UNIFFAC

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  • Central African Football Federations' Union
  • Union des Fédérations de Football d'Afrique Centrale (French)
  • União das Federações Centroafricanas de Futebol (Portuguese)
  • Unión de Federaciones de Fútbol de África Central (Spanish)
  • UNIFFAC
AbbreviationUNIFFAC
Type Sports governing body
Region served
Central Africa
Membership
Official language
English, French, Portuguese and Spanish
President
 Flag of Cameroon.svg Iya Mohammed
Parent organization
 CAF

The Central African Football Federations' Union, officially abbreviated as UNIFFAC [lower-alpha 1] , is a sports governing body representing the football associations of Central Africa. Former president of the Cameroonian Football Federation, Iya Mohammed was elected UNIFFAC president twice in 2006 and 2008. [1]

Contents

Members

CountryGoverning bodyNational team captain
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon Cameroonian Football Federation Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting
Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic Central African Football Federation Geoffrey Kondogbia
Flag of Chad.svg  Chad Chadian Football Federation Ezechiel N'Douassel
Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo Congolese Football Federation Amour Loussoukou
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo Congolese Association Football Federation Marcel Tisserand
Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea Equatoguinean Football Federation Emilio Nsue
Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon Gabonese Football Federation Jim Allevinah
Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg  São Tomé and Príncipe São Toméan Football Federation Luís Leal

Competitions

Current title holders

CompetitionYearChampionsTitleRunners-upNext editionDates
U-20 Africa Cup of Nations qualification 2022 Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo 1stFlag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic 2025
UNIFFAC Cup 2023 Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 3rdFlag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo TBD
UNIFFAC U-15 Schools Cup2022 Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Institut Horizon of Bukavu1st Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg GS Louis SamuelTBD
UNIFFAC Women's Cup 2020 Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea 1stFlag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo TBD
UNIFFAC Women's U-20 Cup Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo 2024 13 - 15 February
UNIFFAC Women's U-17 Cup
UNIFFAC Girls Schools Cup2022 Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg CEG Mfilou of Brazzaville1st Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg USC of GomaTBD
CAF Women's Champions League Qualifiers 2022 Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg TP Mazembe 1st Flag of Cameroon.svg AS Awa FC 2023 8 – 14 September [2]

Defunct competitions

CompetitionPeriod
Central African Games Football tournament (1976–1987)
UDEAC Cup 1984–1990
UNIFAC Cup 1999
CEMAC Cup 2003–2014

A women's tournament and the re-introduction of the Clubs Cup was announced on 11 January 2011. [3]

See also

Notelist

  1. ↑ French: Union des Fédérations de Football d'Afrique Centrale; Portuguese: União das Federações Centroafricanas de Futebol; Spanish: Unión de Federaciones de Fútbol de África Central

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References

  1. ↑ "Iya Mohammed re elected". CAFOnline.com . 11 July 2008. Archived from the original on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
  2. ↑ "Malabo hosts UNIFFAC CAF Women's Champions League Qualifier tournament". CAFOnline.com . 27 August 2023. Archived from the original on 27 August 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  3. ↑ "UNIFFAC introduces two new tournaments". CAFOnline.com . 12 January 2011. Archived from the original on 6 March 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
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