The Confederation of African Football, or CAF for short, is the administrative and controlling body for association football, futsal and beach soccer in Africa. It was established on 8 February 1957 at the Grand Hotel in Khartoum, Sudan by the national football associations of Egypt, Ethiopia, South Africa and Sudan, following formal discussions between the aforementioned associations at the FIFA Congress held on 7 June 1956 at Avenida Hotel in Lisbon, Portugal.
The Sudan national football team represents Sudan in international football and is controlled by the Sudan Football Association, the governing body for football in Sudan. Its home ground is Khartoum Stadium in the capital Khartoum. In 1957, it was one of the three teams to participate in the inaugural Africa Cup of Nations, the other two being Egypt and Ethiopia.
Mamelodi Sundowns Football Club is a South African professional football club based in Mamelodi, Pretoria in the Gauteng province that plays in the Premier Soccer League, the first tier of South African football league system. Founded in the 1970s, the team plays its home games in the Loftus Versfeld Stadium and Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium.
Al-Merrikh Sporting Club is a Sudanese football club based in Omdurman. Their home stadium is Al-Merrikh Stadium, which is locally known as The Red Castle. Founded in 1908, Al-Merrikh is one of the oldest football clubs in Africa, and have won the Sudan Premier League 16 times and Sudan Cup 14 times. The club share a fierce rivalry with Al-Hilal, the games between them regularly selling out, as well as being the only other realistic challenger to the league crown. They won the Om-al-Dahab championship in 1965 and have been the only team to have ever won this one time event. Al-Hilal are also based in Omdurman with only Al-Ardha street separating the teams and between them they are Sudan's most powerful and successful football clubs.
Al-Mourada Sports Club is a Sudanese football club based in Al-Mourada, a suburb of Omdurman. Along with Al-Hilal and Al-Merrikh, they formed the triplet of Sudanese football, but they couldn't continue that legacy. They were one of the strongest teams in Sudan during their strong reign in the top division of the Sudanese football before being relegated to the 2nd division league due to some financial difficulties. Al-Mourada along with Hilal Alsahil are the only two teams who had broken the domination of the Sudanese football by Al-Hilal Omdurman and Elmerrikh SC as the league title was always won by either one of the rivals. Al-Mourada have been crowned as the champions of the Sudanese 1st division which was the top tier of the Sudanese football at that time in the year 1968. Their home stadium is Al-Mourada Stadium located in the Mourada district in Omdurman which is being renovated to coup with the international standards.
Alamal Sports Club Atbara is a Sudanese football club based in Atbara. They play in the top division in Sudanese football, Sudan Premier League. Their home stadium is Stade Al-Amal Atbara.
Hay Al-Arab Sports Club is a Sudanese football club based in Port Sudan. They play in the top division in Sudanese football, the Sudan Premier League. Their home stadium is Stade Port Sudan. Their rivals is Hilal Al Sahil a team which is in Port Sudan in the same league as Hay Al Arab.
Al Neel Sports Club also known as Al Neel Al-Hasahisa is a Sudanese football club based in Al-Hasahisa. They used to play in the top division in Sudanese football before being relegated to the 2nd division of Sudanese football after finishing 13th in the 2014 season, Sudan Premier League. Their home stadium is Al-Hasahisa Stadium located in Al-Hasahisa locality in al Gezira state. They are concerned about the impact that global warming will have on their stadium. Al Neel is one of the top Sudanese football clubs that participated in the regional African competitions.
Mohamed Koffi is an Ivorian-born Burkinabé footballer.
The South Sudan national football team represents South Sudan in international football and is controlled by the South Sudan Football Association, the governing body for football in South Sudan.
Al-Ahly Shendi Club is a football (soccer) club from Sudan based in Shendi.
Al-Nesoor Sports Club is a Sudanese football club based in Omdurman Capital. They play in the top division in Sudanese football, Sudan Premier League. Their home stadium is Khartoum Stadium.
James Kwesi Appiah, also known as Akwasi Appiah, is a Ghanaian football coach and former player who played as a left back. He is currently the head coach of Kenpong Football Academy.
The South Sudan National Cup is an annual knockout association football competition in men's domestic South Sudanese football. Organized by the South Sudan Football Association, the cup began in 2012, not long after South Sudan gained independence. Al-Malakia FC is the most successful club in South Sudan National Cup history, holding two titles. In the most recent competition, nine teams competed in the cup. However, the competition has only been held three times, most recently in 2014.
Al-Salam Football Club, also known as Al-Salam Wau, is a South Sudanese football club based in Wau, South Sudan, that participates in the South Sudan Premier League.
Al-Ahli Club of Atbara is a football club from Atbara, Sudan. They play in the top level of Sudanese professional football, the Sudan Premier League.Their home stadium is Atbara Stadium. It has a capacity of 13,000.
Atlabara Football Club is a South Sudanese football club located in Juba, South Sudan which currently plays in the South Sudan Football Championship. In 2013 the club has won South Sudan Football Championship.
Al Hilal Juba Football Club is a South Sudanese football club located in Juba, South Sudan, which currently plays in the South Sudan Football Championship.
The 2017 CAF Champions League was the 53rd edition of Africa's premier club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and the 21st edition under the current CAF Champions League title.
The 2017 CAF Confederation Cup was the 14th edition of the CAF Confederation Cup, Africa's secondary club football competition organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).
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