The Confederation of African Football (CAF)[a] (in French Confédération Africaine de Football) 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.[4] following formal discussions between the aforementioned associations at the FIFA Congress held on 7 June 1956 at Avenida Hotel in Lisbon, Portugal.[5]
Representing the African confederation of FIFA, CAF organizes runs and regulates national team and club continental competitions annually or biennially such as the Africa Cup of Nations and Women's Africa Cup of Nations, which they control the prize money and broadcast rights to. CAF will be allocated 9 spots at the FIFA World Cup starting from 2026 and could have an opportunity of 10 spots with the addition of an intercontinental play-off tournament involving 6 teams to decide the last 2 FIFA World Cup places (46+2).
The main headquarters of CAF was first situated within the offices of the Sudanese Football Association in Khartoum until it experienced a fire outbreak and then moved to a town near Cairo, Egypt until 2002. Youssef Mohamad was the first general secretary and Abdel Aziz Abdallah Salem, the first president. President Patrice Motsepe from South Africa was elected on 12 March 2021 in an unopposed elections held in Rabat, Morocco.[6][7]
^"Member Associations". CAFOnline.com. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
^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.
^"History of CAF". CAFOnline.com. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
^"CAF president". CAFOnline.com. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
^"Dr. Patrice Motsepe elected 7th CAF President unopposed in Rabat". CAFOnline.com (Press release). Archived from the original on 12 March 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
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