Confederation of African Football

Confederation of African Football

Abbreviation	CAF
Founded	8 February 1957;68 years ago (1957-02-08)
Founded at	Khartoum, Sudan
Headquarters	6th of October City, Giza, Egypt
Region served	Africa
Membership	54 member associations [1]
Official language	Arabic English French Spanish
President	Patrice Motsepe
Vice Presidents	Fouzi Lekjaa (first vice president) Kurt Okraku Pierre-Alain Mounguengui Bestine Ditabala Feizal Sidat
General Secretary	Véron Mosengo-Omba
Parent organisation	FIFA
Subsidiaries	UNAF (North Africa) WAFU (West Africa) UNIFFAC (Central Africa) CECAFA (East Africa) COSAFA (Southern Africa)
Website	www.cafonline.com

The Confederation of African Football ^[a] (CAF) is the administrative and controlling body for association football, beach soccer, and futsal in Africa. It was officially established on 8 February 1957 at the Grand Hotel in Khartoum, Sudan. The foundation followed a decision made at the 1954 FIFA Congress in Bern, Switzerland, where Africa was formally recognised as a football confederation. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Representing the African confederation of FIFA, CAF organises 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 headquarters of CAF were originally located within the offices of the Sudanese Football Association in Khartoum, before being relocated to a site near Cairo, Egypt, following a fire. Youssef Mohamad served as the organisation’s first general secretary, and Abdel Aziz Abdallah Salem was its first president. The current president, Patrice Motsepe of South Africa, was first elected unopposed on 12 March 2021 in elections held in Rabat, Morocco. ^{[5] [6]}

History

Main article: History of CAF

Anthem

CAF launched a competition for all African composers to create its anthem without lyrics to reflect the cultural patrimony and the music of Africa on 18 September 2007. ^[7]

Leadership

Name	Position
Patrice Motsepe	President
Fouzi Lekjaa	1st Vice President
Kurt Okraku	2nd Vice President
Pierre-Alain Mounguengui	3rd Vice President
Bestine Ditabala	4th Vice President
Feizal Sidat	5th Vice President
Véron Mosengo-Omba	General Secretary
Frederick Acheampong	General Coordinator

Sources: ^{[8] [9]}

Members and zones

A total of 54 member associations are part of the Confederation of African Football. ^{[1] [10]}

African regional federations

   UNAF (North Africa)

   WAFU (West Africa)

   UNIFFAC (Central Africa)

   CECAFA (East Africa)

   COSAFA (Southern Africa)

Members

Code	Association	National teams	Founded	FIFA affiliation	CAF affiliation	Regional affiliation	IOC member
Union of North African Football (UNAF) (5)
ALG	Algeria	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1962	1963	1964	2005	Yes
EGY	Egypt [b]	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1921	1923	1957	2005	Yes
LBY	Libya	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1962	1964	1965	2005	Yes
MAR	Morocco	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1955	1960	1959	2005	Yes
TUN	Tunisia	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1957	1960	1960	2005	Yes
West African Football Union (WAFU) (16)
BEN	Benin	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1962	1962	1962	1975	Yes
BFA	Burkina Faso	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1960	1964	1964	1975	Yes
CPV	Cape Verde	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1982	1986	2000	1975	Yes
GAM	Gambia	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1952	1968	1966	1975	Yes
GHA	Ghana	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1957	1958	1958	1975	Yes
GUI	Guinea	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1960	1962	1963	1975	Yes
GNB	Guinea-Bissau	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1974	1986	1986	1975	Yes
CIV	Ivory Coast	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1960	1964	1960	1975	Yes
LBR	Liberia	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1936	1964	1962	1975	Yes
MLI	Mali	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1960	1963	1963	1975	Yes
MTN	Mauritania	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1961	1970	1968	1975	Yes
NIG	Niger	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1962	1967	1967	1975	Yes
NGA	Nigeria	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1945	1960	1960	1975	Yes
SEN	Senegal	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1960	1964	1964	1975	Yes
SLE	Sierra Leone	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1960	1960	1960	1975	Yes
TOG	Togo	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1960	1962	1964	1975	Yes
Central African Football Federations' Union (UNIFFAC) (8)
CMR	Cameroon	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1959	1962	1963	1978	Yes
CTA	Central African Republic	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1961	1964	1965	1978	Yes
CHA	Chad	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1962	1964	1964	1978	Yes
CGO	Congo	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1962	1964	1966	1978	Yes
COD	DR Congo	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1919	1964	1964	1978	Yes
EQG	Equatorial Guinea	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1957	1986	1986	1978	Yes
GAB	Gabon	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1962	1966	1967	1978	Yes
STP	São Tomé and Príncipe	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1975	1986	1986	1978	Yes
Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA) (12)
BDI	Burundi	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1948	1972	1972	1994	Yes
DJI	Djibouti	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1979	1994	1994	1995	Yes
ERI	Eritrea	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1996	1998	1998	1973	Yes
ETH	Ethiopia	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1943	1952	1957	1994	Yes
KEN	Kenya	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1960	1960	1968	1973	Yes
RWA	Rwanda	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1972	1978	1978	1994	Yes
SOM	Somalia	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1951	1962	1968	1973	Yes
SSD	South Sudan	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	2011	2012	2012	2012	Yes
SDN	Sudan	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1936	1948	1957	1975	Yes
TAN	Tanzania	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1930	1964	1964	1973	Yes
UGA	Uganda	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1924	1960	1960	1973	Yes
ZAN	Zanzibar [c]	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1965		1980	1973 & 2003	No
Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA) (14)
ANG	Angola	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1979	1980	1980	1997	Yes
BOT	Botswana	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1970	1978	1976	1997	Yes
COM	Comoros	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1979	2005	2005	2007	Yes
SWZ	Eswatini	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1968	1978	1978	1997	Yes
LES	Lesotho	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1932	1964	1964	1997	Yes
MAD	Madagascar	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1961	1964	1963	2000	Yes
MWI	Malawi	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1966	1968	1968	1997	Yes
MRI	Mauritius	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1952	1964	1963	2000	Yes
MOZ	Mozambique	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1976	1980	1980	1997	Yes
NAM	Namibia	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1990	1992	1992	1997	Yes
SEY	Seychelles	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1979	1986	1986	2000	Yes
RSA	South Africa [d]	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1991	1992	1992	1997	Yes
ZAM	Zambia	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1929	1964	1964	1997	Yes
ZIM	Zimbabwe	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1965	1965	1980	1997	Yes
Non-regional members
REU	Réunion [c]	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17 F	1956		1992		No

Additionally, there are territories located in Africa which are not affiliated with CAF or any other confederation to any extent.

•   Mayotte
•   Chagos Islands ( British Indian Ocean Territory )

Some African states with limited or no international recognition have official national teams, but none have been considered for CAF membership. Instead, they are affiliated with organisations such as CONIFA.

•   Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
•   Somaliland

Competitions

See also: List of association football competitions and FIFA International Match Calendar

CAF competitions

National teams: Men Africa Cup of Nations African Nations Championship U-23 Africa Cup of Nations U-20 Africa Cup of Nations U-17 Africa Cup of Nations CAF African Schools U15 Boy's Futsal Africa Cup of Nations African Youth Olympic Futsal Qualifying Tournament Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations Women Women's Africa Cup of Nations African U-20 Women's World Cup qualification African U-17 Women's World Cup qualification CAF African Schools U15 Girl's Women's Futsal Africa Cup of Nations

Clubs: CAF Super Cup CAF Champions League CAF Confederation Cup CAF Women's Champions League CAF U-20 Women's Champions League Defunct African Cup Winners' Cup CAF Cup African Football League

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

Shortly after formation, CAF organised the Africa Cup of Nations (abbreviated AFCON) in 1957 and it has since become its flagship competition. Faced with undisclosed decline in popularity of local competitions and the mass exodus of homegrown footballers to Europe, Asia and the Americas in the 1990s and early 2000s, CAF launched the African Nations Championship (alternatively, though not widely used, the Championship of African Nations (CHAN)) on 11 September 2007 and began organisation two years later, to address this issue. CAF also organises qualification tournaments/competitions for the FIFA U-20 World Cup and the FIFA U-17 World Cup for its member associations; both of which initially began on a home-and-away two-legged basis but has since 1995 been organised in appointed host countries as respectively the Under-20 and U-17 Africa Cup of Nations.

For women's football operates competitions which currently serve as qualification tournaments for the related FIFA-organised tournaments which launched at the exact same year they began formation. The flagship African women's football competition/tournament is the Women's Africa Cup of Nations, which launched in 1991 as the African Women's Championship and was known in the mass media between 2015 and 2021 as the Africa/African Women/Women's Cup of Nations, which currently qualifies 4 teams to the FIFA Women's World Cup. CAF also organises qualification matches for "promising future female footballers" at both the Under-20 and Under-17 levels, launched in 2002 and 2008 respectively, both of which crowns no champions but instead qualifies 2 teams to compete at the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup and the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup respectively.

Club

For African clubs, CAF runs the CAF Men's and Women's Champions League, the CAF Confederation Cup, the CAF Super Cup and the African Schools Football Championship for both males and females. First held in 1964 as the African Cup of Champions Clubs (simply known sometimes as the African Cup) and rebranded in 1997 as the CAF Champions League, this football club competition currently features the champions of top-division leagues of CAF member associations and the runners-up teams of the league classifications of member associations the top 12 ranked national associations as documented by the CAF 5-year ranking system.

A currently-former competition, the African Cup Winners' Cup, commenced in 1975 for national cup winners of member associations and a third currently-former competition, the CAF Cup, launched in 1992 for African teams who finished below the top 2 positions of the league classifications of member associations and haven't met any criteria for qualification to any CAF competition. CAF decided to merge these two competitions together to form the current second-tier CAF Confederation Cup in 2004, and it currently incorporates the participation of national cup winners from the Cup Winners' Cup, whiles maintaining the format of the participation of teams who finished 3rd in the top-division league classifications of the 12 highest-ranked member associations as documented by the CAF 5-Year Ranking system from the CAF Cup. It is also ranked below the CAF Champions League. ^[12]

The winners of the CAF Champions League play the winners of the African Cup Winners' Cup until 2004 and the CAF Confederation Cup thereafter in the CAF Super Cup which was launched in 1993.

The Afro-Asian Club Championship was an annual football match jointly organised between CAF and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) between the winners of the CAF Champions League and the winners of the AFC Champions League between 1987 and 1999.

The CAF Women's Champions League was announced and approved on 30 June 2020, launched on 12 September that year and began contesting the following year, i.e. 2021. ^{[13] [14]} It features women's national league and cup winners nvolving the champions of CAF's sub-confederation qualification tournaments for women's club teams.

Current title holders

See also: Portal:Current events/Sports, 2025 in association football, 2025 in sports, and FIFA International Match Calendar

For events postponed or cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic, see Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports.

Competition		Year	Champions	Title	Runners-up		Next edition
Men's national teams
Africa Cup of Nations		2023 (final)	Ivory Coast	3rd	Nigeria		2025 (final)
African Nations Championship		2024 (final)	Morocco	3rd	Madagascar		2026 (final)
U-23 Cup of Nations		2023	Morocco	1st	Egypt		2027
Men's African Games Tournament		2023	Ghana	1st	Uganda		2027
U-20 Cup of Nations [e]		2025	South Africa	1st	Morocco		2027
U-17 Cup of Nations [f]		2025	Morocco	1st	Mali		2026
CAF African Schools U15 Boy's		2025	Tanzania	2nd	Senegal		2026
Futsal Cup of Nations		2024	Morocco	3rd	Angola		2028
Youth Olympic Futsal Qualifying Tournament		2018	Egypt	1st	Angola		2026
Beach Soccer Cup of Nations		2024	Senegal	8th	Mauritania		2025
Women's national teams
Women's Africa Cup of Nations		2024 (final)	Nigeria	10th	Morocco		2026 (final)
Women's African Games Tournament		2023	Ghana	2nd	Nigeria		2027
African U-20 Women's World Cup qualification		2024	Cameroon   Ghana   Morocco   Nigeria	1st 7th 1st 10th	Ethiopia   Senegal   Egypt   Burundi		2026
African U-17 Women's World Cup qualification		2025	Ivory Coast   Cameroon   Nigeria   Zambia	1st 3rd 8th 3rd	Guinea   Kenya   Algeria   Benin		2026
Women's Futsal Africa Cup of Nations		2025	Morocco	1st	Tanzania		2029
CAF African Schools U15 Girl's		2025	Ghana		Uganda		2026
Men's club teams
Super Cup		2025	Pyramids FC	1st	RS Berkane		2026
Champions League		2024–25 (final)	Pyramids	1st	Mamelodi Sundowns		2025–26 (final)
Confederation Cup		2024–25 (final)	RS Berkane	3rd	Simba		2025–26 (final)
African Football League		2023 (final)	Mamelodi Sundowns	1st	Wydad AC		2024–25 (final)
Women's club teams
Women's Champions League		2025 (final)	AS FAR	2nd	ASEC Mimosas		2025 (final)

Competition winners

Nation	Men								Women			Total
	Africa Cup of Nations	CHAN	U-23's	U-20's	U-17's	Futsal	Beach Soccer	African Games	Women's Africa Cup of Nations	African Games	Women's Futsal
Nigeria	3	-	1	7	2	–	2	1	10	3	-	29
Egypt	7	–	1	4	1	3	-	2	-	-	-	18
Cameroon	5	-	-	1	2	-	1	4	-	1	-	14
Ghana	4	-	-	4	2	-	-	2	-	2	-	14
Senegal	1	1	-	1	1	-	8	1	-	-	-	13
Morocco	1	3	1	1	1	3	-	-	-	-	1	11
Ivory Coast	3	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	4
Algeria	2	-	-	1	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	4
DR Congo	2	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4

Sponsorship

In October 2004, South African telecommunications giant, MTN, contracted a 4-year deal to sponsor CAF competitions worth US$12.5 million, which was the biggest sponsorship deal in African sporting history at that time. ^[15]

CAF opened new sponsorship callouts when MTN's contract expired and French telecommunications giant Orange scooped it up in July 2009, signing an 8-year comprehensive long-term undisclosed deal to sponsor CAF competitions with a value of €100 million. ^[16]

On 21 July 2016, French energy and petroleum giant, Total S.A., replaced Orange as the main sponsor with an 8-year sponsorship package from CAF for a value of €950 million ^[17] to support its competitions. ^[18] Total rebranded as TotalEnergies on 28 May 2021. ^[19]

The current main CAF sponsors are:

• 1xBet
• TikTok
• TotalEnergies
• Orange

FIFA World Rankings

Overview

FIFA Men's Rankings (as of 19 November 2025) [20] CAF* FIFA +/- National Team Points 1 11 1   Morocco 1713.12 2 19 1   Senegal 1648.07 3 34 2   Egypt 1520.68 4 35   Algeria 1516.37 5 38 3   Nigeria 1502.46 6 40 3   Tunisia 1497.13 7 42   Ivory Coast 1489.59 8 54 1   Mali 1455.03 9 56 4   DR Congo 1442.5 10 57 3   Cameroon 1440.43 11 61 2   South Africa 1426.73 12 62 1   Burkina Faso 1404.81 13 68 3   Cape Verde 1367.95 14 72 1   Ghana 1351.09 15 78 1   Gabon 1321.25 16 81 1   Guinea 1307.05 17 85 2   Uganda 1288.01 18 89   Angola 1271.54 19 90 3   Zambia 1260.06 20 92   Benin 1255.72 21 97 2   Equatorial Guinea 1229.09 22 102 1   Mozambique 1223.48 23 105 1   Madagascar 1198.87 24 108 4   Comoros 1189.75 25 109 1   Niger 1185.09 26 111 3   Libya 1182.78 27 112 5   Tanzania 1181.22 28 113 4   Kenya 1179.54 29 114 1   Mauritania 1174.19 30 117   Gambia 1161.55 31 118 1   Sudan 1153.56 32 119 3   Namibia 1153.22 33 121   Sierra Leone 1149.1 34 124   Togo 1140.35 35 126 2   Malawi 1133.75 36 129   Zimbabwe 1123.69 37 131   Rwanda 1117.78 38 133 1   Guinea-Bissau 1108.09 39 134   Congo 1105.96 40 138 1   Botswana 1084.56 41 139 1   Central African Republic 1083.57 42 141 3   Liberia 1081.46 43 144   Lesotho 1065.97 44 145   Burundi 1060.22 45 147   Ethiopia 1055.36 46 159   Eswatini 1010.52 47 168 1   South Sudan 978.7 48 176 1   Mauritius 915.51 49 177 1   Chad 914.65 50 190 1   São Tomé and Príncipe 871.63 51 196   Djibouti 847.89 52 200 2   Somalia 827.07 53 203 1   Seychelles 805.33 *Local rankings based on FIFA ranking points

FIFA Women's Rankings (as of 11 December 2025) [21] CAF* FIFA +/- National Team Points 1 37 1   Nigeria 1607.06 2 55 1   South Africa 1458.73 3 62 5   Ghana 1412.74 4 64 1   Zambia 1403.42 5 66 2   Morocco 1399.54 6 70 4   Cameroon 1353.12 7 72 1   Ivory Coast 1339.05 8 73 7   Algeria 1322.27 9 81   Senegal 1289.67 10 85 6   Mali 1260.36 11 90 1   Equatorial Guinea 1231.03 12 98 2   Tunisia 1197.5 13 101 6   Egypt 1193.88 14 109 7   DR Congo 1172.41 15 115 1   Congo 1161.03 16 118 16   Burkina Faso 1136.85 17 119 7   Cape Verde 1132.67 18 121 10   Tanzania 1129.9 19 124 1   Namibia 1113.66 20 129 1   Zimbabwe 1101.44 21 133 7   Kenya 1094.06 22 134 14   Togo 1092.99 23 136 12   Gambia 1082.47 24 138 10   Ethiopia 1068.12 25 139 5   Benin 1066.23 26 144 3   Guinea 1048.64 27 145 3   Central African Republic 1045.87 28 147 1   Botswana 1038.05 29 148 1   Uganda 1036.27 30 150   Gabon 1028.74 31 151   Sierra Leone 1021.4 32 153 2   Malawi 1008.67 33 155 3   Angola 990.8 34 156   Chad 985.55 35 169 1   Rwanda 892.39 36 170 1   Liberia 882.37 37 172 2   Mozambique 873.64 38 174 1   Niger 863.94 39 176 2   Seychelles 849.52 40 177 1   Lesotho 839.77 41 178 1   Guinea-Bissau 838.58 42 179 1   Burundi 822.1 43 184 1   Eswatini 791.49 44 187   Libya 739.94 45 190 2   Comoros 728.71 46 192 2   Madagascar 694.47 47 195 2   South Sudan 650.08 48 197 2   Djibouti 598.38 49 198 2   Mauritius 391.92 *Local rankings based on FIFA ranking points

Historical leaders

Men

Top four teams at year-end [20] Year First Second Third Fourth 1993   Nigeria   Cameroon   Egypt   Zambia 1994   Nigeria   Zambia   Egypt   Ivory Coast 1995   Ivory Coast   Tunisia   Egypt   Zambia 1996   South Africa   Zambia   Tunisia   Ghana 1997   Morocco   Zambia   Tunisia   South Africa 1998   Morocco   Tunisia   South Africa   Egypt 1999   Morocco   South Africa   Tunisia   Zambia 2000   South Africa   Tunisia   Morocco   Egypt 2001   Tunisia   South Africa   Morocco   Cameroon 2002   Cameroon   Senegal   Nigeria   South Africa 2003   Cameroon   Egypt   Senegal   Nigeria 2004   Nigeria   Cameroon   Senegal   Morocco 2005   Cameroon   Nigeria   Tunisia   Senegal 2006   Nigeria   Cameroon   Ivory Coast   Guinea 2007   Nigeria   Cameroon   Guinea   Ivory Coast 2008   Cameroon   Egypt   Nigeria   Ghana 2009   Cameroon   Ivory Coast   Nigeria   Egypt 2010   Egypt   Ghana   Ivory Coast   Nigeria 2011   Ivory Coast   Ghana   Algeria   Egypt 2012   Ivory Coast   Algeria   Mali   Ghana 2013   Ivory Coast   Ghana   Algeria   Nigeria 2014   Algeria   Tunisia   Ivory Coast   Senegal 2015   Ivory Coast   Algeria   Ghana   Cape Verde 2016   Senegal   Ivory Coast   Tunisia   Egypt 2017   Senegal   Tunisia   Egypt   DR Congo 2018   Senegal   Tunisia   Morocco   Nigeria 2019   Senegal   Tunisia   Nigeria   Algeria 2020   Senegal   Tunisia   Algeria   Morocco 2021   Senegal   Morocco   Tunisia   Algeria 2022   Morocco   Senegal   Tunisia   Cameroon 2023   Morocco   Senegal   Tunisia   Algeria 2024   Morocco   Senegal   Egypt   Algeria

All time No. 1

Women

Top four teams at year-end [21] Year First Second Third Fourth 2003   Nigeria   Ghana   Morocco   South Africa 2004   Nigeria   Ghana   Morocco   South Africa 2005   Nigeria   Ghana   Egypt   South Africa 2006   Nigeria   Ghana   Morocco   South Africa 2007   Nigeria   Ghana   Eritrea   Algeria 2008   Nigeria   Ghana   South Africa   Morocco 2009   Nigeria   Ghana   South Africa   Algeria 2010   Nigeria   Ghana   South Africa   Equatorial Guinea 2011   Nigeria   Ghana   Equatorial Guinea   Cameroon 2012   Nigeria   Cameroon   Ghana   Equatorial Guinea 2013   Nigeria   Cameroon   Ghana   South Africa 2014   Nigeria   Ghana   Cameroon   Equatorial Guinea 2015   Nigeria   Cameroon   Ghana   Equatorial Guinea 2016   Nigeria   Ghana   Cameroon   Equatorial Guinea 2017   Nigeria   Ghana   Cameroon   Equatorial Guinea 2018   Nigeria   Cameroon   South Africa   Ghana 2019   Nigeria   Cameroon   South Africa   Ghana 2020   Nigeria   Cameroon   South Africa   Ghana 2021   Nigeria   Cameroon   South Africa   Ghana 2022   Nigeria   South Africa   Cameroon   Ghana 2023   Nigeria   South Africa   Morocco   Ghana 2024   Nigeria   South Africa   Morocco   Zambia

All time No. 1

Other rankings

CAF overall ranking of African clubs by titles

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

Pos	Club	Titles	Trophies won
1	Al Ahly SC	26	12 African Cup of Champions Clubs/CAF Champions League, 1 CAF Confederation Cup, 4 African Cup Winners' Cup, 8 CAF Super Cup, 1 Afro-Asian Club Championship
2	Zamalek SC	15	5 African Cup of Champions Clubs/CAF Champions League, 2 CAF Confederation Cup, 1 African Cup Winners' Cup, 5 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 CA	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
	Étoile Sportive 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	Wydad AC	6	3 African Cup of Champions Clubs/CAF Champions League, 1 CAF Cup Winners' Cup, 1 CAF Super Cup, 1 Afro-Asian Club Championship
	JS Kabylie	6	2 African Cup of Champions Clubs/CAF Champions League, 1 African Cup Winners' Cup, 3 CAF Cup
9	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
	ES Sétif	4	2 African Cup of Champions Clubs/CAF Champions League, 1 CAF Super Cup, 1 Afro-Asian Club Championship
	CS Sfaxien	4	3 CAF Confederation Cup, 1 CAF Cup
	RS Berkane	4	3 CAF Confederation Cup, 1 CAF Super Cup

Non-CAF competition

The 1982 African Super Cup is a match which took place on January 25, 1982 during the Tournament of Fraternity in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. The Kabyles of JS Kabylie won this trophy against the Cameroonians of Union Douala. ^[22]

By country

The following table lists all the countries whose clubs have won at least one CAF competition. Egyptian clubs are the most successful, with a total of 44 titles. Egyptian clubs hold a record number of wins in the African Cup of Champions Clubs/CAF Champions League (19), the now-defunct African Cup Winners' Cup (8), the CAF Super Cup (12) and the now-defunct Afro-Asian Club Championship (3), followed by Tunisian clubs with 24 titles and they have the most victories in the now-defunct CAF Cup (4) and Moroccan clubs have secured also 24 titles with the most victories in the CAF Confederation Cup (7).

Key

CL	African Cup of Champions Clubs/CAF Champions League
CWC	African Cup Winners' Cup
C	CAF Cup
CC	CAF Confederation Cup
SC	CAF Super Cup
AAC	Afro-Asian Club Championship

List of CAF club competition winners by country

Nationality	CL	CWC	C	CC	SC	AAC	Total
Egypt	19	8	0	3	14	3	47
Morocco	7	1	2	8	5	2	25
Tunisia	6	4	4	5	3	2	24
Algeria	5	1	3	1	2	1	13
Democratic Republic of the Congo	6	2	0	2	3	0	13
Nigeria	2	3	2	0	2	0	9
Cameroon	5	3	0	0	0	0	8
Ivory Coast	2	2	1	0	2	0	7
Ghana	3	0	0	1	1	0	5
South Africa	2	1	0	0	2	0	5
Guinea	3	1	0	0	0	0	4
Republic of the Congo	1	0	0	1	0	0	2
Kenya	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
Sudan	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
Zambia	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
Mali	0	0	0	1	0	0	1

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 organised by either CAF themselves or FIFA since the establishment of the first African Cup of Champions Clubs in 1964. ^[23]

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 A.S. 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 Zamalek 37 3 Asante Kotoko 34 4 Canon Yaoundé 34 5 Espérance Tunis 27 6 ASEC Mimosas 27 7 Hearts of Oak 26 8 Africa Sports 25 9 JS Kabylie 22 10 TP Mazembe 20

Men's Futsal

Per 22 June 2023: ^[24]

CAF	FIFA	Country	Points	Rank dec 22
1	8	Morocco	1502	1
2	37	Egypt	1112	2
3	42	Libya	1080	3
4	47	Angola	1031	4
5	74	Mozambique	876	5
6	85	South Africa	830	6
7	92	Zimbabwe	803	7
8	93	Tunisia	800	8
9	96	Algeria	790	11
10	98	Zambia	774	9
11	105	Cameroon	729	10
12	114	Mauritania	661
13	126	Somalia	547	12
14	127	Comoros	544
–	–	Ghana*	852
–	–	Ivory Coast*	785
–	–	Nigeria*	785
–	–	Sudan*	684
–	–	Guinea*	730
–	–	Guinea-Bissau*	708
–	–	Madagascar*	685
–	–	Sudan*	684
–	–	DR Congo*	659
–	–	Equatorial Guinea*	637
–	–	Réunion*	626
–	–	São Tomé and Príncipe*	583

(*)= Provisional ranking (played at least 10 matches) (**)= Inactive for more than 24 months

Women's Futsal

CAF	FIFA	Country	Points	+/-

Beach soccer national teams

Rankings are calculated by Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW). Top ten, last updated 1 October 2025 Archived 23 October 2019 at the Wayback Machine

CAF	BSWW	Country	Points
1	7	Senegal	1951
2	18	Morocco	903
3	23	Egypt	690
4	24	Mauritania	661
5	36	Mozambique	364
6	46	Seychelles	268
7	48	Tanzania	253
8	54	Ghana	212
9	59	Malawi	191
10	71	Libya	98

Major tournament records

Legend

• 1st – Champions
• 2nd – Runners-up
• 3rd – Third place
• 4th – Fourth place
• QF – Quarter-finals (1934–1938, 1954–1970, and 1986–present: knockout round of 8)
• R3 — Round 3 (2026–present: knockout round of 16)
• R2 — Round 2 (1974–1978: second group stage, top 8; 1982: second group stage, top 12; 1986–2022: knockout round of 16; 2026–present: knockout round of 32)
• R1 — Round 1 (1930, 1950–1970 and 1986–present: group stage; 1934–1938: knockout round of 16; 1974–1982: first group stage)
• 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

Main article: National team appearances in the FIFA World Cup

See also: African nations at the 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)	2030 (48)	2034 (48)	Apps.
Algeria	Part of France [g]							×	•	•	•	R1 13th	R1 22nd	•	•	•	•	•	R1 28th	R2 14th	•	•	Q			5/15
Angola	Part of Portugal [h]											×	•	•	•	•	•	R1 23rd	•	•	•	•	•			1/9
Cameroon	Part of France						×	×	•	•	•	R1 17th	•	QF 7th	R1 22nd	R1 25th	R1 20th	•	R1 31st	R1 32nd	•	R1 19th	•			8/15
Cape Verde	Part of Portugal												×	×	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	Q			1/7
DR Congo [i]	Part of Belgium [j]							×	×	R1 16th	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•				1/12
Egypt	×	R1 13th	×	×	•	×	×	×	×	•	•	•	•	R1 20th	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1 31st	•	Q			4/16
Ghana	Part of the United Kingdom					×	•	×	•	•	•	×	•	•	•	•	•	R2 13th	QF 7th	R1 25th	•	R1 24th	Q			5/15
Ivory Coast	Part of France						×	×	×	•	•	×	•	•	•	•	•	R1 19th	R1 17th	R1 21st	•	•	Q			4/12
Morocco	Protectorate of France/Spain						•	×	R1 14th	•	•	•	R2 11th	•	R1 23rd	R1 18th	•	•	•	•	R1 27th	4th	Q	Q		7/15
Nigeria	Part of the United Kingdom						•	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	R2 9th	R2 12th	R1 27th	•	R1 27th	R2 16th	R1 21st	•	•			6/16
Senegal	Part of France						×	×	•	•	•	•	•	×	•	•	QF 7th	•	•	•	R1 17th	R2 10th	Q			4/13
South Africa					×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	•	R1 24th	R1 17th	•	R1 20th	•	•	•	Q			4/9
Togo	Part of France						×	×	×	•	•	•	×	×	•	•	•	R1 30th	•	•	•	•	•			1/11
Tunisia	Part of France						•	×	•	•	R1 9th	•	•	•	•	R1 26th	R1 29th	R1 24th	•	•	R1 24th	R1 21st	Q			7/15
Total (14 teams)	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	9/10	TBD	TBD	58

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 16) in two consecutive World Cups
• 2002:   Senegal first African team to reach the knockout stage (quarter-finals) on their 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
• 2022:   Morocco first African team to reach the knockout stage (semi-finals), taking fourth place

FIFA Women's World Cup

Main article: FIFA Women's World Cup records and statistics

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)	2027 (32)	Apps.
Cameroon	•	×	•	•	•	•	R2 11th	R2 15th	•		2/8
Equatorial Guinea	×	×	×	•	•	R1 15th	•	×	•		1/5
Ghana	•	•	R1 T-13th	R1 12th	R1 15th	•	•	•	•		3/9
Ivory Coast	×	×	×	•	•	•	R1 23rd	•	•		1/6
Morocco	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R2 12th		1/9
Nigeria	R1 10th	R1 11th	QF 7th	R1 15th	R1 13th	R1 9th	R1 21st	R2 16th	R2 10th		9/9
South Africa	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1 22nd	R2 16th		2/8
Zambia	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1 25th		1/9
Total (8 teams)	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	4		16

Olympic Games

Men's tournament

See also: Football at the Summer Olympics § Participating nations

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)	2020 (16)	2024 (16)	2028 (12)	Apps.
Algeria	Part of France													–	–	–		8	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	14	–	–		2
Cameroon						Part of France								–	–	–	–	–	11	–	–	–	1	–	8	–	–	–	–		3
Egypt [k]					–	8	8	4	9	11	9	–	12	4	–	–	–		8	–	12	–	–	–	–	8	–	8	4		13
Ivory Coast	Part of France													–	–	–	–		–	–	–	–	–	–	6	–		7	–		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			–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	16		2
Mali	Part of France													–	–	–		–	–	–	–	–	–	5	–	–	–	–	14		2
Morocco					Protectorate of France/Spain								–	13	–	8	–		12	–	15	–	16	=10	–	11	–	–	3		8
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	16	–		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)		0		0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	4	3	3	4

Women's tournament

See also: Football at the Summer Olympics § Participating nations 2

Olympic Games (Women's tournament) record
Team	1996 (8)	2000 (8)	2004 (10)	2008 (12)	2012 (12)	2016 (12)	2020 (12)	2024 (12)	2028 (16)	Apps.
Cameroon	–	–	–	–	12	–	–	–		1
Nigeria	–	8	6	11	–	–	–	11		4
South Africa	–	–	–	–	10	10	–	–		2
Zambia	–	–	–	–	–	–	9	12		2
Zimbabwe	–	–	–	–	–	12	–	–		1
Total (5 teams)	0	1	1	1	2	2	1	2		10

Africa Cup of Nations

Main article: Africa Cup of Nations records and statistics

Team	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)	2023 (24)	2025 (24)	2027 (24)	Apps.
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	GS	GS	Q		21
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	2nd	R16	Q		27
Libya						•	×	•	×	×	×	×	2nd	•	•	×	×	×	×	×	×	•	•	•	GS	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		3
Morocco	•	•	×	•	×	×	•	GS	×	1st	GS	3rd	•	•	4th	4th	•	GS	•	•	QF	GS	GS	2nd	GS	GS	•	GS	GS	••	QF	R16	QF	R16	Q		20
Tunisia	Prot. of France		3rd	GS	2nd	•	×	×	×	•	4th	×	GS	•	•	•	•	•	GS	2nd	QF	4th	GS	1st	QF	QF	GS	QF	GS	QF	QF	4th	QF	GS	Q		22
West Africa Members
Benin	Part of France				×	×	×	•	×	×	×	•	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	×	•	•	•	GS	•	GS	GS	•	•	•	•	QF	•	•	Q		5
Burkina Faso	Part of France				×	•	×	×	•	×	GS	×	•	×	×	×	•	•	×	GS	4th	GS	GS	GS	•	•	GS	GS	2nd	GS	3rd	•	4th	R16	Q		14
Cape Verde	Part of Portugal																		•	×		•	•	•	•	•	•	•	QF	GS	•	•	R16	QF	•		4
Gambia	Part of the United Kingdom					×	×	×	×	•	×	•	•	•	•	•	×	•	×	×	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	×	•	•	QF	GS	•		2
Ghana	UK		•	1st	1st	2nd	2nd	•	•	•	1st	GS	1st	GS	•	•	•	2nd	QF	4th	GS	QF	QF	•	GS	3rd	2nd	4th	4th	2nd	4th	R16	GS	GS	•		24
Guinea	FRA			••	•	•	GS	•	GS	2nd	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	GS	•	×	QF	QF	QF	•	GS	•	QF	•	R16	R16	QF	•		14
Guinea-Bissau	Part of Portugal															×	×	×	•	×	×	×	×	×	•	×	•	•	•	•	GS	GS	GS	GS	•		4
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	R16	1st	Q		26
Liberia				×	×	•	×	×	×	•	×	×	•	×	•	•	•	×	•	GS	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		2
Mali	Part of France				•	•	•	2nd	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	4th	•	•	•	4th	4th	•	GS	GS	3rd	3rd	GS	GS	R16	R16	QF	Q		14
Mauritania	Part of France									×	×	•	•	×	•	×	×	•	×	•	•	×	•	•	•	•	•	×	×	•	•	GS	GS	R16	•		3
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	R16	2nd	Q		21
Senegal	Part of France				4th	GS	•	•	•	•	•	×	•	•	GS	•	4th	QF	QF	•	•	QF	2nd	QF	4th	GS	•	GS	•	GS	QF	2nd	1st	R16	Q		18
Sierra Leone	Part of the UK					×	×	×	•	×	•	×	•	•	×	•	×	•	GS	GS	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	×	GS	•	•		3
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	3rd	R16	Q		22
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	•	4th	Q		21
Equatorial Guinea	Part of Spain															×	•	×	×	×	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	QF	•	4th	•	•	QF	R16	Q		5
Gabon	Part of France						×	•	×	×	•	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	GS	QF	•	GS	•	•	•	•	GS	QF	•	GS	GS	•	R16	•	Q		9
East Africa Members
Burundi	Part of Belgium								×	•	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	•	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•		1
Ethiopia	2nd	3rd	1st	4th	GS	4th	GS	•	•	GS	•	•	GS	•	×	×	•	×	•	•	•	×	•	•	•	•	×	•	GS	•	•	•	GS	•	•		11
Kenya			•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	×	•	GS	GS	GS	•	×	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	×	•	Q	7
Rwanda	Part of Belgium										×	×	•	•	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	×	•	•	•	•	•		1
Sudan	3rd	2nd	•	2nd	•	•	1st	GS	•	GS	×	•	×	•	×	•	•	•	•	•	×	×	•	•	•	GS	•	QF	•	•	•	•	GS	•	Q		10
Tanzania						×	•	•	•	•	•	GS	×	•	×	•	•	•	×	•	•	•	•	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	GS	Q	Q	5
Uganda			4th	×	•	GS	•	•	GS	GS	2nd	×	×	•	•	•	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	R16	•	•	Q	Q	9
Southern Africa Members
Angola	Part of Portugal												•	•	×	•	•	•	•	GS	GS	•	•	•	GS	QF	QF	GS	GS	•	•	GS	•	QF	Q		10
Botswana	Part of the United Kingdom										×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	Q		2
Comoros	Part of France																							×	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	R16	•	Q		2
Madagascar	Part of France				×	×	×	•	•	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	×	•	×	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	QF	•	•	•		1
Malawi	Part of the United Kingdom								×	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	R16	•	•		3
Mauritius						•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	×	•	•	•	•	•	•		1
Mozambique	Part of Portugal											×	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	GS	GS	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	Q		6
Namibia	Part of South Africa																	×	×	•	GS	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	R16	•		4
South Africa	••	Banned because of apartheid																	•	1st	2nd	3rd	QF	GS	GS	GS	•	•	QF	GS	•	QF	•	3rd	Q		12
Zambia					×	×	•	•	2nd	•	GS	•	3rd	•	GS	×	3rd	QF	2nd	3rd	GS	GS	GS	•	GS	GS	QF	1st	GS	GS	•	•	•	GS	Q		19
Zimbabwe													•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	GS	•	•	•	•	•	GS	GS	GS	×	Q		6
Team	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)	2023 (24)	2025 (24)	2027 (24)	Apps.

Women's Africa Cup of Nations

See also: Women's Africa Cup of Nations § Participating nations, and Women's Africa Cup of Nations records and statistics

Women's Africa Cup of Nations record
Team (Total 31 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)	2022 (12)	2024 (12)	2026 (16)	Apps.
Algeria				•	×	R1	R1	•	R1	×	R1	•	R1	•	QF	Q	7
Angola		SF	×	×	R1	×	•	×	•	×	×	×	×	•	•	•	2
Botswana					×	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	×	QF	R1	•	2
Burkina Faso								×	×	×	•	•	•	R1	•	Q	2
Burundi												×	×	R1	•	•	1
Cameroon	2nd	×	4th	R1	3rd	2nd	4th	4th	4th	3rd	2nd	2nd	3rd	QF	•	Q	14
Cape Verde														×	•	Q	1
Congo	••					•	•	R1	×	×	×	×	•	•	•	×	1
DR Congo			3rd	×	•	×	R1	•	•	R1	×	×	×	×	R1	•	4
Egypt			R1	•	×	×	•	×	×	•	•	R1	×	•	•	Q	3
Equatorial Guinea					•	•	R1	1st	2nd	1st	•	•	R1	•	•	•	5
Ethiopia					R1	4th	×		•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	3
Ghana	QF	SF	2nd	3rd	2nd	3rd	2nd	R1	R1	•	R1	3rd	R1	•	3rd	Q	14
Guinea	SF	×	•	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	×	•	×	•	•	•	1
Ivory Coast	×	×	×	×	•	×	•	•	•	R1	3rd	•	•	•	•	Q	3
Kenya							•	×	×	×	•	R1	•	×	•	Q	2
Malawi						•	•	×	×	•	×	×	×	•	×	Q	1
Mali					R1	R1	R1	R1	R1	•	•	R1	4th	•	QF	Q	9
Morocco			R1	R1	•	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	2nd	2nd	Q	5
Namibia							•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	1
Nigeria	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	3rd	1st	4th	1st	1st	1st	4th	1st	Q	16
Réunion				R1													1
Senegal	••	×	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	QF	QF	Q	4
Sierra Leone	×	QF	×	×	×	×	×	×	•	×	×	×	×	•	×	•	1
South Africa		2nd	R1	2nd	4th	R1	3rd	2nd	3rd	2nd	4th	4th	2nd	1st	4th	Q	15
Tanzania					•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	R1	Q	3
Togo							•	×	×	×	×	×	×	R1	•	•	1
Tunisia								R1	•	•	•	•	×	QF	R1	•	3
Uganda			•	R1	•	×	×	×	×	•	×	×	•	R1	•	•	2
Zambia	••	QF	×	×	•	×	•	•	×	•	R1	•	R1	3rd	QF	Q	6
Zimbabwe	••			4th	R1	R1	×	•	×	•	•	R1	•	•	×	•	4

FIFA U-20 World Cup

Main article: FIFA U-20 World Cup records and statistics

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)	2023 (24)	2025 (24)	2027 (24)	Apps.
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	•	•	•	•	R1		9
Ethiopia	×	•	•	×	•	•	×	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	×	•	×	×	×	•	•	•	•	•		1
Gambia	×	×	×	•	•	×	×	•	×	×	×	×	•	×	•	R2	•	•	•	•	•	•	R2	•		2
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	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1st		4
Nigeria	×	•	•	R1	3rd	R1	2nd	•	•	•	•	QF	•	•	2nd	QF	R2	QF	R2	R2	•	R2	QF	R2		14
Senegal	×	×	×	•	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	4th	R2	QF	R1	•		4
South Africa	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	R2	•	•	•	R1	R1	•	R2		5
Togo	×	×	•	•	×	R1	×	×	•	•	×	•	×	•	×	•	×	•	×	•	×	•	•	•		1
Tunisia	R1	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R2	•		3
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	4	4	26

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

See also: FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup § Comprehensive team results in each 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)	2022 (16) [l]	2024 (24)	2026 (24)	Apps.
Cameroon	×	×	•	•	×	•	×	•	•	•	R2		1
DR Congo	×	•	R1	R1	•	•	×	•	×	•	•		2
Ghana	×	×	•	•	R1	R1	R1	R1	R1	R1	R1		7
Morocco	•	•	•	×	×	•	•	×	•	•	R1		1
Nigeria	R1	QF	QF	QF	2nd	4th	2nd	R1	QF	QF	R2		11
Total (5 teams)	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	26

FIFA U-17 World Cup

Main article: FIFA U-17 World Cup records and statistics

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) [m]	2023 (24) [n]	2025 (48)	Apps.
Algeria	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
Angola	×	×	×	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R2	×	•	1
Burkina Faso	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	3rd	•	•	•	R2	R1	•	•	•	•	R1	QF	6
Cameroon	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	2
Congo	R1	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R2	•	•	•	•	•	×	3
Egypt	•	R1	•	×	•	•	QF	•	×	•	×	•	×	•	×	•	•	×	•	R2	3
Gambia	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	×	•	2
Ghana	•	•	R1	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	3rd	•	•	R1	4th	•	•	•	•	QF	•	•	•	9
Guinea	4th	•	R1	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	R1	×	×	×	6
Ivory Coast	•	3rd	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	R2	QF	•	•	•	•	R1	5
Malawi	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
Mali	•	•	•	•	•	•	QF	R1	QF	•	•	•	•	•	•	2nd	4th	•	3rd	R3	7
Morocco	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R2	•	•	•	QF	QF	3
Niger	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R2	•	•	•	1
Nigeria	1st	2nd	QF	•	1st	QF	•	•	2nd	R1	•	1st	2nd	•	1st	1st	•	R2	•	•	12
Rwanda	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	×	×	1
Senegal	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R2	R2	R2	3
Sierra Leone	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
South Africa	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	R2	2
Sudan	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	×	•	1
Togo	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
Tunisia	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	R2	•	•	R2	•	•	•	•	R2	4
Uganda	•	•	×	×	•	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R3	1
Zambia	•	×	•	•	×	×	×	•	•	•	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R2	1
Total (24 teams)	3	2	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	10

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

See also: FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup § Comprehensive team results by tournament

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup record
Team	2008 (16)	2010 (16)	2012 (16)	2014 (16)	2016 (16)	2018 (16)	2022 (16) [o]	2024 (16)	2025 (24)	Apps.
Cameroon	•	×	•	×	R1	R1	•	•	R1	3
Gambia	×	×	R1	×	×	•	×	×	×	1
Ghana	R1	R1	3rd	QF	QF	QF	•	×	×	6
Ivory Coast	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	R1	1
Kenya	×	×	•	×	×	×	×	R1	•	1
Nigeria	R1	QF	QF	QF	R1	•	3rd	QF	R2	8
South Africa	•	R1	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	2
Morocco	×	×	×	×	•	•	R1	•	R2	2
Tanzania	×	×	×	×	×	×	QF	•	•	1
Zambia	•	×	•	R1	×	•	•	R1	R2	3
Total (10 teams)	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	5	28

FIFA Futsal World Cup

Main article: FIFA Futsal World Cup § Comprehensive team results by tournament

FIFA Futsal World Cup record
Team	1989 (16)	1992 (16)	1996 (16)	2000 (16)	2004 (16)	2008 (20)	2012 (24)	2016 (24)	2021 (24)	2024 (24)	Apps.
Algeria	R1	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	•	•	1
Angola	×	×	×	×	×	•	×	•	R1	R1	2
Egypt	×	×	R1	R2	R1	R1	R2	QF	R1	•	7
Libya	×	×	×	•	×	R1	R1	•	•	R1	3
Morocco	×	×	×	•	•	•	R1	R1	QF	QF	4
Mozambique	×	×	×	×	•	•	•	R1	•	•	1
Nigeria	×	R1	×	×	×	•	•	•	×	×	1
Zimbabwe	R1	×	•	×	×	×	•	×	×	×	1
Total (8 teams)	2	1	1	1	1	2	3	3	3	3	20

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

Main article: FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup records and statistics

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)	2024 (16)	2025 (16)	Apps.
Cameroon	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	×	R1 14th	•	R1 16th	×	×	×	•	×	•	×	•	•	2/23
Egypt	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1 12th	•	1/23
Ivory Coast	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	×	•	•	•	R1 11th	•	R1 16th	•	•	•	•	•	•	2/23
Madagascar	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	×	×	×	×	×	•	•	R1 14th	•	•	•	•	×	1/23
Mauritania	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	R1	1/23
Mozambique	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	×	×	•	•	•	×	×	•	•	•	R1 11th	•	•	1/23
Nigeria	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	×	R1 9th	QF 6th	•	R1 12th	QF 6th	•	•	R1 12th	R1 16th	×	•	•	6/23
Senegal	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	×	×	QF 5th	R1 9th	•	QF 7th	R1 13th	R1 13th	QF 6th	QF 6th	4th	R1 10th	4th	10/23
Seychelles	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	•	×	×	•	•	R1	1/23
South Africa	•	•	•	•	R1 12th	•	•	•	•	•	R1 12th	•	•	•	•	•	×	•	×	•	×	×	×	1/23
Total (10 teams)	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3

Former tournaments

FIFA Confederations Cup

Main article: FIFA Confederations Cup records and statistics

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)	Apps.
Cameroon	•	•	•	•	R1	2nd	•	•	•	R1	3
Egypt	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	R1	•	•	2
Ivory Coast	4th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
Nigeria	•	4th	×	×	•	•	•	•	R1	•	2
South Africa	×	•	R1	•	•	•	•	4th	•	•	2
Tunisia	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	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 honoured during the "World Football Gala 1999". ^[26]

CAF Best Player of the Century Player 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 Points Joseph-Antoine Bell 39 Thomas N'Kono 30 Sadok Sassi "Attouga" 26 Badou Zaki 24 Kazadi Mwamba 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 Points Uche Eucharia Ngozi 21 Nana Ama Gyamfuah 18 Doris Nkiru Okosieme 17 Florence Omagbemi 15 Ann Chiejine 14 Rita Nwadike 13 Fikile Sithole 9 Vivian Mensah 8 Mercy Akide 7 Ann Agumanu

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 the golden jubilee or 50th anniversary of the foundation of CAF, ordered according to an online poll. ^[27]

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. Tony 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 African Women's Footballer of the Year CAF Clubs of the 20th Century

Qualifications: CAF 5-year ranking

International top goalscorers

As of 9 December 2025

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	Mohamed Salah	Egypt	63	109	0.58	2011–present
6	Samuel Eto'o	Cameroon	56	118	0.47	1997–2014
7	Asamoah Gyan	Ghana	51	109	0.47	2003–2021
8	Sadio Mané	Senegal	51	119	0.43	2012–present
9	Hassan El-Shazly	Egypt	49	64	0.77	1961–1975
10	Abdoulaye Traoré	Ivory Coast	49	88	0.56	1984–1996
11	Islam Slimani	Algeria	45	104	0.43	2012–present
12	Vincent Aboubakar	Cameroon	45	117	0.38	2010–present
13	Ali Al-Biski	Libya	44	35	1.26	1961–1970
14	Roger Milla	Cameroon	43	77	0.56	1973–1994
15	Alex Chola	Zambia	43	102	0.42	1975–1985
16	El-Sayed El-Dhizui	Egypt	41	50	0.82	1948–1960
17	Fawzi Al-Issawi	Libya	40	90	0.44	1977–1985
18	Akwá	Angola	39	78	0.5	1995–2006
19	Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang	Gabon	39	84	0.46	2009–present
20	Kalusha Bwalya	Zambia	39	87	0.45	1983–2006
21	Mohamed Aboutrika	Egypt	38	100	0.38	2001–2013
22	Rashidi Yekini	Nigeria	37	62	0.6	1984–1998
23	Peter Ndlovu	Zimbabwe	37	81	0.46	1991–2007
24	Abdelhafid Tasfaout	Algeria	36	80	0.45	1990–2002
25	Issam Jemâa	Tunisia	36	84	0.43	2005–2014
26	Ahmed Faras	Morocco	36	94	0.38	1966–1979
27	William Ouma	Kenya	35	66	0.53	1965–1977
28	Baghdad Bounedjah	Algeria	35	82	0.43	2013–present
29	Michael Olunga	Kenya	34	69	0.49	2012–present
30	Dennis Oliech	Kenya	34	76	0.45	2002–2016
31	Moumouni Dagano	Burkina Faso	34	83	0.41	1998–2014
32	Flávio	Angola	34	91	0.37	2000–2012
33	Riyad Mahrez	Algeria	34	107	0.32	2014–present
34	Patrick M'Boma	Cameroon	33	55	0.6	1995–2004
35	Ibrahima Kandia Diallo	Guinea	33	56	0.59	1960–1973
36	Getaneh Kebede	Ethiopia	33	66	0.5	2010–2022
37	Abedi Pele	Ghana	33	67	0.49	1982–1998
38	Ahmed Hassan	Egypt	33	184	0.18	1995–2004
39	Emmanuel Adebayor	Togo	32	87	0.37	2000–2019
40	Victor Osimhen	Nigeria	31	45	0.69	2017–present
41	Benni McCarthy	South Africa	31	79	0.39	1997–2011
42	Amr Zaki	Egypt	30	63	0.48	2004–2013
43	Tico-Tico	Mozambique	30	94	0.32	1995–2010

See also

• Football in Africa portal
• Africa portal
• Sports portal
• Association football portal
• Women's association football portal

• African nations at the FIFA World Cup
• Football in Africa
• History of CAF
• Oceania association football club records and statistics
• International Federation of Association Football (FIFA)
• Asian Football Confederation (AFC)
• Oceania Football Confederation (OFC)
• Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF)
• Confederation of South American Football (CONMEBOL)
• Union of European Football Associations (UEFA)
• List of association football competitions
• List of association football sub-confederations
• List of presidents of CAF
• List of first international of African national teams
• List of CAF club competition winners
• List of CAF club competition winning coaches
• List of African national football team managers
• Women's football in Africa
• List of top international men's football goal scorers by country
• List of men's footballers with 50 or more international goals
• List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps

Notes

1. French: Confédération Africaine de Football; Arabic: الاتحاد الإفريقي لكرة القدم, romanised: al-Ittiḥād al-Ifrīqī li-Kurat al-Qadam; Portuguese: Confederação Africana de Futebol; Spanish: Confederación Africana de Fútbol; Swahili: Shirikisho la Soka Afrika.
2. Member of UNAF. Withdrew on 19 November 2009 and rejoined in 2011.
3. Associate member, 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. ^[11]
4. Excluded from CAF and from the 1957 African Cup of Nations due to apartheid.
5. This tournament was initially formed as a home-and-away qualification tournament for U-21 African nations in 1977. Since 1979, a proper tournament was launched as the African Youth Championship and used these branded titles until 2015: African U-21 Cup of Nations until 1989, African U-21 Championship until 2003 and African U-20 Championship until 2015. The current name was adopted in 2017.
6. From 1995 to 2015, the tournament was known as the African U-17 Championship. The current name was adopted in 2017.
7. 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.
8. Angola gained independence in 1975. Thus the 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification was their first participation.
9. The Democratic Republic of the Congo competed as Zaire in 1974.
10. 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.
11. Egypt team represented the United Arab Republic with Syria in 1960 finishing the 12th and alone in 1964 finishing the 4th.
12. Costa Rica and Panama were originally due to host the 2020 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, but the latter withdrew citing the COVID-19 pandemic and left Costa Rica as the sole hosts. FIFA postponed the 2020 edition to the following year, i.e. 2021, pending improvement in pandemic management, but cancelled it altogether on 17 November 2020 due to the escalation of the pandemic caused by the discovery of the COVID-19 Omicron variant a month earlier and automatically awarded them the 2022 edition.
13. Original hosts Peru were stripped of the rights to host the 2019 edition in February that year. ^[25]
14. Peru was originally due to host the 2021 FIFA U-17 World Cup but FIFA cancelled it on 24 December 2020 citing the COVID-19 pandemic and its escalation of the pandemic caused by the discovery of the COVID-19 Omicron variant a month earlier as the reasons and automatically awarded them the 2023 edition. Peru later withrew as hosts on 2 May 2023 due to infrastructural defects and FIFA awarded the hosting eights to Indonesia, whom FIFA earlier stripped the hosting rights for the year's FIFA U-20 World Cup.
15. India were originally due to host the 2020 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, but it was postponed to the following year, i.e. 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic by FIFA, who eventually cancelled it on 17 November 2020 and rather automatically awarded them the 2022 edition.

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External links

• Official website (in English, French, and Arabic)
• Overview of CAF and its competitions via Soccerlens.com
• The CAF Anthem since 2007