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Football was first introduced to Africa in the early 1860s by Europeans, [4] due to the colonisation of Africa.The first recorded games were played in South Africa in 1862 between soldiers and civil servants and there were no established rules for the game at this time; [5]" Initially, there were various forms of playing the game, which included elements of both rugby and soccer.
Football was first introduced to Africa in the early 1860s by Europeans, [1] due to the colonisation of Africa.The first recorded games were played in South Africa in 1862 between soldiers and civil servants and there were no established rules for the game at this time; [2]" Initially, there were various forms of playing the game, which included elements of both rugby and soccer.
It is the successor competition of the Gossage Cup, held 37 times from 1926 until 1966, and the East and Central African Senior Challenge Cup, held between 1967 and 1971. In August 2012, CECAFA signed a sponsorship deal worth US$ 450,000 with East African Breweries to have the cup renamed to the CECAFA Tusker Challenge Cup .
Oldest association football league. The Premier League was later created and is now the top-flight English league. 1888: Durand Cup: club trophy: Durand Cup, 1888– Association football: India: Oldest football tournament in Asia. 1889: Northern Football League: club league: Association football: North East England: Second-oldest association ...
1.1 Early history (1932–1973) 1.2 The ... AmaZulu Football Club is a South African professional soccer club based in the city of Durban in ... One of the oldest ...
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They won their first African Champions Cup in 1994, their first Cup Winners' Cup in 1998 and their first CAF Cup in 1997; becoming also the first team to win the set composed by the three oldest continental trophies, [a] a feat subsequently equaled only by Algerian JS Kabylie in 2000 and Tunisian Étoile Sportive du Sahel in 2007. Additionally,
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.