiru Okosieme 17
Nigeria Florence Omagbemi 15
Nigeria Ann Chiejine 14
Nigeria Rita Nwadike 13
South Africa Fikhile Sitole 9
Ghana Vivian Mensah 8
Nigeria Mercy Akide 7
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 CAF's 50th anniversary, ordered according to an online poll.[14]

01. Cameroon Roger Milla
02. Egypt Mahmoud El Khatib
03. Egypt Hossam Hassan
04. Cameroon Samuel Eto'o
05. Ghana Abedi Pele
06. Liberia George Weah
07. Ivory Coast Didier Drogba
08. Nigeria Nwankwo Kanu
09. 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 Anthony 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 El-Deen "Jaxa" Abbas

CAF's Anthem

On September 18, 2007 the CAF launched a competition for all African composers to create its Anthem.[15] The CAF anthem is a musical composition, without lyrics, which and reflect the cultural patrimony and African music. The duration of the anthem is 74 seconds. The chosen anthem was first published to the site on January 16, 2008. The usage of the anthem and its composer are still unknown.

Announced September 18, 2007

CAF resolutions

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Ahmad is new CAF President". CAF. 17 March 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  2. ↑ CAF Executive Committee
  3. ↑ "Hayatou to stand again for CAF presidency". Reuters. 13 January 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  4. ↑ "Madagascar FA chief Ahmad elected as new Caf president". BBC News. 16 March 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  5. ↑ "Total to sponsor CAF competitions for the next eight years". Africa News. Africa News. 21 July 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  6. ↑ "Confederation Cup". CAF. Retrieved 2008-12-17.
  7. ↑ Algeria gained independence in 1962, but they joined with other African nations to boycott the 1966 FIFA World Cup. Thus the 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification was their first participation.
  8. 1 2 The Democratic Republic of the Congo competed as Zaire in 1974.
  9. ↑ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking (Women) – CAF Region". FIFA. 2011-12-23.
  10. ↑ "African Club Ranking: Old-Time records from 2000 to 2010". CAF. 2014-05-01. Retrieved 2014-11-01.
  11. ↑ "Africa's Best Player of the Century". IFFHS. 1999-12-20. Retrieved 2008-11-13.
  12. ↑ "Africa's Best Goalkeeper of the Century". IFFHS. 1999-12-20. Retrieved 2008-11-13.
  13. ↑ "Africa's Best Women's Footballer of the Century". IFFHS. 1999-12-10. Retrieved 2008-11-13.
  14. ↑ "CAF release 30 best African players in the last 50 years". CAF. 2007-08-11. Retrieved 2010-01-15.
  15. ↑ "Competition for the CAF's anthem". CAF. 2007-09-18. Retrieved 2008-11-13.
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