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Egyptian clubs are the most successful, with a total of 45 titles. Egyptian clubs hold a record number of wins in the African Cup of Champions Clubs/CAF Champions League (18), the African Cup Winners' Cup (8), the CAF Super Cup (13) and the Afro-Asian Club Championship (3).
The CAF Champions League is a seasonal association football competition established in 1966 as the African Cup of Champions Clubs, open initially to the league champions of all CAF member associations, but since 1997 also currently includes the clubs finishing second in the strongest leagues from the CAF 5-year ranking and the competition's defending champions.
The clubs playing in each top-level league compete for the title as the country's club champions, and also for places in next season's CAF club competitions, i.e., the CAF Champions League and the CAF Confederation Cup. Due to promotion and relegation, the clubs playing in the top-level league in many countries are different every season.
The competition has been won by 26 clubs, 12 of which have won it more than once. Al Ahly is the most successful club in the competition's history, having it a record 12 times, including the most recent season and are the current African champions, having beaten Espérance de Tunis 1–0 on aggregate in the 2024 final.
Africa Sports Club Africain MC Alger Multiple teams (37) qualified only once to the group stage but failed to go past it. Most group stage matches played: 114 Al-Ahly. Most group stage matches won: 59 Espérance in 112 matches Most appearances without group stage qualification: 18 Stade Malien (2020-21 season included) Most teams from one ...
The club is renowned for its consistent success at both domestic and continental levels, regularly contending in CAF tournaments. Founded on 24 April 1907 by Omar Lotfy, Al-Ahly has a record of 44 Egyptian Premier League titles, 39 Egypt Cup titles and 15 Egyptian Super Cups. Al-Ahly is the most successful club in Africa. [1]
The ranking was calculated by the exclusively on the basis of performance by African teams throughout their participation in CAF club competitions (from the quarter-finals to final) from 1964 to 2000. [1] Clubs' performance from the group stage of the Champions League, international competition run by CAF since 1997, have been included. [1]
Football is the most popular sport in Africa, alongside basketball. Indeed, football is probably the most popular sport in almost every African country, although rugby and cricket are also very popular in South Africa. [1] The first football stadium to be built in Africa was the Alexandria Stadium in 1929. [2]