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Confederation of African Football
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The 53 member CAF ( Confederation of African Football ) , ( French : Confédération Africaine de Football ) , ( Arabic : الإتحاد الأفريقى لكرة القدم ) represents international football in Africa, and organises the African Cup of Nations, CAF Confederation Cup and the African Champions League. The confederation was founded in 1957, and received a guaranteed berth in the World Cup for the first time in 1970. The CAF annually presents the African Footballer of the Year award.
CAF also organises the UEFA/CAF Meridian Cup with UEFA for youth teams.
See also a list of CAF member nations.
[edit] Presidents of CAF
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- 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.
[edit] Honorary Presidents of CAF
- Gen. Abdel Aziz Mostafa (Egypt) +
- Ydnekatchew Tessema (Ethiopia) +
- Dr. Abdel Halim Mohamed (Sudan).
[edit] General Secretaries of CAF
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- Youssef Mohamed (Egypt) : 1957 - 1958.
- Mustafa Kamel Mansour (Egypt) : 1958 - 1961.
- Mourad Fahmy (Egypt) : 1961 - 1982.
- Mustapha Fahmy (Egypt) : 1982 - present.
- Sodiq Kola (Nigeria): 1999 - present
[edit] Honorary Members of CAF
- Mourad Fahmy (Egypt) +
- Ram Ruhee (Mauritius)
- Tom Mtine (Zambia)
- Anani Matthia (Togo)
- Rito Alcantara (Senegal) +
- Saidi El Maamry (Tanzania)
- Nfamara Camara (Guinea).
[edit] CAF General Assembly meetings
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- 1 st Ordinary General Assembly in Lisbon , 7-8 June 1956
- 2 nd Ordinary General Assembly in Khartoum , 8 February 1957
- 3 rd Ordinary General Assembly in Stockholm , June 1958
- 4 th Ordinary General Assembly in Cairo , 27 May 1959
- 1 st Extraordinary General Assembly in Rome , 21 August 1960
- 2 nd Extraordinary General Assembly in Cairo , 16-17 February 1961
- 5 th Ordinary General Assembly in Addis Ababa , 16-17 January 1962
- 3 rd Extraordinary General Assembly in Cairo , 23-24 January 1963
- 6 th Ordinary General Assembly in Accra , 14-15 November 1963
- 4 th Extraordinary General Assembly in Tokyo , 7 October 1964
- 7 th Ordinary General Assembly in Tunis , 11 November 1965
- 5 th Extraordinary General Assembly in London , 11 July 1966
- 8 th Ordinary General Assembly in Addis Ababa , 10 January 1968
- 9 th Ordinary General Assembly in Khartoum , 5 February 1970
- 6 th Extraordinary General Assembly in Mexico , 18 June 1970
- 10 th Ordinary General Assembly in Yaounde , 21-22 February, 3 March 1972
- 11 th Ordinary General Assembly in Cairo , 26 February 1974
- 12 th Ordinary General Assembly in Addis Ababa , 26 February 1976
- 13 th Ordinary General Assembly in Accra , 2 march 1978
- 14 th Ordinary General Assembly in Lagos , 6 march 1980
- 15 th Ordinary General Assembly in Tripoli , 3-4 March 1982
- 16 th Ordinary General Assembly in Abidjan , 1 st March 1984
- 17 th Ordinary General Assembly in Cairo , 5 March 1986
- 18 th Ordinary General Assembly in Casablanca , 10 March 1988
- 19 th Ordinary General Assembly in Algiers , 29 February 1990
- 20 th Ordinary General Assembly in Dakar , 10 January 1992
- 21 st Ordinary General Assembly in Tunis , 23 March 1994
- 22 nd Ordinary General Assembly in Johannesburg , 11 January 1996
- 23 rd Ordinary General Assembly in Ouagadougou , 5 February 1998
- 24 th Ordinary General Assembly in Accra , 19 January 2000
- 25 th Ordinary General Assembly in Tunis , January 2004
- 7 th Extraordinary General Assembly in Paris , 19 May 2004
- 26 th Ordinary General Assembly in Marrakech, 11 September 2005
- 27 th Ordinary General Assembly in Cairo , 18 January 2006
[edit] Nation Tournaments
- African Cup of Nations
- African Youth Championship
- African Under-17 Championship
- CAF Women's Championship
- African Futsal Championship
- African Beach Soccer Championship
[edit] Regional Tournaments
- COSAFA Cup - organized by Confederation of Southern African Football Associations
- CECAFA Cup - organized by Confederation of East and Central African Football Associations
- CEMAC Cup
- Amilcar Cabral Cup - Tournament for Western African nations (Zone 2)
- Indian Ocean Games
[edit] Defunct Nation Competitions
- African Games - 1965 - 1987
- Afro-Asian Cup of Nations - 1985 - 1997
- CEDEAO Cup - 1983 - 1991
- Central African Games - 1976 - 1987
- West African Nations Cup - 1982 - 1987
- UDEAC Championship - 1984 - 1990
- UNIFAC Cup - 1999
[edit] Club Competitions
- African Champions League
- CAF Confederation Cup
- CECAFA Clubs Cup
[edit] Defunct Club Competitions
- African Cup of Champions Clubs
- African Cup Winners' Cup
- CAF Cup
[edit] CAF World Cup Qualifiers
- 1930 - None
- 1934 - Egypt
- 1938 - None
- 1950 - None
- 1954 - None
- 1957 Foundation of CAF
- 1958 - None
- 1962 - None
- 1966 - None
- 1970 - Morocco
- 1974 - Zaire
- 1978 - Tunisia
- 1982 - Algeria, Cameroon
- 1986 - Algeria, Morocco
- 1990 - Cameroon, Egypt
- 1994 - Cameroon, Morocco, Nigeria
- 1998 - Cameroon, Morocco, Nigeria, South Africa, Tunisia
- 2002 - Cameroon, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Tunisia
- 2006 - Angola, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, Tunisia
TOTAL
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 Cameroon
- 4 -
 Morocco,  Tunisia
- 3 -
 Nigeria
- 2 -
 Algeria,  Egypt,  South Africa
- 1 -
 Angola,  Congo DR(as Zaire),  Côte d'Ivoire,  Ghana,  Senegal,  Togo
[edit] External links
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- Asia: AFC – Asian Cup
- Africa: CAF – African Cup of Nations
- North America: CONCACAF – Gold Cup
- South America: CONMEBOL – Copa América
- Oceania: OFC – Nations Cup
- Europe: UEFA – European Championship
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Algeria | Angola | Benin | Botswana | Burkina Faso | Burundi | Cameroon | Cape Verde | Central African Republic | Chad | Comoros | Congo | Congo DR | Côte d'Ivoire | Djibouti | Egypt | Equatorial Guinea | Eritrea | Ethiopia | Gabon | Gambia | Ghana | Guinea | Guinea-Bissau | Kenya | Lesotho | Liberia | Libya | Madagascar | Malawi | Mali | Mauritania | Mauritius | Morocco | Mozambique | Namibia | Niger | Nigeria | Rwanda | São Tomé and Príncipe | Senegal | Seychelles | Sierra Leone | Somalia | South Africa | Sudan | Swaziland | Tanzania | Togo | Tunisia | Uganda | Zambia | Zimbabwe
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Algeria | Angola | Benin | Botswana | Burkina Faso | Burundi | Cameroon | Cape Verde | Central African Republic | Chad | Comoros | Congo | Congo DR | Côte d'Ivoire | Djibouti | Egypt | Equatorial Guinea | Eritrea | Ethiopia | Gabon | Gambia | Ghana | Guinea | Guinea-Bissau | Kenya | Lesotho | Liberia | Libya | Madagascar | Malawi | Mali | Mauritania | Mauritius | Morocco | Mozambique | Namibia | Niger | Nigeria | Réunion† | Rwanda | São Tomé and Príncipe | Senegal | Seychelles | Sierra Leone | Somalia | South Africa | Sudan | Swaziland | Tanzania | Togo | Tunisia | Uganda | Zambia | Zanzibar† | Zimbabwe
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International women's football |
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FIFA | World Cup | Olympics | Algarve Cup | World Rankings | Player of the Year | Teams
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- Asia: AFC – Women's Championship
- Africa: CAF – Women's Championship
- North America: CONCACAF – Women's Gold Cup
- South America: CONMEBOL – Sudamericano Femenino
- Oceania: OFC – Women's Championship
- Europe: UEFA – Women's Championship
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National women's football teams of Africa (CAF) |
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Algeria | Angola | Benin | Botswana | Cameroon | Central African Republic | Congo | Congo DR | Côte d'Ivoire | Djibouti | Egypt | Equatorial Guinea | Eritrea | Ethiopia | Egypt | Gabon | Ghana | Guinea | Kenya | Lesotho | Libya | Malawi | Mali | Morocco | Mozambique | Namibia | Nigeria | São Tomé and Príncipe | Senegal | South Africa | Swaziland | Tanzania | Togo | Tunisia | Uganda | Zambia | Zimbabwe
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FIFA | Club World Cup | Intercontinental Cup (defunct) | CWC/IC statistics | Player of the Year | Teams
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- Asia: AFC – Champions League
- Africa: CAF – Champions League
- North America: CONCACAF – Champions' Cup
- South America: CONMEBOL – Copa Libertadores
- Oceania: OFC – Champions League
- Europe: UEFA – Champions League
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FIFA Futsal World Championship
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- Asia: AFC – AFC Futsal Championship
- Africa: CAF – African Futsal Championship
- North America: CONCACAF – Championship
- South America: CONMEBOL – Championship
- Oceania: OFC – Oceanian Futsal Championship
- Europe: UEFA – UEFA Futsal Championship
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