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The Confédération Africaine de Football , is the administrative and controlling body for African football. It is almost always referred to by its acronym CAF (usually ).

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 one of the biggest of six continental confederations of FIFA
FIFA

The F?d?ration Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by its acronym, FIFA , is the international sport governing body of association football....
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The Confédération Africaine de Football , is the administrative and controlling body for African football. It is almost always referred to by its acronym CAF (usually ).

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 one of the biggest of six continental confederations of FIFA
FIFA

The F?d?ration Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by its acronym, FIFA , is the international sport governing body of association football....
. Although it is just three years younger than the UEFA
UEFA

The Union of European Football Associations is the administrative and controlling body for European association football. It is almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA ....
, CAF
CAF

CAF may refer to:* Cactus Air Force, American aviation force during the early stages of the Battle of Guadalcanal* Caisse d'allocations familiales, French governmental agencies for family-supporting subsidies...
 still has a long way to go in order to improve the quality of the national and local competitions, and therefore, overcome a lot of either naturally occurring obstacles, or burdens inherited from the old age of colonialism
Colonialism

Colonialism is the extension of a nation's sovereignty over Territory beyond its borders by the establishment of either settler or exploitation colony in which Indigenous people populations are direct rule, Population transfers, or Genocide....
 such as; limited resources and either complete or partial lack of infrastructures, besides the high cost of transportation through different sides of the continent. Nevertheless, Africa produced skilled players and teams that match, and sometimes exceed Europeans, but, these isolated cases should not be self-deceptive into believing that Africa have achieved European standards in all the domains of football. CAF has been given 5 slots out of the 32 available since the 1998 FIFA World Cup
1998 FIFA World Cup

The 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 16th FIFA World Cup, was held in France from 10 June to 12 July 1998. France was chosen as FIFA World Cup hosts#1998 FIFA World Cup by FIFA on 1 July 1992....
 in France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
 and increased to 6 in 2010 FIFA World Cup
2010 FIFA World Cup

The 2010 FIFA World Cup will be the 19th FIFA World Cup, an international tournament for Association football, that is scheduled to take place between 11 June and 11 July 2010 in South Africa....
 in South Africa
South Africa

The Republic of South Africa, also known by Official names of South Africa, is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa....
.

CAF was founded on 08 February 1957 in Khartoum
Khartoum

Khartoum is the Capital of Sudan and of Khartoum . It is located at the confluence point of the White Nile flowing north from Lake Victoria, and the Blue Nile flowing west from Ethiopia....
, Sudan
Sudan

Sudan is a country in northeastern Africa. It is the largest in the African continent and the Arab World, and List of countries and outlying territories by total area by area....
  by the Egyptian
Egyptian Football Association

The Egyptian Football Association is the governing body of football in Egypt. The leading Egyptian clubs are as follows, with the total number of national championships following the name of the club....
, Ethiopian
Ethiopian Football Federation

The Ethiopian Football Federation is the governing body of Football_ in Ethiopia. It was founded in 1943, affiliated to FIFA in 1953 and to Confederation of African Football in 1957....
, South African
South African Football Association

The South African Football Association or SAFA is the governing body of football in South Africa. South Africa is hosting the 2010 FIFA World Cup....
 and Sudanese
Sudan Football Association

The Sudan Football Association is the Sport governing body of football in Sudan. It was established in 1936 and affiliated with FIFA in 1948....
 FAs, following former discussions between the Egyptian
Egyptian Football Association

The Egyptian Football Association is the governing body of football in Egypt. The leading Egyptian clubs are as follows, with the total number of national championships following the name of the club....
, South African
South African Football Association

The South African Football Association or SAFA is the governing body of football in South Africa. South Africa is hosting the 2010 FIFA World Cup....
 and Sudanese
Sudan Football Association

The Sudan Football Association is the Sport governing body of football in Sudan. It was established in 1936 and affiliated with FIFA in 1948....
 FAs earlier in 07 June 1956 in Avenida Hotel in Lisbon
Lisbon

Lisbon is the Capital and largest city of Portugal. It is also the seat of the Lisbon and capital of the Lisbon region. Its municipalities of Portugal, which matches the city proper excluding the larger continuous conurbation, has a municipal population of 564,477 in , while the Lisbon Metropolitan Area in total has around 2.8 million inha...
, Portugal
Portugal

Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic , is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Located in southwestern Europe, Portugal is the westernmost country of mainland Europe and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south and by Spain to the north and east....
. The headquarters were few months in Khartoum until a fire outbreak in the offices of the Sudanese Football Association when the organization moved to Cairo
Cairo

Cairo , which means "the triumphant", is the Cairo and largest city of Egypt.It is the most populous metropolitan area in Egypt and is also one of the most populous in the world....
. Youssef Mohammad was the first General Secretary and Abdel Aziz Abdallah Salem the president
List of Presidents of UEFA

The following is a list of presidents of UEFA, the European football sport governing body....
. Its administrative center since 2002 is in 6th of October City, Cairo
Cairo

Cairo , which means "the triumphant", is the Cairo and largest city of Egypt.It is the most populous metropolitan area in Egypt and is also one of the most populous in the world....
. It was initially made up of 4 national associations. Currently there are 55 associations, 53 full members beside Réunion Island and Zanzibar as associates. (see the bottom of this page or List of CAF national football teams).

The current CAF President
List of presidents of CAF

The following is a list of presidents of Confederation of African Football, the African football sport governing body.? indicates that the title of Honorary President was conferred upon leaving office....
 is Issa Hayatou
Issa Hayatou

Issa Hayatou is the current president of the Confederation of African Football . He was born on 9 August 1946 in Cameroon and is married with four children....
.

History


CAF President


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


General Secretaries


Youssef Mohamed (Egypt) 1957-1958
Mustafa Kamel Mansour (Egypt) 1958-1961
Mourad Fahmy (Egypt) 1961-1982
Mustapha Fahmy (Egypt) 1982- present


Honorary Presidents


Gen. Abdel Aziz Mostafa (Egypt) +
Ydnekatchew Tessema (Ethiopia) +
Dr. Abdel Halim Mohamed (Sudan)


Honorary Members


Mourad Fahmy (Egypt) +
Ram Ruhee (Mauritius)
Tom Mtine (Zambia)
Anani Matthia (Togo)
Rito Alcantara (Senegal) +
Saidi El Maamry (Tanzania)
Nfamara Camara (Guinea)


General Assembly


CAF General Assembly meetings

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 , 1 st 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


28th ordinary General Assembly in Khartoum, 10 February 2007


29th ordinary General Assembly in Accra, 17-18 January 2008


Competitions


Continental

The main competition for men's national teams is the African Cup of Nations
African Cup of Nations

The Africa Cup of Nations, also referred to as the African Nations Cup is the main international association football competition in Africa....
, 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-21
African Youth Championship

The CAF African Youth Championship is the main international football competition for Confederation of African Football nations, played by under 20 years old players....
 and Under-17
African Under-17 Championship

Confederation of African Football sponsors African Under-17 Championship by African Cup of Nations equal to or less than 17 years old that served as a preliminary of FIFA U-17 World Cup....
 levels. For women's national teams, CAF operates the CAF Women's Championship
CAF Women's Championship

The CAF Women's Championship is a biennial competition in women's football for national teams which belong to the Confederation of African Football ....
 for senior national sides and the CAF Women's Under-20 Championship at under-20 level, since 2008 there is a CAF Women's Under-17 Championship for under-17 sides.

CAF also organizes the UEFA-CAF Meridian Cup
UEFA-CAF Meridian Cup

The UEFA/CAF Meridian Cup is a association football competition jointly organised by UEFA and Confederation of African Football for youth teams....
 with UEFA
UEFA

The Union of European Football Associations is the administrative and controlling body for European association football. It is almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA ....
 for youth teams.

In futsal
Futsal

Futsal is a variant of association football that is mainly played indoors. Its name is derived from the Portuguese language futebol de sal?o and the Spanish language f?tbol sala/de sal?n, which can be translated as 'indoor football'....
 there is the African Futsal Championship
African Futsal Championship

The African Futsal Championship is the main national futsal competition of the Confederation of African Football nations. It was first held in 1996 and has been played every four years....
.

In Beach soccer
Beach soccer

Beach Football is a variant of the sport of football. The game itself is played on a beach, or some form of sand, and emphasises skill, agility and shooting at goal....
 there is the CAF Beach Soccer Championship
CAF Beach Soccer Championship

The CAF Beach Soccer Championship is the main championship for beach soccer in CAF. The first championship was held in September 2006.The top two teams qualify for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup...
.

Also, CAF is responsibe for organisation of the football events during the Pan African Games
Football at the All-Africa Games

The men's Association football tournament has been held at every session of the All-Africa Games since 1965. Women's competition was added in 2003....
.

Club

CAF also runs the two main club competitions in Africa: the CAF Champions League
CAF Champions League

The CAF Champions League is an annual international club football competition run by the Confederation of African Football . The top club sides from Africa's football leagues are invited to participate in this competition, which is the premier club football competition on the continent and the equivalent to the UEFA 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
CAF Confederation Cup

The CAF Confederation Cup is an international club football competition run by the Confederation of African Football....
, for national cup winners and high-placed league teams, was launched by CAF in 2004 as a successor to the African Cup Winners' Cup
African Cup Winners' Cup

The African Cup Winners' Cup is a football competition that started in 1975 and merged with the CAF Cup in 2004 to form the Confederation of African Football CAF Confederation Cup....
 (begun in 1975). A third competition, the CAF Cup
CAF Cup

The CAF Cup was an annual competition organised by the Confederation of African Football for domestic leagues runner-ups of member associations who haven't qualified to one of the two pre-existing CAF international club competitions the CAF Champions League or the African Cup Winners' Cup....
, started in 1992 and was absorbed into the CAF Confederation Cup in 2004.

The CAF Super Cup
CAF Super Cup

The CAF Super Cup is an African football competition. It is a game between the reigning champions of the CAF Confederation Cup and the CAF Champions League....
, 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.

CAF Members


Regional Federations


Non-regional Members
  • 1***


Council for East and Central Africa Football Association (CECAFA)
Council for East and Central Africa Football Association

The Council for East and Central Africa Football Association is an association of the football playing nations in Eastern Africa. It is also an affiliate of Confederation of African Football....
        • 1*

Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA)
COSAFA

Council of Southern Africa Football Associations is an association of the association football playing nations in Southern Africa.It is affiliated to Confederation of African Football....


Union des Fédérations du Football de l' Afrique Centrale (UNIFAC)


Union du Football de l' Ouest Afrique (UFOA)

Union of North African Federations (UNAF)
1: CAF associate member, but non-FIFA member.

CAF Regional Zones


CAF Zone 1 - Northern Zone

CAF Zone 2 - Western Zone A

CAF Zone 3 - Western Zone B

CAF Zone 4 - Central Zone


CAF Zone 5 - Central Eastern Zone


CAF Zone 6 - Southern Zone


World Cup Participation and Results

The following CAF members have competed in the following FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup

The FIFA World Cup, occasionally called the Football World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the List of men's national association football teams of the members of F?d?ration Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global govern...
s. Teams are sorted by number of appearances.

Legend
  • QF – Quarterfinals (1934–1938, 1954–1970, and since 1986: knockout round of 8; 1974–1978, second group stage, final 8)
  • R2 – Round 2 (1982: second group stage, final 12; since 1986: knockout round of 16)
  • R1 – Round 1
  • HC - Hosting country





Team 1930
1930 FIFA World Cup

The 1930 FIFA World Cup was the first FIFA World Cup, the world championship for international association football teams. It was played in Uruguay from 13 July to 30 July....
 		1934
1934 FIFA World Cup

The 1934 FIFA World Cup, or the World's Cup as it was known then, was the second football World Cup staged, and hosted by Italy from 27 May to 10 June....
 		1938
1938 FIFA World Cup

The 1938 FIFA World Cup was the third staging of the World Cup, and was held in France from 4 June to 19 June. France was chosen as FIFA World Cup hosts#1938 FIFA World Cup by FIFA in August 1936....
 		1950
1950 FIFA World Cup

The 1950 FIFA World Cup, held in Brazil from 24 June to 16 July, was the fourth staging of the World Cup, and the first staged in 12 years due to World War II....
 		1954
1954 FIFA World Cup

The 1954 FIFA World Cup, the fifth staging of the World Cup, was held in Switzerland from 16 June to 4 July. As the year saw the 50th anniversary of FIFA, it was appropriate for football's premier competition to be played in the home of its governing body, and Switzerland was chosen as FIFA World Cup hosts#1954 FIFA World Cup in July 1946....
 		1958
1958 FIFA World Cup

The 1958 FIFA World Cup, the sixth staging of the World Cup, was hosted by Sweden from 8 June to 29 June. Sweden was chosen as FIFA World Cup hosts#1958 FIFA World Cup by FIFA in June 1950....
 		1962
1962 FIFA World Cup

The 1962 FIFA World Cup, the seventh staging of the World Cup, was held in Chile from 30 May to 17 June. Chile was chosen as FIFA World Cup hosts#1962 FIFA World Cup by FIFA in June 1956, as the World Cup returned to the continent of South America after 12 years....
 		1966
1966 FIFA World Cup

The 1966 FIFA World Cup, the eighth staging of the World Cup, was held in England from 11 July to 30 July. England was chosen as FIFA World Cup hosts#1966 FIFA World Cup by FIFA in August 1960 to celebrate the centenary of the The Football Association in England....
 		1970
1970 FIFA World Cup

The 1970 FIFA World Cup, the ninth staging of the World Cup, was held in Mexico, from 31 May to 21 June. Mexico was chosen as FIFA World Cup hosts#1970 FIFA World Cup by FIFA in October 1964....
 		1974
1974 FIFA World Cup

The 1974 FIFA World Cup, the tenth staging of the World Cup, was held in West Germany from 13 June to 7 July. West Germany had been chosen in July 1966 as FIFA World Cup hosts#1974, 1978, 1982 FIFA World Cups by FIFA....
 		1978
1978 FIFA World Cup

The 1978 FIFA World Cup, the 11th staging of the World Cup, was held in Argentina between 1 June and 25 June. Argentina was chosen as FIFA World Cup hosts#1974, 1978, 1982 FIFA World Cups by FIFA in July 1966....
 		1982
1982 FIFA World Cup

The 1982 FIFA World Cup, the 12th FIFA World Cup, was held in Spain from 13 June to 11 July. Spain was chosen as FIFA World Cup hosts#1974, 1978, 1982 FIFA World Cups by FIFA in July 1966....
 		1986
1986 FIFA World Cup

The 1986 FIFA World Cup, the 13th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in Mexico from 31 May to 29 June. It was won by Argentina national football team , who beat Germany national football team 3-2 in the final at Mexico City's Estadio Azteca....
 		1990
1990 FIFA World Cup

The 1990 FIFA World Cup, the 14th staging of the World Cup, was held in Italy from 8 June to 8 July. Italy was chosen as FIFA World Cup hosts#1990 FIFA World Cup by FIFA on 19 May 1984, making it the second country to host the event twice....
 		1994
1994 FIFA World Cup

The 1994 FIFA World Cup, the 15th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in the United States from 17 June to 17 July 1994. The United States was chosen as FIFA World Cup hosts#1994 FIFA World Cup by FIFA in July 1988....
 		1998
1998 FIFA World Cup

The 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 16th FIFA World Cup, was held in France from 10 June to 12 July 1998. France was chosen as FIFA World Cup hosts#1998 FIFA World Cup by FIFA on 1 July 1992....
 		2002
2002 FIFA World Cup

The 2002 FIFA World Cup, the 17th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in South Korea and Japan from 31 May to 30 June. The two countries were chosen as FIFA World Cup hosts#2002 FIFA World Cup by FIFA in May 1996 and was the first tournament in its history to be hosted by two countries....
 		2006
2006 FIFA World Cup

The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th instance of the FIFA World Cup, the Anniversary#Latin-derived numerical names international football world championship tournament....
 		2010
2010 FIFA World Cup

The 2010 FIFA World Cup will be the 19th FIFA World Cup, an international tournament for Association football, that is scheduled to take place between 11 June and 11 July 2010 in South Africa....
 		 Total
R1 QF R1 R1 R1 5
R1 R2 R1 R1 4
R1 R1 R1 R1 4
R2 R2 R1 3
R1 R1 HC 3
R1 R1 2
R1 R1 2
R1 1
1 R1 1
R1 1
R2 1
QF 1
R1 1
Total 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 5 5 5 5 6 32


1 Made 1 appearance as Zaire
Zaire

The Republic of Zaire was the name of the present Democratic Republic of the Congo between 27 October 1971, and 17 May 1997. The name of Zaire derives from the , itself an adaptation of the Kongo language word nzere or nzadi, or "the river that swallows all rivers", and is often still used to refer to that state, perhaps because "Zai...
 in 1974
1974 FIFA World Cup

The 1974 FIFA World Cup, the tenth staging of the World Cup, was held in West Germany from 13 June to 7 July. West Germany had been chosen in July 1966 as FIFA World Cup hosts#1974, 1978, 1982 FIFA World Cups by FIFA....
.

Rankings


Top 10 National Teams


Rankings are calculated by FIFA
FIFA

The F?d?ration Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by its acronym, FIFA , is the international sport governing body of association football....
 based on matches played over the last four years.

CAF
CAF

CAF may refer to:* Cactus Air Force, American aviation force during the early stages of the Battle of Guadalcanal* Caisse d'allocations familiales, French governmental agencies for family-supporting subsidies...
FIFA
FIFA

The F?d?ration Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by its acronym, FIFA , is the international sport governing body of association football....
CountryPoints
116900
223827
330744
435714
536709
641656
745611
847601
953568
1060534




Top 10 Women's National Teams


Rankings are calculated by FIFA
FIFA

The F?d?ration Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by its acronym, FIFA , is the international sport governing body of association football....
 based on matches played over the last four years.

CAF
CAF

CAF may refer to:* Cactus Air Force, American aviation force during the early stages of the Battle of Guadalcanal* Caisse d'allocations familiales, French governmental agencies for family-supporting subsidies...
FIFA
FIFA

The F?d?ration Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by its acronym, FIFA , is the international sport governing body of association football....
CountryPoints
125 Nigeria
Nigeria women's national football team

The Nigeria national women's football team, nicknamed the Super Falcons, is the national team of Nigeria and is controlled by the Nigeria Football Association....
1728
242 Ghana
Ghana women's national football team

The Ghana national women's football team, is the national team of Ghana and is controlled by the Ghana Football Association. They are nicknamed the Black Queens....
1535
366 Morocco
Morocco women's national football team

The Morocco women's national football team represents Morocco in international Women's football and is controlled by the F?d?ration Royale Marocaine de Football....
1359
467 South Africa
South Africa women's national football team

The South Africa national women's football team, nicknamed Banyana Banyana , is the national team of South Africa and is controlled by the South African Football Association....
1355
569 Algeria
Algeria women's national football team

The Algeria women's national football team represents Algeria in international women's football . The team is currently ranked 69th in the world in the FIFA Women's rankings....
1344
673 Côte d'Ivoire1334
775 Tunisia
Tunisia women's national football team

The Tunisia national women's football team, is the national team of Tunisia and is controlled by the F?d?ration Tunisienne de Football....
1317
877 Mali1310
979 Cameroon
Cameroon women's national football team

The Cameroon national women's football team, is the national team of Cameroon and is controlled by the Cameroon Football Association....
1281
1080 Senegal1277




Top 20 African Clubs


Rankings are calculated by the IFFHS
International Federation of Football History & Statistics

The International Federation of Football History & Statistics is an organization that chronicles the history of Football . It was founded in 1984 and is based in Bonn, Germany....
 based on matches played over the last year till the date of release.
CAF
CAF

CAF may refer to:* Cactus Air Force, American aviation force during the early stages of the Battle of Guadalcanal* Caisse d'allocations familiales, French governmental agencies for family-supporting subsidies...
IFFHS
International Federation of Football History & Statistics

The International Federation of Football History & Statistics is an organization that chronicles the history of Football . It was founded in 1984 and is based in Bonn, Germany....
ClubPoints
141 Cotonsport FC de Garoua
Cotonsport Garoua

Cotonsport Garoua is an Cameroonian football club based in Garoua. They play at the Stade Omnisport de Garoua....
158.0
271 Étoile Sportive du Sahel
Étoile Sportive du Sahel

The ?toile Sportive du Sahel is a sports club from Sousse in the Sahel, Tunisia region of Tunisia, known primarily for its football team. The club also has sections for Team handball, volleyball, basketball, judo and wrestling....
136.5
380 Enyimba International F.C.131.0
495 Al Ahly Sporting Club
Al-Ahly

Al-Ahly is an Egyptian association football club based in Cairo. Founded in April 1907, Al-Ahly is widely-regarded as Africa's most successful club....
124.5
597 Al-Merreikh123.5
6102 Dynamos F.C.120.5
7110 Al-Hilal Omdurman113.0
8115 Zamalek Sporting Club112.0
9122 Club Africain
Club Africain

The Club Africain is a Tunisian omnisport club founded in 1920 in Tunis. Club Africain football section is its best known branch, but the club also fields teams in Team handball and basketball....
107.0
10132 Mamelodi Sundowns FC103.5
11142 Haras El Hodood99.0
12152 Club Sportif Sfaxien
Club Sportif Sfaxien

Club Sportif Sfaxien is a football club from Sfax in Tunisia....
96.5
13172 Asante Kotoko
Asante Kotoko

Asante Kotoko are one of the most successful Football clubs in Ghana as well as Africa, having won twenty one national league titles. They have also twice been champions of Africa....
90.0
14179 ASEC Mimosas
ASEC Mimosas

The Acad?mie Sportive des Employ?s de Commerce Mimosas is an C?te d'Ivoire football club. The club was founded in 1948 by eight businessmen from Abidjan....
88.0
15193 Jeunesse Sportive de Kabylie
JS Kabylie

Jeunesse Sportive de Kabylie known as JS Kabylie or JSK , is a football club based Tizi Ouzou in Algeria. It draws its support from Kabyle football fans even outside the city of Tizi Ouzou....
86.0
16196 Olympique Club de Khouribga
Olympique Khouribga

Olympique Khouribga, also called OCK, is a Moroccan football club based in Khouribga.The club was founded in 1923. Rose for the league's excellent first time in its history in the 1982-1983 season....
84.5
17213 Grupo Desportivo Interclube
Grupo Desportivo Interclube

Grupo Desportivo Interclube, usually known simply as Inter, or Inter Luanda is a football club based in Luanda, Angola. Inter Luanda won its first title, the Angolan Cup, in 1986....
81.5
18225 Al-Ittihad Tripoli79.0
19251 Forces Armées Royales Rabat
FAR Rabat

FAR Rabat is a Moroccan football club based in Morocco's capital city .The club was founded in 1958 soon after Morocco had gained their independence, and is one of the most famous football clubs in Morocco with Raja Casablanca and Wydad Casablanca....
75.0
20261 Platinum Stars
Platinum Stars

Platinum Stars are a South African football club that participates in the Premier Soccer League....
74.0




CAF overall ranking of African Clubs


Rankings are calculated by the CAF
Confederation of African Football

The Conf?d?ration Africaine de Football , is the administrative and controlling body for African association football. It is almost always referred to by its acronym CAF ....
 based on points gathered by African teams throughout their participation in international club tournaments organized by either the FIFA
FIFA

The F?d?ration Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by its acronym, FIFA , is the international sport governing body of association football....
 or the CAF
Confederation of African Football

The Conf?d?ration Africaine de Football , is the administrative and controlling body for African association football. It is almost always referred to by its acronym CAF ....
 since the establishment of the first African Cup of Champions Clubs in 1964.

CAF
CAF

CAF may refer to:* Cactus Air Force, American aviation force during the early stages of the Battle of Guadalcanal* Caisse d'allocations familiales, French governmental agencies for family-supporting subsidies...
ClubPoints
1 Al Ahly Sporting Club
Al-Ahly

Al-Ahly is an Egyptian association football club based in Cairo. Founded in April 1907, Al-Ahly is widely-regarded as Africa's most successful club....
73.0
2 Étoile Sportive du Sahel
Étoile Sportive du Sahel

The ?toile Sportive du Sahel is a sports club from Sousse in the Sahel, Tunisia region of Tunisia, known primarily for its football team. The club also has sections for Team handball, volleyball, basketball, judo and wrestling....
50.0
3 Zamalek Sporting Club48.0
4 Asante Kotoko
Asante Kotoko

Asante Kotoko are one of the most successful Football clubs in Ghana as well as Africa, having won twenty one national league titles. They have also twice been champions of Africa....
44.0
5 ASEC Mimosas
ASEC Mimosas

The Acad?mie Sportive des Employ?s de Commerce Mimosas is an C?te d'Ivoire football club. The club was founded in 1948 by eight businessmen from Abidjan....
42.0
6 Espérance Sportive de Tunis42.0
7 Canon Sportif de Yaoundé
Canon Yaoundé

Canon Yaound? are a football club based in Yaound?, Cameroon....
36.0
8 Jeunesse Sportive de Kabylie
JS Kabylie

Jeunesse Sportive de Kabylie known as JS Kabylie or JSK , is a football club based Tizi Ouzou in Algeria. It draws its support from Kabyle football fans even outside the city of Tizi Ouzou....
35.0
9 Accra Hearts of Oak Sporting Club31.0
10 Africa Sports National30.0


CAF Best Footballers Of The Century

The voting to select the best of the century refers to three categories: male player, goalkeeper and female player, and is obtained from five different steps. The resulting best players and goalkeepers were honored during the "World Football Gala 1999".

CAF Best Player of the Century

Player NamePoints
George Weah
George Weah

George Weah is a Liberian politics and former football striker. He spent 14 years of his professional football career playing for clubs in France, Italy, and England, winning titles in two of the three countries....
95
Roger Milla
Roger Milla

Roger Milla is a Cameroonian former football striker. He was one of the first African players to be a major star on the international stage. He played in three FIFA World Cup for the Cameroon national football team....
77
Abédi Pelé
Abédi Pelé

Ab?di Ayew, also known as Ab?di "Pel?" is a former Ghana national football team International soccer player and captain. He was named African Footballer of the Year in 1991, 1992 and 1993....
72
Lakhdar Belloumi
Lakhdar Belloumi

Lakhdar Belloumi was a former Algerian football player and manager.He participated at 1980 Summer Olympics and at two edition of FIFA World Cup, in 1982 FIFA World Cup and 1986 FIFA World Cup....
56
Rabah Madjer
Rabah Madjer

Rabah Madjer is a former Algerian Football who played as a skilled striker. He reached stardom as a FC Porto player during the 1980s, and is widely regarded as the best Algerian football player of all time....
51
Théophile Abega
Théophile Abega

Th?ophile Abega is a Cameroonian football player . The midfielder was part of the Cameroon national football team, playing all three matches at the 1982 FIFA World Cup and captaining the side to their first African Nations Cup victory in 1984 African Cup of Nations....
39
Laurent Pokou
Laurent Pokou

Laurent Pokou is a former football from Ivory Coast. He was a notable striker for France football club Stade Rennais and the Ivory Coast national football team....
38
Kalusha Bwalya
Kalusha Bwalya

Kalusha Bwalya , known as simply Kalusha, is a Zambian footballer and coach . He is Zambia's most cap player, all-time top goalscorer, and is regarded as the greatest Zambia national football team player to play the game....
37
Ahmed Faras
Ahmed Faras

Ahmed Faras is a former Morocco football Striker, who was named African Footballer of the Year in 1975 and spent all of his playing career at native Chabab Mohamm?dia....
35
Finidi George
Finidi George

Finidi George is a former Nigerian football . He played at the Football World Cups in Football World Cup 1994 and Football World Cup 1998. Finidi made his international debut in an African Nations Cup qualifier against Burkina Faso in 1991....
32


CAF Best Goalkeeper Of The Century

Player NamePoints
Joseph-Antoine Bell
Joseph-Antoine Bell

Joseph-Antoine Bell is a former Cameroon international footballer, one of the best African Goalkeeper of all time.In a 20-year career, he played in his native Cameroon as well as in the Ivory Coast and Egypt before moving to France, where he played for several top-level clubs including Olympique de Marseille, FC Girondins de Bordeaux and...
39
Thomas Nkono30
Sadok Sassi
Sadok Sassi

Sadok Sassi , often called Attouga is a former Tunisian footballer. He was a goalkeeper and played mostly for Club Africain, as well as the Tunisia national football team....
26
Badou Zaki
Badou Zaki

Ezzaiki Badou, nicknamed "Zaki" was the manager of the Morocco national football team from 2002 to 2005. Before coaching, he was a noted goalkeeper, appearing as the keeper for Morocco at the 1986 FIFA World Cup....
24
Mwamba Kazadi
Mwamba Kazadi

Robert Kazadi Mwamba is a retired Goalkeeper who played for TP Mazembe and Congo DR national football team at the 1974 FIFA World Cup, In a group game involving the Congo DR national football team and Serbia national football team....
19
Jacques Songo'o
Jacques Songo'o

Jacques Celestin Songo'o was a Cameroonian Football football ....
13
Bruce Grobbelaar
Bruce Grobbelaar

Bruce David Grobbelaar is a former Rhodesian-Zimbabwean-British Football goalkeeper. He played for a number of clubs, most notably Liverpool F.C....
11
Ahmed Shobair
Ahmed Shobair

Ahmed Shobeir was born on September 28, 1962 in Tanta,Egypt is former Egyptian goalkeeper who played for El Ahly club & Egypt national football team....
10
Alain Gouaméné
Alain Gouaméné

Pierre Alain Gouam?n? Guiahouli is a former football goalkeeper from C?te d'Ivoire. He played for ASEC Mimosas, Raja Casablanca, FC Toulouse, SCO Angers and FC Lorient.He holds the record of games and participations in the African Nations Cup as goalkeeper of the C?te d'Ivoire national football team....
9
Peter Rufai
Peter Rufai

Peter Rufai is a former soccer goalkeeper from Nigeria. He played 65 international matches and scored 1 goal for Nigeria national football team, and played at the Football World Cups in Football World Cup 1994 and Football World Cup 1998 as well as winning the 1994 African Nations Cup....
6


CAF Best Women's Footballer Of The Century

Player NamePoints
Uche Eucharia Ngozi21
Rita Nwadike18
Doris Nkiru Okosieme17
Florence Omagbemi15
Ann Chiojirie14
Nana Ama Gyamfuah13
Fikhile Sitole9
Vivian Mensah8
Mercy Akide
Mercy Akide

Mercy Akide Udoh in Port Harcourt, Nigeria) is a Nigerian football player. She was the first African Women's Footballer of the year and was a 1999 and 2004 FIFA World All-Star....
7
Ann Agumanu


CAF Golden Jubille Best Player Award

The integral list of the 30 best African players in the last 50 years or the period 1957 - 2007.
Player NamePoints
Roger Milla
Roger Milla

Roger Milla is a Cameroonian former football striker. He was one of the first African players to be a major star on the international stage. He played in three FIFA World Cup for the Cameroon national football team....
2246
Mahmoud El Khatib2165
Hossam Hassan
Hossam Hassan

Hossam Hassan is an Egyptian association football player. As of 2006, he had amassed 170 caps for his country and scored 80 goals, both Egyptian international records....
2011
Samuel Eto'o
Samuel Eto'o

Samuel Eto'o Fils is a Cameroonian Association football who plays as a Forward for Spanish La Liga club FC Barcelona. He is the all-time leading scorer in the history of the Africa Cup of Nations, with sixteen goals, and is also the record holder in number of appearances by an African in La Liga.....
1840
Abédi Pelé
Abédi Pelé

Ab?di Ayew, also known as Ab?di "Pel?" is a former Ghana national football team International soccer player and captain. He was named African Footballer of the Year in 1991, 1992 and 1993....
1783
George Weah
George Weah

George Weah is a Liberian politics and former football striker. He spent 14 years of his professional football career playing for clubs in France, Italy, and England, winning titles in two of the three countries....
1604
Didier Drogba
Didier Drogba

Didier Yves Drogba T?bily is an Ivorian footballer who plays in the Forward position. He currently plays for Chelsea F.C. in the Premier League....
1467
Nwankwo Kanu
Nwankwo Kanu

Nwankwo Kanu , usually known simply as Kanu and nicknamed Papilo, is a professional football who plays as a striker for the Nigeria national football team and for England club Portsmouth F.C.....
1209
Rabah Madjer
Rabah Madjer

Rabah Madjer is a former Algerian Football who played as a skilled striker. He reached stardom as a FC Porto player during the 1980s, and is widely regarded as the best Algerian football player of all time....
1176
Kalusha Bwalya
Kalusha Bwalya

Kalusha Bwalya , known as simply Kalusha, is a Zambian footballer and coach . He is Zambia's most cap player, all-time top goalscorer, and is regarded as the greatest Zambia national football team player to play the game....
1073
Michael Essien
Michael Essien

File:MEssienChelsea06.pngMichael Kojo Essien or Micka?l Essien is a Ghanaian Association footballer nicknamed 'The Bison' due to his formidable strength, competitiveness and combativeness in the midfield area....
996
Augustine Okocha921
Saleh Selim
Saleh Selim

Saleh Selim was a famous Egyptians football player and actor. He was nicknamed El Maestro because of his way of leading the El Ahly football team to many victories....
850
Hacène Lalmas
Hacène Lalmas

Hac?ne Lalmas is a former Algerian football player. He played as a midfielder and was nicknamed El Kebch ....
791
Benedict Saul McCarthy
Benni McCarthy

Benedict Saul "Benni" McCarthy is a South African professional Association football, currently playing for England side Blackburn Rovers F.C.....
782
El Hadji Diouf
El Hadji Diouf

El Hadji Ousseynou Diouf is a Senegalese Association footballer. He plays for Blackburn Rovers F.C. and Senegal national football team. Diouf is a playmaker who plays on the wing or as a deep lying forward....
711
Noureddine Naybet
Noureddine Naybet

Noureddine Naybet is a retired Morocco football player and captain. His position was defender and was considered one of the best defensive players in Europe....
692
Rashidi Yekini
Rashidi Yekini

Rashidi Yekini is a former Nigerian soccer striker....
649
Hany Ramzy
Hany Ramzy

Hany Guda Ramzy is an Egyptian international football defender . As of now he is the assistant manager of the Egypt national football team U20....
608
Hassan Shehata
Hassan Shehata

Hassan Shehata is an Egyptian football coach and former player, currently the head coach of the Egypt national football team Known as "El Mealem"....
605
Lucas Radebe
Lucas Radebe

Lucas Valeriu Radebe is a former Leeds United F.C. and South African football player....
557
Tarak Dhiab
Tarak Dhiab

Tarak Dhiab is a former Football from Tunisia. The African Footballer of the Year in 1977, he is listed by the F?d?ration Tunisienne de Football as having 107 caps for the Tunisian national football team, although this number has not been ratified by FIFA....
541
Mohammed Timoumi
Mohammed Timoumi

Mohammed Timoumi is former Morocco footballer, who was named African Footballer of the Year in 1985. The player took part in 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico....
539
Anthony Yeboah
Tony Yeboah

Anthony "Tony" Yeboah is a Ghanaian former football who is most noted for his time at European clubs 1. FC Saarbr?cken, Eintracht Frankfurt, Leeds United A.F.C....
511
Salif Keita
Salif Keita (footballer)

Salif Keita is a former Malian football player.In 1963, at the age of 16, Keita was selected to play on the national team, the Mali national football team, in the African Nations Cup....
476
Karim Abdul Razak
Karim Abdul Razak

Karim Abdul Razak Tanko is a Ghanaian football coach and former midfielder who played for several clubs in the 1970s and 1980s, notably local club Asante Kotoko and the New York Cosmos in the defunct North American Soccer League ....
430
Samuel Osei Kuffour
Samuel Kuffour

Samuel Osei Kuffour is a former Ghana Association football Defender . Known for his great physical power, he played during a decade for Bayern Munich....
368
Lakhdar Belloumi
Lakhdar Belloumi

Lakhdar Belloumi was a former Algerian football player and manager.He participated at 1980 Summer Olympics and at two edition of FIFA World Cup, in 1982 FIFA World Cup and 1986 FIFA World Cup....
305
Rigobert Song
Rigobert Song

Rigobert Song Bahang is a Cameroonian football central defender who currently plays for Turkish S?per Lig club Trabzonspor and the Cameroon national football team....
283
Nasr El Din Abbas (Jaksa)202




CAF's Anthem

In September 18, 2007 the CAF
CAF

CAF may refer to:* Cactus Air Force, American aviation force during the early stages of the Battle of Guadalcanal* Caisse d'allocations familiales, French governmental agencies for family-supporting subsidies...
 launched a competition for all African composers to create it’s Anthem
Anthem

The term anthem means either a specific form of Anglican church music , or more generally, a song of celebration, usually acting as a symbol for a distinct group of people, as in the term "national anthem" or "sports anthem"....
. The CAF anthem is a musical composition, without lyrics, which and reflect the cultural patrimony and African music
Music of Africa

The music of Africa is as vast and varied as the continent's many Regions of Africa, List of African countries and ethnic groups. Although there is no distinctly pan-African music, there are common forms of musical expression, especially within Regions of Africa....
. The duration of the anthem is 74 seconds. The chosen anthem was first published to the site in January 16, 2008. The usage of the anthem and yet it's composer are still unknown.



See also

  • History of CAF
    History of CAF

    From a humble beginning in 1957, the Confederation of African Football has grown into a respected organisation that today can hold its head high anywhere in the world....
  • List of first international of African national teams
    List of first international of African national teams

    The list below show the first international of the African national football teams of both FIFA and Confederation of African Football associate members who are still not members of FIFA....
  • African Cup of Nations
    African Cup of Nations

    The Africa Cup of Nations, also referred to as the African Nations Cup is the main international association football competition in Africa....
  • African Nations Championship
  • CAF 5-Year Ranking
    CAF 5-Year Ranking

    In African football the CAF 5-Year Ranking are statistics used for Single-elimination_tournament#Seeding and determination of number of clubs eligible to participate from each in the international club competitions designed by Confederation of African Football....
  • CAF Champions League
    CAF Champions League

    The CAF Champions League is an annual international club football competition run by the Confederation of African Football . The top club sides from Africa's football leagues are invited to participate in this competition, which is the premier club football competition on the continent and the equivalent to the UEFA Champions League....
  • CAF Confederation Cup
    CAF Confederation Cup

    The CAF Confederation Cup is an international club football competition run by the Confederation of African Football....
  • CAF Super Cup
    CAF Super Cup

    The CAF Super Cup is an African football competition. It is a game between the reigning champions of the CAF Confederation Cup and the CAF Champions League....
  • CAF Cup
    CAF Cup

    The CAF Cup was an annual competition organised by the Confederation of African Football for domestic leagues runner-ups of member associations who haven't qualified to one of the two pre-existing CAF international club competitions the CAF Champions League or the African Cup Winners' Cup....
  • African Cup Winners' Cup
    African Cup Winners' Cup

    The African Cup Winners' Cup is a football competition that started in 1975 and merged with the CAF Cup in 2004 to form the Confederation of African Football CAF Confederation Cup....


External links

  • official CAF site
  • CAF Anthem