CONIFA African Football Cup

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CONIFA African Football Cup
Founded2021
RegionInternational (Africa) (Confederation of Independent Football Associations)
Current championsFlag of Biafra.svg  Biafra (1st title)
Most championshipsFlag of Biafra.svg  Biafra (1 title)
Soccerball current event.svg 2026 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]

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History

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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 due to unknown reasons.

South Africa 2022

{{main article|2022 CONIFA African Football Cup]] 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.

Kenya 2026

In January 2026, CONIFA Africa announced plans to organise the "CONIFA Africa Football Jamboree", including a 6-team Men's CONIFA African Football Cup, 3-team Women's CONIFA African Football Cup, 4-team Refugee Tournament, 3-team CONIFA No-Limits Tournament, and youth football exhibition event. [4] [5] The event would be held in Nairobi, Kenya in August 2026. The list of participants was not confirmed at launch with CONIFA recently announcing a number of new African refugee teams as members. [6]

Results

Ed.YearHostFirst place gameThird place gameNum.
teams
Gold medal icon.svg ChampionScoreSilver medal icon.svg Runner-upBronze medal icon.svg ThirdScoreFourth
1 2022 Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Flag of Biafra.svg
Biafra 		1–0Matabeleland football flag.svg
Matabeleland 		Yoruba Nation N/a3
2 2026 Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya –6

Appearances

Legend

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
Flag of South Africa.svg
(3)
Flag of Biafra.svg  Biafra 1st
Matabeleland football flag.svg  Matabeleland 2nd
Yoruba Nation 3rd

Members of CONIFA Africa

Africa (4)
Team
Flag of Biafra.svg  Biafra
Flag placeholder.svg  Kabylia
Yoruba
Flag of the Yoruba (Oduduwa).svg 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)
  4. ↑ "Official Announcement: CONIFA Africa Football Jamboree 202". X (Formerly Twitter). 27 January 2026.
  5. ↑ "African Coaches Connect (ACC) Engages CONIFA Africa on Inclusion-Focused Partnership and Refugee Cup Preparations". africancoachesconnect.com. 27 January 2026. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  6. ↑ "CONIFA hereby happily announce one of our newest member: Ni-Wakati Sports FC". X (Formerly Twitter). 27 January 2026.
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