Confederation of African Football

Confederation of African Football
Abbreviation	CAF
Founded	8 February 1957; 64 years ago
Founded at	Khartoum, Sudan
Type	Sports organisation
Headquarters	6th of October City, Giza, Egypt
Region served	Africa
Membership	54 member associations
Official language	English; French; Arabic;
President	Patrice Motsepe
Vice Presidents	Augustin Senghor ; ; ; ; Kanizat Ibrahim
General Secretary
Parent organization	FIFA
Subsidiaries	show 5
Website	www.cafonline.com

The Confederation of African Football or CAF (French: Confédération Africaine de Football, Arabic: الاتحاد 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 established on 8 February 1957 at the Grand Hotel^[1] in Khartoum, Sudan,^[2] by Egyptian, Ethiopian, South African and Sudanese^[3] FAs, following formal 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, Egypt. Youssef Mohamad 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, Cairo, Egypt. CAF currently has 54 member associations: 54 are full members, while Zanzibar and Réunion are associate members (see the CAF Members and Zones section below).

The current CAF President is Patrice Motsepe from South Africa, who was elected on 12 March 2021.^[4] The 1st Vice-President is Augustin Senghor from Senegal, the 2nd Vice-President is Ahmed Yahya from Mauritania and the 3rd Vice-President is Waberi Souleiman from Djibouti.^[5] Current CAF General Secretary is the Swiss-Congolese Véron Mosengo-Omba since 13 March 2021.^[4]

History[]

CAF's anthem[]

On 18 September 2007 the CAF launched a competition for all African composers to create its Anthem.^[6] 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 16 January 2008. The usage of the anthem and its composer are still unknown.

Announced 18 September 2007

Current leaders[]

Name	Position
Patrice Motsepe	President
Augustin Senghor	1st Vice President
	2nd Vice President
	3rd Vice President
	4th Vice President
Kanizat Ibrahim	5th Vice President
	General Secretary

Source: ^[7]^[8]

Frederick Acheampong, General Coordinator

Former leaders[]

Name	Position	Dates
Constant Omari	Acting President	2020–2021
Ahmad Ahmad	President	2017–2020
Issa Hayatou	President	1988–2017

CAF members and zones[]

Members[]

African regional federations

UNAF (North Africa)

WAFU-UFOA (West Africa)

UNIFFAC (Central Africa)

CECAFA (Central-East Africa)

COSAFA (Southern Africa)

Other federation

UAFA (Arab World)

Code	Association	National teams	Founded	FIFA affiliation	CAF affiliation	Regional affiliation	IOC member
Union of North African Football Federations (UNAF) (5)
ALG	Algeria	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U20 W U17	1962	1963	1964	2005	Yes
EGY	Egypt ²	Men's U23 U20 U17 F BS Women's	1921	1923	1957	2005	Yes
LBY	Libya	Men's U20 F Women's	1962	1964	1965	2005	Yes
MAR	Morocco	Men's U23 U20 U17 F BS Women's	1955	1960	1959	2005	Yes
TUN	Tunisia	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U20 W U17	1957	1960	1960	2005	Yes
West African Football Union (WAFU-UFOA) (16)
BEN	Benin	Men's U20 U17 Women's	1962	1962	1962	1975	Yes
BFA	Burkina Faso	Men's U23 U20 U17 Women's W U20	1960	1964	1964	1975	Yes
CPV	Cape Verde	Men's Women's	1982	1986	2000	1975	Yes
GAM	Gambia	Men's U20 U17 Women's W U17	1952	1968	1966	1975	Yes
GHA	Ghana	Men's U23 U20 U17 F BS Women's W U20 W U17	1957	1958	1958	1975	Yes
GUI	Guinea	Men's U20 U17 Women's	1960	1962	1963	1975	Yes
GNB	Guinea-Bissau	Men's Women's	1974	1986	1986	1975	Yes
CIV	Ivory Coast	Men's U23 U20 U17 BS Women's	1960	1964	1960	1975	Yes
LBR	Liberia	Men's U23 U20 U17 Women's	1936	1964	1962	1975	Yes
MLI	Mali	Men's U20 U17 Women's	1960	1963	1963	1975	Yes
MTN	Mauritania	Men's U20 Women's	1961	1970	1968	1975	Yes
NIG	Niger	Men's U20 U17 Women's	1962	1967	1967	1975	Yes
NGA	Nigeria	Men's U23 U20 U17 F BS Women's W U20 W U17	1945	1960	1960	1975	Yes
SEN	Senegal	Men's U23 U20 U17 BS Women's	1960	1964	1964	1975	Yes
SLE	Sierra Leone	Men's U17 Women's	1960	1960	1960	1975	Yes
TOG	Togo	Men's U20 U17 Women's	1960	1962	1964	1975	Yes
Central African Football Federations' Union (UNIFFAC) (8)
CMR	Cameroon	Men's U23 U20 U17 F BS Women's W U17	1959	1962	1963	1978	Yes
CTA	Central African Republic	Men's U20 Women's	1961	1964	1965	1978	Yes
CHA	Chad	Men's Women's	1962	1964	1964	1978	Yes
CGO	Congo	Men's U20 U17 Women's	1962	1964	1966	1978	Yes
COD	DR Congo	Men's U20 Women's	1919	1964	1964	1978	Yes
EQG	Equatorial Guinea	Men's F Women's	1957	1986	1986	1978	Yes
GAB	Gabon	Men's U23 U20 Women's	1962	1966	1967	1978	Yes
STP	São Tomé and Príncipe	Men's Women's	1975	1986	1986	1978	Yes
Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA) (12)
BDI	Burundi	Men's U23 U20 Women's	1948	1972	1972	1994	Yes
DJI	Djibouti	Men's Women's	1979	1994	1994	1995	Yes
ERI	Eritrea	Men's U20 Women's	1996	1998	1998	1973	Yes
ETH	Ethiopia	Men's U20 U17 Women's	1943	1952	1957	1994	Yes
KEN	Kenya	Men's U20 U17 Women's W U20 W U17	1960	1960	1968	1973	Yes
RWA	Rwanda	Men's U20 U17 Women's	1972	1978	1978	1994	Yes
SOM	Somalia	Men's U23 BS Women's	1951	1962	1968	1973	Yes
SSD	South Sudan	Men's Women's	2011	2012	2012	2012	Yes
SDN	Sudan	Men's U20 U17 Women's	1936	1948	1957	1975	Yes
TAN	Tanzania	Men's U20 U17 Women's	1930	1964	1964	1973	Yes
UGA	Uganda	Men's U20 U17 BS Women's	1924	1960	1960	1973	Yes
ZAN	Zanzibar ³	Men's U20 Women's	1965		1980	1973 & 2003	No
Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA) (14)
ANG	Angola	Men's U23 U20 U17 F Women's	1979	1980	1980	1997	Yes
BOT	Botswana	Men's Women's	1970	1978	1976	1997	Yes
COM	Comoros	Men's Women's	1979	2005	2005	2007	Yes
SWZ	Eswatini	Men's Women's	1968	1978	1978	1997	Yes
LES	Lesotho	Men's Women's W U20 W U17	1932	1964	1964	1997	Yes
MAD	Madagascar	Men's BS Women's	1961	1964	1963	2000	Yes
MWI	Malawi	Men's U17 Women's	1966	1968	1968	1997	Yes
MRI	Mauritius	Men's U20 U17 BS Women's	1952	1964	1963	2000	Yes
MOZ	Mozambique	Men's U20 F BS Women's	1976	1980	1980	1997	Yes
NAM	Namibia	Men's U20 U17 Women's	1990	1992	1992	1997	Yes
SEY	Seychelles	Men's U17 BS Women's	1979	1986	1986	2000	Yes
RSA	South Africa ¹	Men's U23 U20 U17 F BS Women's W U17	1991	1992	1992	1997	Yes
ZAM	Zambia	Men's U23 U20 U17 F Women's W U20 W U17	1929	1964	1964	1997	Yes
ZIM	Zimbabwe	Men's U23 F Women's	1965	1965	1980	1997	Yes
Non-regional members
REU	Réunion ³	Men's Women's	1926		2004		No

^ – Excluded from CAF and from 1st African Cup of Nations in 1957 due to Apartheid.
^ – Member of UNAF from 2005 to 2009 and from 2011. Withdrew from UNAF on 19 November 2009, but rejoined in 2011.
^ – Associate members, not part of FIFA. Zanzibar held full membership for four months in 2017, when its status was changed after CAF admitted its membership was an error.^[9]

Regional zones[]

CAF National League

CAF Zone 1 – North Zone[]

Algeria
Egypt
Libya
Morocco
Tunisia

CAF Zone 2 – Zone West A[]

Cape Verde
Gambia
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Liberia
Mali
Mauritania
Senegal
Sierra Leone

CAF Zone 3 – Zone West B[]

Benin
Burkina Faso
Ghana
Ivory Coast
Niger
Nigeria
Togo

CAF Zone 4 – Central Zone[]

Cameroon
Central African Republic
Chad
Congo
DR Congo
Equatorial Guinea
Gabon
São Tomé and Príncipe

CAF Zone 5 – Central-East Zone[]

Burundi
Djibouti
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Kenya
Rwanda
Somalia
South Sudan
Sudan
Tanzania
Uganda

CAF Zone 6 – Southern Zone[]

Angola
Botswana
Comoros
Eswatini
Lesotho
Madagascar
Malawi
Mauritius
Mozambique
Namibia
Seychelles
South Africa
Zambia
Zimbabwe

Competitions[]

CAF competitions[]

National teams:

Africa Cup of Nations
African Nations Championship
Africa U-23 Cup of Nations
Africa U-20 Cup of Nations
Africa U-17 Cup of Nations
Africa Women Cup of Nations
African U-20 Women's World Cup qualification
African U-17 Cup of Nations for Women
Africa Futsal Cup of Nations
African Youth Olympic Futsal Qualifying Tournament
Africa Beach Soccer Cup of Nations

Clubs:

CAF Champions League
CAF Confederation Cup
CAF Super Cup
CAF Women's Champions League

Defunct

African Cup Winners' Cup

Inter Continental:

Defunct

Afro-Asian Cup of Nations
Afro-Asian Club Championship
UEFA–CAF Meridian Cup

Regional:

CECAFA Cup
WAFU Nations Cup
Amilcar Cabral Cup
COSAFA Cup
CEMAC Cup
UNIFFAC Cup (U-17)
UNAF U-23 Tournament

International[]

The main competition for men's national teams Africa Cup of Nations, started in 1957. In 2009, the CAF started 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 Women's World Cup qualification 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.^[10]

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 title holders[]

Competition	Year	Champions	Title	Runners-up	Next edition
National teams (Men's)
Africa Cup	2019	Algeria	2nd	Senegal	2021 (held in 2022)
African Nations Championship	2020	Morocco	2nd	Mali	2022
U-23 Cup	2019	Egypt	1st	Ivory Coast
African Games Men's tournament	2019	Burkina Faso	1st	Nigeria
U-20 Cup^{[cc 1]}	2021	Ghana	1st	Uganda	2023
U-17 Cup^{[cc 2]}	2019	Cameroon	2nd	Vacant	2021
Futsal Cup	2020	Morocco	2nd	Egypt
Youth Olympic Futsal Qualifying Tournament	2018		1st
Beach Soccer Cup	2021	Senegal	6th	Mozambique
National teams (Women's)
Africa Women Cup of Nations	2018	Nigeria	11th	South Africa	2022
African Games Women's tournament	2019	Nigeria	3rd	Cameroon
U-20 Cup for Women	2018	Ghana Nigeria	5th 9th		2020
U-17 Cup for Women	2018	Ghana South Africa Cameroon	5th 2nd 1st	Nigeria	2020
Club teams (Men's)
Super Cup	2021	Al-Ahly	7th	RS Berkane
Champions League	2020–21	Al-Ahly	10th	Zamalek	2021–22
Confederation Cup	2020–21	Raja Casablanca	2nd	JS Kabylie	2021–22
Club teams (Women's)
Women's Champions League	2021

^ 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 take place in 2017.
^ 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 take place in 2017.

Competition Winners[]

Nation	Men								Women		Total
Nation	Africa Cup of Nations	CHAN	U-23's	U-20's	U-17's	Futsal	Beach Soccer	African Games	Africa Women Cup of Nations	African Games	Total
Nigeria	3(4)	0(1)	1	7(2)	2(2)	–	2(4)	1(4)	11	3	30(17)
Egypt	7(2)	–	1	4(1)	1	3(2)	-	2	-	-	18(5)
Cameroon	5(2)	-	-	1(4)	2	-	1(1)	4	0(4)	1(2)	14(13)
Ghana	4(5)	0(2)	-	3(2)	2(2)	0(1)	-	1	1(1)	0(3)	11(16)
Senegal	0(2)	–	-	0(3)	-	-	5(2)	1	-	-	6(7)
Morocco	1(1)	2	0(1)	1	-	2(1)	-	-	-	-	6(3)
Algeria	2(1)	-	0(1)	1	0(1)	-	-	1	-	-	4(3)
DR Congo	2	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4

Sponsors[]

In October 2004, MTN has contracted a four-year deal to sponsor African football's major competitions. This agreement, which was worth US$12.5 million, was the biggest sponsorship deal in African sporting history at that time.^[11]

In July 2009, Orange has signed an eight-year deal to sponsor African football's major competitions. Terms of the deal were not disclosed but CAF previous year put a value of €100 million for a comprehensive and long-term package of its competitions when it opened tenders for a new sponsor. The deal included the African Nations Cup, the CAF Champions League, the CAF Confederation Cup, the CAF Super Cup, the African Nations Championship and the African Youth Championship.^[12]

In July 2016, Total replaced Orange as the main sponsor and has secured an eight-year sponsorship package from the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for a value of €950 million^[13] to support its principal competitions, including the CAF Champions League, renamed Total CAF Champions League.^[14]

The CAF current main sponsors are:

1XBET
Total
Orange

FIFA World Rankings[]

Overview[]

FIFA Men's Rankings (as of 12 August 2021)^[15]
CAF*	FIFA	+/-	National Team	Points
1	21	1	Senegal	1545
2	28	2	Tunisia	1515
3	30	3	Algeria	1499
4	32	2	Morocco	1488
5	34	2	Nigeria	1480
6	46		Egypt	1433
7	52	3	Ghana	1421
8	54	1	Cameroon	1411
9	57	2	Ivory Coast	1403
10	60	3	Mali	1393
11	62	2	Burkina Faso	1384
12	65	4	DR Congo	1373
13	73	2	South Africa	1338
14	76	4	Guinea	1330
15	77	3	Cape Verde	1327
16	84		Uganda	1282
17	85	3	Gabon	1278
18	86	4	Benin	1277
19	87		Zambia	1276
20	93	1	Congo	1256
21	97	3	Madagascar	1238
22	100	1	Mauritania	1227
23	104	2	Kenya	1205
24	106	8	Sierra Leone	1178
25	107	4	Namibia	1172
26	108	1	Zimbabwe	1172
27	109	1	Guinea-Bissau	1171
28	113	4	Mozambique	1166
29	117	5	Niger	1156
30	118	3	Malawi	1154
31	121	2	Sudan	1148
32	122	3	Libya	1148
33	123	5	Central African Republic	1147
34	126		Angola	1136
35	127	2	Rwanda	1134
36	131	2	Togo	1106
37	132		Equatorial Guinea	1105
38	133	2	Comoros	1104
39	135	2	Tanzania	1094
40	137	3	Ethiopia	1079
41	140	2	Burundi	1076
42	144	2	Lesotho	1058
43	146	8	Eswatini	1054
44	148	4	Gambia	1053
45	149	1	Botswana	1052
46	150	1	Liberia	1050
47	165	4	South Sudan	983
48	170	2	Mauritius	965
49	181	2	Chad	935
50	182	1	Djibouti	922
51	191	1	São Tomé and Príncipe	903
52	196	1	Somalia	874
53	199	1	Seychelles	866
54	204	1	Eritrea	856
*Local rankings based on FIFA ranking points

FIFA Women's Rankings (as of 20 August 2021)^[16]
CAF*	FIFA	+/-	National Team	Points
1	38		Nigeria	1614
2	52		Cameroon	1460
3	55		South Africa	1431
4	60	1	Ghana	1403
5	61	1	Ivory Coast	1392
6	74		Equatorial Guinea	1350
7	77		Tunisia	1323
8	81		Morocco	1287
9	84		Mali	1276
10	86		Algeria	1271
11	87		Senegal	1247
12	94	10	Zambia	1231
13	108		Congo	1178
14	110	1	DR Congo	1159
15	112		Ethiopia	1151
16	114		Gambia	1143
17	119		Zimbabwe	1132
18	127		Angola	1111
19	132		Gabon	1066
20	133		Burkina Faso	1062
21	140		Kenya	986
22	142		Tanzania	979
23	146		Namibia	956
24	149		Malawi	904
25	150		Rwanda	899
26	153		Botswana	880
27	154		Uganda	868
28	156		Lesotho	842
29	157		Eswatini	826
30	159		Mozambique	814
31	164		Comoros	733
32	166		Madagascar	691
33	168	1	Mauritius	357
*Local rankings based on FIFA ranking points

Historical leaders[]

Men's

Women's

Other rankings[]

CAF overall ranking of African clubs titles[]

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

Pos	Club	Titles	Trophies won
1	Al Ahly SC	23	10 African Cup of Champions Clubs/CAF Champions League, 1 CAF Confederation Cup, 4 African Cup Winners' Cup, 7 CAF Super Cup, 1 Afro-Asian Club Championship
2	Zamalek SC	13	5 African Cup of Champions Clubs/CAF Champions League, 1 CAF Confederation Cup, 1 African Cup Winners' Cup, 4 CAF Super Cup, 2 Afro-Asian Club Championship
3	TP Mazembe	11	5 African Cup of Champions Clubs/CAF Champions League, 2 CAF Confederation Cup, 1 African Cup Winners' Cup, 3 CAF Super Cup
4	Raja Casablanca	9	3 African Cup of Champions Clubs/CAF Champions League, 2 CAF Confederation Cup, 1 CAF Cup, 2 CAF Super Cup, 1 Afro-Asian Club Championship
5	Étoile du Sahel	9	1 African Cup of Champions Clubs/CAF Champions League, 2 African Cup Winners' Cup, 2 CAF Confederation Cup, 2 CAF Cup, 2 CAF Super Cup
6	Espérance Sportive de Tunis	8	4 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
7	JS Kabylie	6	2 African Cup of Champions Clubs/CAF Champions League, 1 African Cup Winners' Cup, 3 CAF Cup
8	Wydad Casablanca	5	2 African Cup of Champions Clubs/CAF Champions League, 1 CAF Cup Winners' Cup, 1 CAF Super Cup, 1 Afro-Asian Club Championship
9	ES Sétif	4	2 African Cup of Champions Clubs/CAF Champions League, 1 CAF Super Cup, 1 Afro-Asian Club Championship
	Canon Yaoundé	4	3 African Cup of Champions Clubs/CAF Champions League, 1 African Cup Winners' Cup
	Enyimba F.C.	4	2 African Cup of Champions Clubs/CAF Champions League, 2 CAF Super Cup
	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.^[17]

Overall
Rank	Club	Points
1	Al Ahly SC	90
2	Étoile du Sahel	60
3	Espérance Tunis	59
4	Zamalek	56
5	TP Mazembe	49
6	Vita Club	44
7	ASEC Mimosas	43
8	JS Kabylie	39
9	Canon Yaoundé	36
10	Hearts of Oak	31

CAF Ranking of the 20th Century
Rank	Club	Points
1	Al-Ahly	40
2	El-Zamalek	37
3	Raja Casablanca	35
4	Asante Kotoko	34
4	Canon Yaoundé	34
6	Espérance Tunis	27
6	ASEC Mimosas	27
8	Hearts of Oak	26
9	Africa Sports	25
10	JS Kabylie	20

IFFHS Ranking of the 20th Century
Rank	club	Points
1	Asante Kotoko	149,00
2	Al Ahly SC	131,50
3	Zamalek	126,75
4	Canon Yaoundé	125,50
5	ASEC Mimosas	111,50
6	Hearts of Oak	104,00
7	Espérance Tunis	98,00
8	Hafia FC	96,00
9	Africa Sports	88,25
10	TP Mazembe	77,50

Men's Futsal[]

CAF	FIFA	Country	Points	+/-

Women's Futsal[]

CAF	FIFA	Country	Points	+/-

Beach soccer national teams[]

Rankings are calculated by Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW). Top ten, last updated 12 March 2018

CAF	BSWW	Country	Points
1	12	Senegal	1084
2	17	Egypt	782
3	20	Nigeria	720
4	24	Morocco	609
5	34	Madagascar	339
6	41	Ivory Coast	330
7	57	Ghana	177
8	66		125
9	68	Mozambique	117
10	69		115

Major tournament records[]

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

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

FIFA World Cup[]

FIFA World Cup record
Team	1930 (13)	1934 (16)	1938 (15)	1950 (13)	1954 (16)	1958 (16)	1962 (16)	1966 (16)	1970 (16)	1974 (16)	1978 (16)	1982 (24)	1986 (24)	1990 (24)	1994 (24)	1998 (32)	2002 (32)	2006 (32)	2010 (32)	2014 (32)	2018 (32)	2022 (32)	2026 (48)	Years
Algeria	Part of France^[18]							×	•	•	•	R1 13th	R1 22nd	•	•	•	•	•	R1 28th	R2 14th	•			4/13
Angola	Part of Portugal^[19]											×	•	•	•	•	•	R1 23rd	•	•	•			1/9
Cameroon	Part of France						×	×	•	•	•	R1 17th	•	QF 7th	R1 22nd	R1 25th	R1 20th	•	R1 31st	R1 32nd	•			7/13
DR Congo^[20]	Part of Belgium^[21]							×	×	R1 16th	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•			1/11
Egypt	×	R1 13th	×	×	•	×	×	×	×	•	•	•	•	R1 20th	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1 31st			3/14
Ghana	Part of the United Kingdom					×	•	×	•	•	•	×	•	•	•	•	•	R2 13th	QF 7th	R1 25th	•			3/13
Ivory Coast	Part of France						×	×	×	•	•	×	•	•	•	•	•	R1 19th	R1 17th	R1 21st	•			3/11
Morocco	Part of France						•	×	R1 14th	•	•	•	R2 11th	•	R1 23rd	R1 18th	•	•	•	•	R1 27th			5/14
Nigeria	Part of the United Kingdom						•	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	R2 9th	R2 12th	R1 27th	•	R1 27th	R2 16th	R1 21st			6/14
Senegal	Part of France						×	×	•	•	•	•	•	×	•	•	QF 7th	•	•	•	R1 17th			2/11
South Africa					×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	•	R1 24th	R1 17th	•	R1 20th	•	•			3/7
Togo	Part of France						×	×	×	•	•	•	×	×	•	•	•	R1 30th	•	•	•			1/10
Tunisia	Part of France						•	×	•	•	R1 9th	•	•	•	•	R1 26th	R1 29th	R1 24th	•	•	R1 24th			5/14
Total (13 teams)	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	TBD	44

Firsts

1934: Egypt first African team to qualify for the World Cup
1970: Morocco first African team to draw a match in the World Cup
1978: Tunisia first African team to win a match in the World Cup
1982: Algeria first African team to win two matches in the World Cup
1986: Algeria first African team to qualify for two consecutive World Cups
1986: Morocco first African team to reach the knockout stage (round of sixteen)
1990: Cameroon first African team to reach the knockout stage (quarter-finals)
1994 and 1998: Nigeria first African team to top a group stage and reach the knockout stage (round of sixteen) in two consecutive World Cups
2002: Senegal first African team to reach the knockout stage (quarter-finals) further on the World Cup debut
2010: South Africa first African team to host the World Cup
2014: Algeria & Nigeria first African teams to reach the knockout stage (round of sixteen) simultaneously in the World Cup

FIFA Women's World Cup[]

Teams are sorted by number of appearances.

FIFA Women's World Cup record
Team	1991 (12)	1995 (12)	1999 (16)	2003 (16)	2007 (16)	2011 (16)	2015 (24)	2019 (24)	2023 (32)	Years
Cameroon	•	×	•	•	•	•	R2 11th	R2 15th		2/7
Ivory Coast	×	×	×	•	•	•	R1 23rd	•		1/5
Equatorial Guinea	×	×	×	•	•	R1 15th	•	×		1/4
Ghana	•	•	R1 13–14	R1 12th	R1 15th	•	•	•		3/8
Nigeria	R1 10th	R1 11th	QF 7th	R1 15th	R1 13th	R1 9th	R1 21st	R2 16th		8/8
South Africa	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1 22nd		1/7
Total (6 teams)	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	16

Olympic Games For Men[]

Olympic Games (Men's tournament) record
Team	1900 (3)	1904 (3)	1908 (6)	1912 (11)	1920 (14)	1924 (22)	1928 (17)	1936 (16)	1948 (18)	1952 (25)	1956 (11)	1960 (16)	1964 (14)	1968 (16)	1972 (16)	1976 (13)	1980 (16)	1984 (16)	1988 (16)	1992 (16)	1996 (16)	2000 (16)	2004 (16)	2008 (16)	2012 (16)	2016 (16)	2021 (16)	Years
Algeria	Part of France												–	–	–		8	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	14	–	2
Cameroon					Part of France								–	–	–	–	–	11	–	–	–	1	–	8	–	–	–	3
Egypt^[22]				–	8	8	4	9	11	9	–	12	4	–	–	–		8	–	12	–	–	–	–	8	–	QF (8th)	12
Ivory Coast	Part of France												–	–	–	–		–	–	–	–	–	–	6	–		QF (7th)	2
Gabon	Part of France														–			–	–	–	–	–	–	–	12	–	–	1
Ghana	Part of the United Kingdom									–		–	7	12	16			–	–	3	8	–	9	–	–	–	–	6
Guinea	Part of France													11			–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1
Mali	Part of France												–	–	–		–	–	–	–	–	–	5	–	–	–	–	1
Morocco				Part of France								–	13	–	8	–		12	–	15	–	16	=10	–	11	–	–	7
Nigeria					Part of the United Kingdom					–	–	–	–	14	–		13	–	15	–	1	8	–	2	–	3	–	7
Senegal	Part of France												–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	6	–	–	1
South Africa		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	Banned because of apartheid							–	–	11	–	–	–	13	GS (16th)	3
Sudan	Part of the United Kingdom											–		–	15			–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1
Tunisia	Part of France											15	–	–	–	–		–	13	–	14	–	12	–	–	–	–	4
Zambia						Part of the United Kingdom						RHO	–	–	–		15	–	5	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2
Total (15 teams)												3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	4	3	3

Olympic Games For Women[]

Olympic Games (Women's tournament) record
Team	1996 (8)	2000 (8)	2004 (10)	2008 (12)	2012 (12)	2016 (12)	2021 (12)	Years
Cameroon	–	–	–	–	12	–	–	1
Nigeria	–	8	6	11	–	–	–	3
South Africa	–	–	–	–	10	10	–	2
Zambia	–	–	–	–	–	–	GS (9th)	1
Zimbabwe	–	–	–	–	–	12	–	1
Total (5 teams)	0	1	1	1	2	2	1	8

Africa Cup of Nations[]

Africa Cup of Nations record
Team (Total 42 teams)	1957 (3)	1959 (3)	1962 (4)	1963 (6)	1965 (6)	1968 (8)	1970 (8)	1972 (8)	1974 (8)	1976 (8)	1978 (8)	1980 (8)	1982 (8)	1984 (8)	1986 (8)	1988 (8)	1990 (8)	1992 (12)	1994 (12)	1996 (15)	1998 (16)	2000 (16)	2002 (16)	2004 (16)	2006 (16)	2008 (16)	2010 (15)	2012 (16)	2013 (16)	2015 (16)	2017 (16)	2019 (24)	2021 (24)	Years
North Africa Members
Algeria	Part of France				×	GS	•	•	•	•	•	2nd	4th	3rd	GS	3rd	1st	GS	••	QF	GS	QF	GS	QF	•	•	4th	•	GS	QF	GS	1st		18
Egypt	1st	1st	2nd	3rd	×	×	3rd	•	3rd	4th	•	4th	×	4th	1st	GS	GS	GS	QF	QF	1st	QF	QF	GS	1st	1st	1st	•	•	•	2nd	R16		24
Libya						•	×	•	×	×	×	×	2nd	•	•	×	×	×	×	×	×	•	•	•	GS	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•		3
Morocco			×	•	×	×	•	GS	×	1st	GS	3rd	•	•	4th	4th	•	GS	•	•	QF	GS	GS	2nd	GS	GS	•	GS	GS	••	QF	R16		17
Tunisia			3rd	GS	2nd	•	×	×	×	•	4th	×	GS	•	•	•	•	•	GS	2nd	QF	4th	GS	1st	QF	QF	GS	QF	GS	QF	QF	4th		19
West Africa Members
Benin	Part of France				×	×	×	•	×	×	×	•	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	×	•	•	•	GS	•	GS	GS	•	•	•	•	QF		4
Burkina Faso	Part of France				×	•	×	×	•	×	GS	×	•	×	×	×	•	•	×	GS	4th	GS	GS	GS	•	•	GS	GS	2nd	GS	3rd	•		11
Cape Verde	Part of Portugal																		•	×		•	•	•	•	•	•	•	QF	GS	•	•		2
Ivory Coast	Part of France				3rd	3rd	4th	•	GS	•	••	GS	×	GS	3rd	GS	GS	1st	3rd	GS	QF	GS	GS	•	2nd	4th	QF	2nd	QF	1st	GS	QF		23
Ghana	UK		•	1st	1st	2nd	2nd	•	•	•	1st	GS	1st	GS	•	•	•	2nd	QF	4th	GS	QF	QF	•	GS	3rd	2nd	4th	4th	2nd	4th	R16		22
Guinea	FRA			••	•	•	GS	•	GS	2nd	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	GS	•	×	QF	QF	QF	•	GS	•	QF	•	R16		12
Guinea-Bissau	Part of Portugal															×	×	×	•	×	×	×	×	×	•	×	•	•	•	•	GS	GS		2
Liberia				×	×	•	×	×	×	•	×	×	•	×	•	•	•	×	•	GS	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		2
Mali	Part of France				•	•	•	2nd	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	4th	•	•	•	4th	4th	•	GS	GS	3rd	3rd	GS	GS	R16		11
Mauritania	Part of France									×	×	•	•	×	•	×	×	•	×	•	•	×	•	•	•	•	•	×	×	•	•	GS		1
Niger	Part of France					×	•	•	×	•	×	×	×	•	×	×	×	•	•	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	GS	•	•	•		2
Nigeria			×	GS	×	•	×	•	•	3rd	3rd	1st	GS	2nd	•	2nd	2nd	3rd	1st	×	×	2nd	3rd	3rd	3rd	QF	3rd	•	1st	•	•	3rd		18
Senegal	Part of France				4th	GS	•	•	•	•	•	×	•	•	GS	•	4th	QF	QF	•	•	QF	2nd	QF	4th	GS	•	GS	•	GS	QF	2nd		15
Sierra Leone	Part of the UK					×	×	×	•	×	•	×	•	•	×	•	×	•	GS	GS	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	x		2
Togo	Part of France				×	•	•	GS	×	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	×	•	×	•	GS	GS	GS	•	GS	•	••	•	QF	•	GS	•		8
Central Africa Members
Cameroon	Part of France				×	•	GS	3rd	•	•	•	•	GS	1st	2nd	1st	GS	4th	•	GS	QF	1st	1st	QF	QF	2nd	QF	•	•	GS	1st	R16	Q	20
Congo	Part of France					GS	×	1st	4th	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	×	QF	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	QF	•	•		7
DR Congo	Part of Belgium				GS	1st	GS	4th	1st	GS	×	•	•	×	•	GS	•	QF	QF	QF	3rd	GS	QF	GS	QF	•	•	•	GS	3rd	QF	R16		19
Equatorial Guinea	Part of Spain															×	•	×	×	×	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	QF	•	4th	•	•		2
Gabon	Part of France						×	•	×	×	•	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	GS	QF	•	GS	•	•	•	•	GS	QF	•	GS	GS	•		7
East Africa Members
Burundi	Part of Belgium								×	•	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	•	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS		1
Ethiopia	2nd	3rd	1st	4th	GS	4th	GS	•	•	GS	•	•	GS	•	×	×	•	×	•	•	•	×	•	•	•	•	×	•	GS	•	•	•		10
Kenya			•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	×	•	GS	GS	GS	•	×	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS		6
Rwanda	Part of Belgium										×	×	•	•	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	×	•	•		1
Sudan	3rd	2nd	•	2nd	•	•	1st	GS	•	GS	×	•	×	•	×	•	•	•	•	•	×	×	•	•	•	GS	•	QF	•	•	•	•		8
Tanzania						×	•	•	•	•	•	GS	×	•	×	•	•	•	×	•	•	•	•	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS		2
Uganda			4th	×	•	GS	•	•	GS	GS	2nd	×	×	•	•	•	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	R16		7
Southern Africa Members
Angola	Part of Portugal												•	•	×	•	•	•	•	GS	GS	•	•	•	GS	QF	QF	GS	GS	•	•	GS		8
Botswana	Part of the United Kingdom										×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•		1
Madagascar	Part of France				×	×	×	•	•	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	×	•	×	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	QF		1
Malawi	Part of the United Kingdom								×	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•		2
Mauritius						•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	×	•	•	•		1
Mozambique	Part of Portugal											×	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	GS	GS	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•		4
Namibia	Part of South Africa																	×	×	•	GS	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	GS		3
South Africa	••	Banned because of apartheid																	•	1st	2nd	3rd	QF	GS	GS	GS	•	•	QF	GS	•	QF		10
Zambia					×	×	•	•	2nd	•	GS	•	3rd	•	GS	×	3rd	QF	2nd	3rd	GS	GS	GS	•	GS	GS	QF	1st	GS	GS	•	•		17
Zimbabwe													•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	GS	•	•	•	•	•	GS	GS		4

Africa Women Cup of Nations[]

Africa Women Cup of Nations record
Team (Total 26 teams)	1991 (4)	1995 (6)	1998 (7)	2000 (8)	2002 (8)	2004 (8)	2006 (8)	2008 (8)	2010 (8)	2012 (8)	2014 (8)	2016 (8)	2018 (8)	2020 (12)	Years
Algeria				•		GS	GS	•	GS		GS	•	GS		5
Angola		SF			GS		•		•						2
Cameroon	2nd	×	4th	GS	3rd	2nd	4th	4th	4th	3rd	2nd	2nd	3rd		12
Congo	×					•	•	GS					•	Q	2
DR Congo			3rd	×	•	×	GS	•	•	GS		×			3
Egypt			GS	•			•	×	×	•	•	GS			2
Equatorial Guinea					•	•	GS	1st	2nd	1st	•	•	GS		5
Ethiopia					GS	4th	×		•	GS	•	•	•		3
Ghana	QF	SF	2nd	3rd	2nd	3rd	2nd	GS	GS	•	GS	3rd	GS		12
Guinea	SF	×	•			•	•	•	•	•		•			1
Ivory Coast					•		•	•	•	GS	3rd	•	•		2
Kenya			x	x			•		x	x	•	GS	•		1
Mali					GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	•	•	GS	4th		7
Morocco			GS	GS	•		•	•	•	•	•	•	•		2
Mozambique			×				•			•	×				1
Namibia			×				•	•	•	•	GS	•	•		1
Nigeria	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	3rd	1st	4th	1st	1st	1st		13
Réunion				GS											1
Senegal	×				•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•		1
Sierra Leone		QF	×	×					•		×		×		1
South Africa		2nd	GS	2nd	4th	GS	3rd	2nd	3rd	2nd	4th	4th	2nd		12
Tanzania					•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•		1
Tunisia								GS	•	•	•	•			1
Uganda			•	GS	•	×	×			•					1
Zambia	×	QF			•		•	•		•	GS	•	GS		3
Zimbabwe	×			4th	GS	GS	×	•		•	•	GS	•		4

FIFA U-20 World Cup[]

FIFA U-20 World Cup record
Team	1977 (16)	1979 (16)	1981 (16)	1983 (16)	1985 (16)	1987 (16)	1989 (16)	1991 (16)	1993 (16)	1995 (16)	1997 (24)	1999 (24)	2001 (24)	2003 (24)	2005 (24)	2007 (24)	2009 (24)	2011 (24)	2013 (24)	2015 (24)	2017 (24)	2019 (24)	2021 (24)	Years
Algeria	×	QF	•	•	•	×	•	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	×	•	•		1
Angola	×	×	×	•	•	×	•	×	×	•	•	•	R2	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		1
Benin	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	•	×	×	•	×	×	×	R1	×	•	•	•	•	×	•		1
Burkina Faso	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	•	•	×	•	R2	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		1
Burundi	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	R1	×	•	×	•	×	•	•	•	×	•	•	•		1
Cameroon	×	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	R1	QF	•	R2	•	•	•	•	R1	R2	•	•	•	•		6
Congo	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	•	×	×	•	×	×	×	R2	•	•	•	•	•	•		1
Egypt	•	•	QF	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	3rd	R2	R1	•	R2	R2	R1	•	•	•		8
Ethiopia	×	•	•	×	•	•	×	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	×	•	×	×	×	•	•	•		1
Gambia	×	×	×	•	•	×	×	•	×	×	×	×	•	×	•	R2	•	•	•	•	•	•		1
Ghana	×	×	×	×	•	•	•	•	2nd	•	4th	QF	2nd	•	•	•	1st	•	3rd	R2	•	•		7
Guinea	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	×	•	•	•	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•		2
Ivory Coast	R1	×	×	R1	•	•	•	R1	×	•	R1	•	•	R2	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		5
Mali	×	×	×	×	×	×	R1	•	•	•	•	3rd	•	R1	•	•	•	R1	R1	3rd	•	QF		7
Morocco	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R2	•	•	•	4th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		3
Nigeria	×	•	•	R1	3rd	R1	2nd	•	•	•	•	QF	•	•	2nd	QF	R2	QF	R2	R2	•	R2		12
Senegal	×	×	×	•	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	4th	R2	QF		3
South Africa	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	R2	•	•	•	R1	R1		4
Togo	×	×	•	•	×	R1	×	×	•	•	×	•	×	•	×	•	×	•	×	•	×	•		1
Tunisia	R1	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		2
Zambia	×	×	×	×	•	•	×	•	×	•	•	R1	•	•	•	R2	•	•	•	•	QF	•		3
Total (21 teams)	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	5	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	26

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup[]

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup record
Team	2002 (12)	2004 (12)	2006 (16)	2008 (16)	2010 (16)	2012 (16)	2014 (16)	2016 (16)	2018 (16)	2021 (16)	Years
	•	•	GS	GS	•	•	•	•	•		2
Ghana	•	•	•	•	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS		5
Nigeria	GS	QF	QF	QF	2nd	4th	2nd	GS	QF		9
Total (3 teams)	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	18

FIFA U-17 World Cup[]

FIFA U-17 World Cup record
Team	1985 (16)	1987 (16)	1989 (16)	1991 (16)	1993 (16)	1995 (16)	1997 (16)	1999 (16)	2001 (16)	2003 (16)	2005 (16)	2007 (24)	2009 (24)	2011 (24)	2013 (24)	2015 (24)	2017 (24)	2019 (24)	2021 (24)	Years
Algeria	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•		1
Angola	×	×	×	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R2		1
Burkina Faso	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	3rd	•	•	•	R2	R1	•	•	•	•		4
Cameroon	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1		2
Congo	R1	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R2	•	•	•	•		3
Gambia	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•		2
Ghana	•	•	R1	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	3rd	•	•	R1	4th	•	•	•	•	QF	•		9
Guinea	4th	•	R1	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	R1	X		6
Ivory Coast	•	3rd	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	R2	QF	•	•	•		4
Malawi	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•		1
Mali	•	•	•	•	•	•	QF	R1	QF	•	•	•	•	•	•	2nd	4th	•		5
Morocco	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R2	•	•	•		1
Niger	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R2	•		1
Nigeria	1st	2nd	QF	•	1st	QF	•	•	2nd	R1	•	1st	2nd	•	1st	1st	•	R2		12
Rwanda	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•		1
Senegal	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R2		1
Sierra Leone	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		1
South Africa	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•		1
Sudan	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		1
Togo	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•		1
Tunisia	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	R2	•	•	R2	•	•	•		3
Total (21 teams)	3	2	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4

- Note 1: Original hosts Peru were stripped of the right to host the 2019 event in February 2019.^[23]

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup[]

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup record
Team	2008 (16)	2010 (16)	2012 (16)	2014 (16)	2016 (16)	2018 (16)	2021 (16)	Years
Cameroon	•	×	•	×	GS	GS		2
Gambia	×	×	R1	×	×	•		1
Ghana	R1	R1	3rd	QF	QF	QF		6
Nigeria	R1	QF	QF	QF	GS	•		5
South Africa	•	R1	•	•	•	GS		2
Zambia	•	×	•	GS	×	•		1
Total (6 teams)	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	20

FIFA Futsal World Cup[]

FIFA Futsal World Cup record
Team	1989 (16)	1992 (16)	1996 (16)	2000 (16)	2004 (16)	2008 (20)	2012 (24)	2016 (24)	2021 (24)	Years
Algeria	R1									1
Angola									Q	1
Egypt			R1	R2	R1	R1	R2	QF	Q	7
Libya						R1	R1			2
Morocco							R1	R1	Q	3
Mozambique								R1		1
Nigeria		R1								1
Zimbabwe	R1									1
Total (8 teams)	2	1	1	1	1	2	3	3	3	17

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup[]

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup record
Team	1995 (8)	1996 (8)	1997 (8)	1998 (10)	1999 (12)	2000 (12)	2001 (12)	2002 (8)	2003 (8)	2004 (12)	2005 (12)	2006 (12)	2007 (16)	2008 (16)	2009 (16)	2011 (16)	2013 (16)	2015 (16)	2017 (16)	2019 (16)	2021 (16)	Years
Cameroon	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1 14th	•	R1 16th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	2/20
Ivory Coast	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1 11th	•	R1 16th	•	•	•	•	2/20
Madagascar	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1 14th	•	•	•	1/20
Mozambique	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	1/20
Nigeria	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1 9th	QF 6th	•	R1 12th	QF 6th	•	•	R1 12th	R1 16th	•	6/20
Senegal	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	QF 5th	R1 9th	QF 7th	R1 13th	R1 13th	QF 6th	QF 6th	4th	8/20
South Africa	•	•	•	•	R1 12th	•	•	•	•	•	R1 12th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	2/20
Total (6 teams)	0	0	1	0	2	1	1	1	0	0	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2

Former tournaments[]

FIFA Confederations Cup[]

FIFA Confederations Cup record
Team	1992 (4)	1995 (6)	1997 (8)	1999 (8)	2001 (8)	2003 (8)	2005 (8)	2009 (8)	2013 (8)	2017 (8)	Years
Cameroon	•	•	•	•	GS	2nd	•	•	•	GS	3
Egypt	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	GS	•	•	2
Ivory Coast	4th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
Nigeria	•	4th	×	×	•	•	•	•	GS	•	2
South Africa	×	•	GS	•	•	•	•	4th	•	•	2
Tunisia	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	1
Total (6 teams)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	11

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".^[24]

CAF Best Player of the Century[]

Player Name	Points
George Weah	95
Roger Milla	77
Abédi Pelé	72
Lakhdar Belloumi	56
Rabah Madjer	51
Théophile Abega	39
Laurent Pokou	38
Kalusha Bwalya	37
Ahmed Faras	35
Finidi George	32

CAF Best Goalkeeper of the Century[]

Player Name	Points
Joseph-Antoine Bell	39
Thomas N'Kono	30
Sadok Sassi "Attouga"	26
Badou Zaki	24
Mwamba Kazadi	19
Jacques Songo'o	13
Bruce Grobbelaar	11
Ahmed Shobair	10
Alain Gouaméné	9
Peter Rufai	6

CAF Best Women's Footballer of the Century[]

Player Name	Points
Uche Eucharia Ngozi	21
Nana Ama Gyamfuah	18
Doris Nkiru Okosieme	17
Florence Omagbemi	15
Ann Chiejine	14
Rita Nwadike	13
	9
Vivian Mensah	8
Mercy Akide	7
Ann Agumanu	7

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.^[25]

01.

Roger Milla

02.

Mahmoud El Khatib

03.

Hossam Hassan

04.

Samuel Eto'o

05.

Abedi Pele

06.

George Weah

07.

Didier Drogba

08.

Nwankwo Kanu

09.

Rabah Madjer

10.

Kalusha Bwalya

11.

Michael Essien

12.

Augustine Okocha

13.

Saleh Selim

14.

Hacène Lalmas

15.

Benni McCarthy

16.

El Hadji Diouf

17.

Noureddine Naybet

18.

Rashidi Yekini

19.

Hany Ramzy

20.

Hassan Shehata

21.

Lucas Radebe

22.

Tarak Dhiab

23.

Mohammed Timoumi

24.

Anthony Yeboah

25.

Salif Keita

26.

Karim Abdul Razak

27.

Samuel Kuffour

28.

Lakhdar Belloumi

29.

Rigobert Song

30.

Nasr Eddin "Jaksa" Abbas

CAF resolutions[]

Awards:

CAF Awards
African Footballer of the Year
CAF Clubs of the 20th Century

Qualifications:

CAF 5-Year Ranking

International top goalscorers[]

As of 30 March 2021

This table is for players with 30 or more goals for a CAF national team. Players in bold are still active at international level.

	Indicates the CAF top scorer.
	Indicates the top scorer of the respective nation.

Rank	Player	Nation	Goals	Matches	Goals per match	Career span
1	Godfrey Chitalu	Zambia	79	111	0.71	1968–1980
2	Kinnah Phiri	Malawi	71	117	0.61	1973–1981
3	Hossam Hassan	Egypt	68	176	0.39	1985–2006
4	Didier Drogba	Ivory Coast	65	105	0.62	2002–2014
5	Samuel Eto'o	Cameroon	56	118	0.47	1997–2014
6	Asamoah Gyan	Ghana	51	109	0.47	2003–present
7	Abdoulaye Traoré	Ivory Coast	49	88	0.56	1984–1996
8	Mohamed Salah	Egypt	45	70	0.64	2011–present
9	Ali Al-Biski	Libya	44	35	1.26	1961–1970
10	Roger Milla	Cameroon	43	77	0.56	1973–1994
11	Alex Chola	Zambia	43	102	0.42	1975–1985
12	Hassan El-Shazly	Egypt	42	62	0.68	1961–1975
13	Fawzi Al-Issawi	Libya	40	90	0.44	1977–1985
14	Akwá	Angola	39	78	0.5	1995–2006
15	Kalusha Bwalya	Zambia	39	87	0.45	1983–2006
16	Mohamed Aboutrika	Egypt	38	100	0.38	2001–2013
17	Rashidi Yekini	Nigeria	37	62	0.6	1984–1998
18	Peter Ndlovu	Zimbabwe	37	81	0.46	1991–2007
19	Abdelhafid Tasfaout	Algeria	36	80	0.45	1990–2002
20	Issam Jemâa	Tunisia	36	84	0.43	2005–2014
21	Ahmed Faras	Morocco	36	94	0.38	1966–1979
22	William Ouma	Kenya	35	66	0.53	1965–1977
23	Moumouni Dagano	Burkina Faso	34	83	0.41	1998–2014
24	Dennis Oliech	Kenya	34	76	0.45	2002–2016
25	Patrick M'Boma	Cameroon	33	55	0.6	1995–2004
26	Ibrahima Kandia Diallo	Guinea	33	56	0.59	1960–1973
27	Abedi Pele	Ghana	33	67	0.49	1982–1998
28	Ahmed Hassan	Egypt	33	184	0.18	1995–2004
29	Emmanuel Adebayor	Togo	32	87	0.37	2000–present
30	Islam Slimani	Algeria	31	70	0.44	2012–present
31	Benni McCarthy	South Africa	31	79	0.39	1997–2011
32	Amr Zaki	Egypt	30	63	0.48	2004–2013
33	Tico-Tico	Mozambique	30	94	0.32	1995–2010

References[]

^ Alegi, Peter (2010). African Soccerscapes. Ohio University Press. p. 65. ISBN 978-0-89680-278-0.
^ Dunmore, Tom (2011). Historical Dictionary of Soccer. p. 21. ISBN 9780810873957.
^ International Sport Management. Human Kinetics. 2020. ISBN 9781450422413.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Football, CAF-Confedération Africaine du. "Dr. Patrice Motsepe elected 7th CAF President unopposed in Rabat". CAFOnline.com. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
^ Football, CAF – Confederation of African. "CAF – CAF – Organization – Bodies – Executive Committee". www.cafonline.com.
^ "Competition for the CAF's anthem". CAF. 18 September 2007. Retrieved 13 November 2008.
^ FIFA (CAF)
^ CAF
^ Gleeson, Mark. "Zanzibar loses Caf membership in embarrassing U-turn". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
^ "Confederation Cup". CAF. Retrieved 17 December 2008.
^ "CAF signs sponsorship deal". BBC. BBC. 21 October 2004. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
^ "Orange signs deal to sponsor African soccer competitions". Reuters. Reuters. 28 July 2009. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
^ "CAF reviews prize money, AFCON 2017 winner to pocket $4 million". Africa News. Africa News. 9 November 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
^ "Total to sponsor CAF competitions for the next eight years". Africa News. Africa News. 21 July 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 12 August 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
^ "African Club Ranking: Old-Time records from 2000 to 2010". CAF. 1 May 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
^ 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.
^ Angola gained independence in 1975. Thus the 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification was their first participation.
^ The Democratic Republic of the Congo competed as Zaire in 1974.
^ Democratic Republic of the Congo gained independence in 1960, but they joined with other African nations to boycott the 1966 FIFA World Cup. Thus the 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification was their first participation.
^ Egypt team represented the United Arab Republic with Syria in 1960 finishing the 12th and alone in 1964 finishing the 4th.
^ "Update on the FIFA U-17 World Cup 2019". 22 February 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
^ "IFFHS History : Africa – Player of the Century (1900–1999)". IFFHS. 9 October 2017.
^ "CAF release 30 best African players in the last 50 years". CAF. 11 August 2007. Retrieved 15 January 2010.

External links[]

Official website (in English, Arabic, and French)
Confederation of African Football, Soccerlens.com. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
CAF video highlights
Listen to CAF Anthem CAF Anthem
[1], Sportspromedia.com. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
[2], euprimetimefootball.com Retrieved 26 February 2018.

[11] 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 take place in 2017.

[12] 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 take place in 2017.

[1] Alegi, Peter (2010). African Soccerscapes. Ohio University Press. p. 65. ISBN 978-0-89680-278-0.

[2] Dunmore, Tom (2011). Historical Dictionary of Soccer. p. 21. ISBN 9780810873957.

[3] International Sport Management. Human Kinetics. 2020. ISBN 9781450422413.

[:0-4] Jump up to: ^a ^b Football, CAF-Confedération Africaine du. "Dr. Patrice Motsepe elected 7th CAF President unopposed in Rabat". CAFOnline.com. Retrieved 12 March 2021.

[5] Football, CAF – Confederation of African. "CAF – CAF – Organization – Bodies – Executive Committee". www.cafonline.com.

[6] "Competition for the CAF's anthem". CAF. 18 September 2007. Retrieved 13 November 2008.

[7] FIFA (CAF)

[8] CAF

[9] Gleeson, Mark. "Zanzibar loses Caf membership in embarrassing U-turn". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 May 2018.

[10] "Confederation Cup". CAF. Retrieved 17 December 2008.

[news.bbc.co.uk-13] "CAF signs sponsorship deal". BBC. BBC. 21 October 2004. Retrieved 14 February 2018.

[reuters.com-14] "Orange signs deal to sponsor African soccer competitions". Reuters. Reuters. 28 July 2009. Retrieved 12 February 2018.

[africanews.com-15] "CAF reviews prize money, AFCON 2017 winner to pocket $4 million". Africa News. Africa News. 9 November 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2018.

[africanews.com_2-16] "Total to sponsor CAF competitions for the next eight years". Africa News. Africa News. 21 July 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.

[FIFA_World_Rankings-17] "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 12 August 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.

[FIFA_Women's_World_Rankings-18] "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.

[19] "African Club Ranking: Old-Time records from 2000 to 2010". CAF. 1 May 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2014.

[20] 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.

[21] Angola gained independence in 1975. Thus the 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification was their first participation.

[Zaire-22] The Democratic Republic of the Congo competed as Zaire in 1974.

[23] Democratic Republic of the Congo gained independence in 1960, but they joined with other African nations to boycott the 1966 FIFA World Cup. Thus the 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification was their first participation.

[24] Egypt team represented the United Arab Republic with Syria in 1960 finishing the 12th and alone in 1964 finishing the 4th.

[25] "Update on the FIFA U-17 World Cup 2019". 22 February 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2019.

[26] "IFFHS History : Africa – Player of the Century (1900–1999)". IFFHS. 9 October 2017.

[27] "CAF release 30 best African players in the last 50 years". CAF. 11 August 2007. Retrieved 15 January 2010.

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