CONIFA African Football Cup

CONIFA African Football Cup

Founded	2021
Region	International (Africa) (Confederation of Independent Football Associations)
Current champions	Biafra (1st title)
Most successful team(s)	Biafra (1 title)
2022 CONIFA African Football Cup

The CONIFA African Football Cup is an international football tournament organized by CONIFA, an umbrella association for states, minorities, stateless peoples and regions unaffiliated with FIFA. ^[1]

History

South Africa 2022

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Map of ConIFA Africa Football Cup Locations

Zanzibar 2021 (Canceled)

In February 2021, ConIFA announced that the 2021 edition of the CONIFA Africa Football Cup would take place in Zanzibar City, Zanzibar and feature 10 teams. ^{[2] [3]} The tournament was cancelled.

South Africa 2022

Held in Johannesburg, South Africa the participants were Biafra, Matabeleland, and Yoruba Nation. The Matches were Yoruba Nation 1–1 Matabeleland, Matabeleland 1–0 Biafra FF, Biafra FF 1–0 Yoruba Nation, and Matabeleland 0–1 Biafra FF (Final).

Originally organised as a 4-team event, the tournament was reduced to 3-teams after Pro Arena Sports of South Africa withdrew.

Results

Ed.	Year	Host	First place game			Third place game			Num. teams
			Champion	Score	Runner-up	Third	Score	Fourth
1	2022	South Africa	Biafra	1–0	Matabeleland	Yoruba Nation	—		3

Appearances

Legend

• 1st — Champions
• 2nd — Runners-up
• 3rd — Third place
• 4th — Fourth place
• GS — Group Stage
• q — Qualified for upcoming tournament
•  ••  — Qualified but withdrew
•  •  — Did not qualify
•  ×  — Did not enter / Withdrew / Banned / Entry not accepted by CONIFA
•    — Hosts

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

CONIFA African Football Cup record
Team (Total 3 teams)	2022 (3)
Biafra	1st
Matabeleland	2nd
Yoruba Nation	3rd

Members of CONIFA Africa

Africa (4)

Team
Biafra
Kabylia
Yoruba
YNFF

References

1. Africa Activity Report (CONIFA)
2. Zanzibar readies to host CONIFA meet Archived 26 July 2022 at the Wayback Machine (Habarileo)
3. Zanzibar to host AFCON finals for non-CAF members (IPP Media)