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The Confederation of African Football [a] (CAF) is the administrative and controlling body for association football, beach soccer, and futsal in Africa.It was established on 8 February 1957 at the Grand Hotel [2] in Khartoum, Sudan [3] by the national football associations of: Algeria, Egypt, Ethiopia, Nigeria, and South Africa.
The Confederation of African Football began its formation at the 29th FIFA Congress in Bern, Switzerland, in June 1954.Africa was represented at the Congress by four national associations: Egypt, who had joined FIFA in 1923; Sudan affiliated in 1948; Ethiopia in 1953 and South Africa in 1910 and 1952.
The article shows the list of presidents of the governing body of association football, beach soccer and futsal in Africa, the Confederation of African Football (CAF), [1] the latest of which is South African businessman Patrice Motsepe since 12 March 2021. [2]
Confederation of African Football competitions (2 C, 1 P) Confederation of African Football trophies and awards (8 P) Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (1 C, 1 P)
This is a list of top-division association football clubs in CAF countries. CAF, the African football confederation, includes all African countries as members.. The French Overseas Department of Réunion and the autonomous island of Zanzibar have their own football associations which are associate members of CAF (but not members of FIFA).
The Africa Cup of Nations, commonly abbreviated as AFCON and officially known as the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons, [1] [2] is the main biennial international men's association football competition in Africa. It is sanctioned by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and was first held in 1957. [3]
The Confederation of African Football launched the competition on 10 August 2022 in Arusha, Tanzania, where more information about the competition was released. CAF initially wanted to start the competition in August 2023, with reports suggest that 24 clubs would feature in three groups of eight teams, ahead of a knockout stage starting at the ...
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) is the governing body for association football in Africa. It organizes three club competitions: the CAF Champions League (formerly African Cup of Champions Clubs), the CAF Confederation Cup and the CAF Super Cup.