Confederation of African Football

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Confederation of African Football
AbbreviationCAF
Founded8 February 1957; 68 years ago (1957-02-08)
Founded atKhartoum, Sudan
Headquarters6th of October City, Giza, Egypt
Region served
Africa
Membership54 member associations[1]
Official language
General Secretary
Véron Mosengo-Omba
Parent organization
FIFA
Subsidiaries
Websitewww.cafonline.com Edit this at Wikidata
FIFA confederations
AFC, CAF, CONCACAF
CONMEBOL, OFC, UEFA

The Confederation of African Football

Berne, Switzerland, it was voted to recognize Africa as a Confederation.[2][3][4]

Representing the African

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 main headquarters of CAF was first situated within the offices of the Sudanese Football Association in Khartoum until it experienced a fire outbreak and then moved to a town near

Abdel Aziz Abdallah Salem, the first president. President Patrice Motsepe from South Africa was elected on 12 March 2021 in an unopposed 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
South Africa Patrice Motsepe President
Senegal Augustin Senghor 1st Vice President
Mauritania Ahmed Yahya 2nd Vice President
Djibouti Waberi Souleiman 3rd Vice President
Cameroon Seidou Mbombo Njoya 4th Vice President
Comoros Kanizat Ibrahim 5th Vice President
Democratic Republic of the Congo Véron Mosengo-Omba General Secretary
Ghana 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
1962 1963 1964 2005 Yes
EGY  Egypt[b]
1921 1923 1957 2005 Yes
LBY  Libya
1962 1964 1965 2005 Yes
MAR  Morocco
1955 1960 1959 2005 Yes
TUN  Tunisia
1957 1960 1960 2005 Yes
West African Football Union (WAFU) (16)
BEN  Benin
1962 1962 1962 1975 Yes
BFA  Burkina Faso
1960 1964 1964 1975 Yes
CPV  Cape Verde
1982 1986 2000 1975 Yes
GAM  Gambia
1952 1968 1966 1975 Yes
GHA  Ghana
1957 1958 1958 1975 Yes
GUI  Guinea
1960 1962 1963 1975 Yes
GNB  Guinea-Bissau
1974 1986 1986 1975 Yes
CIV  Ivory Coast
1960 1964 1960 1975 Yes
LBR  Liberia
1936 1964 1962 1975 Yes
MLI  Mali
1960 1963 1963 1975 Yes
MTN  Mauritania
1961 1970 1968 1975 Yes
NIG  Niger
1962 1967 1967 1975 Yes
NGA  Nigeria
1945 1960 1960 1975 Yes
SEN  Senegal
1960 1964 1964 1975 Yes
SLE  Sierra Leone
1960 1960 1960 1975 Yes
TOG  Togo
1960 1962 1964 1975 Yes
Central African Football Federations' Union (UNIFFAC) (8)
CMR  Cameroon
1959 1962 1963 1978 Yes
CTA  Central African Republic
1961 1964 1965 1978 Yes
CHA  Chad
1962 1964 1964 1978 Yes
CGO  Congo
1962 1964 1966 1978 Yes
COD  DR Congo
1919 1964 1964 1978 Yes
EQG  Equatorial Guinea
1957 1986 1986 1978 Yes
GAB  Gabon
1962 1966 1967 1978 Yes
STP  São Tomé and Príncipe
1975 1986 1986 1978 Yes
Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA) (12)
BDI  Burundi
1948 1972 1972 1994 Yes
DJI  Djibouti
1979 1994 1994 1995 Yes
ERI  Eritrea
1996 1998 1998 1973 Yes
ETH  Ethiopia
1943 1952 1957 1994 Yes
KEN  Kenya
1960 1960 1968 1973 Yes
RWA  Rwanda
1972 1978 1978 1994 Yes
SOM  Somalia
    		1951 1962 1968 1973 Yes
    SSD  South Sudan
    		2011 2012 2012 2012 Yes
    SDN  Sudan
    		1936 1948 1957 1975 Yes
    TAN  Tanzania
    		1930 1964 1964 1973 Yes
    UGA  Uganda
  • Women's
      		•  1924 1960 1960 1973 Yes
      ZAN  Zanzibar[c]
      		1965 1980 1973 & 2003 No
      Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA) (14)
      ANG  Angola
      		1979 1980 1980 1997 Yes
      BOT  Botswana
      		1970 1978 1976 1997 Yes
      COM  Comoros
      		1979 2005 2005 2007 Yes
      SWZ  Eswatini
      		1968 1978 1978 1997 Yes
      LES  Lesotho
      		1932 1964 1964 1997 Yes
      MAD  Madagascar
      		1961 1964 1963 2000 Yes
      MWI  Malawi
      		1966 1968 1968 1997 Yes
      MRI  Mauritius
      		1952 1964 1963 2000 Yes
      MOZ  Mozambique
      		1976 1980 1980 1997 Yes
      NAM  Namibia
      		1990 1992 1992 1997 Yes
      SEY  Seychelles
      		1979 1986 1986 2000 Yes
      RSA  South Africa[d]
      • W U17
      • F
        		 1991 1992 1992 1997 Yes
        ZAM  Zambia
        		1929 1964 1964 1997 Yes
        ZIM  Zimbabwe
        		1965 1965 1980 1997 Yes
        Non-regional members
        REU  Réunion[c]
        		1956 1992 No

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

        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 organizations such as CONIFA.

        Competitions

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

        CAF competitions

        International

        Shortly after formation, CAF organized 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 organization two years later, to address this issue. CAF also organizes 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 organized 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-organized 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 organizes 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

        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
        National teams
        Africa Cup of Nations 2023 (final)  Ivory Coast 3rd  Nigeria 2025 (final)
        African Nations Championship 2022 (final)  Senegal 1st  Algeria 2024 (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] 2023  Senegal 1st  Gambia 2025
        U-17 Cup of Nations[f] 2023  Senegal 1st  Morocco 2025
        CAF African Schools U15 Boy's 2024  Tanzania  Guinea 2025
        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
        National teams (women)
        Women's Africa Cup of Nations 2022 (final)  South Africa 1st  Morocco 2024 (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 2024  Kenya
         Zambia
         Nigeria         		1st
        2nd
        7th         		 Burundi
         Morocco
         Liberia         		2025
        Women's Futsal Africa Cup of Nations 2025
        CAF African Schools U15 Girl's 2024  South Africa  Morocco 2025
        Club teams
        Super Cup 2024 Egypt Zamalek 5th Egypt Al Ahly
        2025
        Champions League 2023–24 (final) Egypt Al Ahly 12th Tunisia ES Tunis 2024–25 (final)
        Confederation Cup 2023–24 (final) Egypt Zamalek 2nd Morocco RS Berkane 2024–25 (final)
        African Football League 2023 (final) South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns 1st Morocco Wydad AC
        2024–25 (final
        )
        Club teams (Women)
        Women's Champions League 2024 (final) Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe 1st Morocco AS FAR 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
        NigeriaNigeria 3 - 1 7 2 – 2 1 11 3 - 30
        EgyptEgypt 7 – 1 4 1 3 - 2 - - - 18
        CameroonCameroon 5 - - 1 2 - 1 4 - 1 - 14
        GhanaGhana 4 - - 4 2 - - 2 - 2 - 14
        SenegalSenegal 1 1 - 1 1 - 8 1 - - - 13
        MoroccoMorocco 1 2 1 1 - 3 - - - - - 8
        Ivory CoastIvory Coast 3 - - - 1 - - - - - - 4
        AlgeriaAlgeria 2 - - 1 - - - 1 - - - 4
        Democratic Republic of the CongoDR 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:

        FIFA World Rankings

        Overview

        Historical leaders

        Men

        Women

        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 Egypt 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 Egypt 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 Democratic Republic of the Congo 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 Morocco 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
        Tunisia 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 Tunisia 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 Algeria JS Kabylie 7 2 African Cup of Champions Clubs/CAF Champions League, 1 African Cup Winners' Cup, 3 CAF Cup, 1 African Super Cup [fr]
        8 Morocco Wydad AC 6 3
        CAF Cup Winners' Cup, 1 CAF Super Cup, 1 Afro-Asian Club Championship
        9 Cameroon Canon Yaoundé 4 3 African Cup of Champions Clubs/CAF Champions League, 1 African Cup Winners' Cup
        Nigeria Enyimba F.C. 4 2 African Cup of Champions Clubs/CAF Champions League, 2 CAF Super Cup
        Algeria ES Sétif 4 2 African Cup of Champions Clubs/CAF Champions League, 1 CAF Super Cup, 1 Afro-Asian Club Championship
        Tunisia CS Sfaxien 4 3 CAF Confederation Cup, 1 CAF Cup
        Update as of 5 June 2024 in chronological order.

        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 (18), 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 18 8 0 3 12 3 44
         Morocco 7 1 2 7 5 2 24
         Tunisia 6 4 4 5 3 2 24
         Algeria 5 1 3 1 3 1 14
         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 organized by either CAF themselves or FIFA since the establishment of the first African Cup of Champions Clubs in 1964.[22]

        Men's Futsal

        Per 22 June 2023:[23]

        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 12 March 2018 Archived 23 October 2019 at the Wayback Machine

        CAF
        BSWW
        		 Country Points
        1 12  Senegal 1084
        2 17  Egypt 782
        3 20  Nigeria 720
        4 24  Morocco 609
        5 34  Madagascar 339
        6 41  Ivory Coast 330
        7 57  Ghana 177
        8 66  Libya 125
        9 68  Mozambique 117
        10 69  Cape Verde 115

        Major tournament records

        Legend
        • 1st – Champions
        • 2nd – Runners-up
        • 3rd – Third place
        • 4th – Fourth place
        • QF – Quarter-finals (1934–1938, 1954–1970, and 1986–2022: knockout round of 8)
        • R2 — Round 2 (1974–1978, second group stage, top 8; 1982: second group stage, top 12; 1986–2022: knockout round of 16)
        • 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
        Uruguay
        (13)         		1934
        Italy
        (16)         		1938
        France
        (15)         		1950
        Brazil
        (13)         		1954
        Switzerland
        (16)         		1958
        Sweden
        (16)         		1962
        Chile
        (16)         		1966
        England
        (16)         		1970
        Mexico
        (16)         		1974
        West Germany
        (16)         		1978
        Argentina
        (16)         		1982
        Spain
        (24)         		1986
        Mexico
        (24)         		1990
        Italy
        (24)         		1994
        United States
        (24)         		1998
        France
        (32)         		2002
        Japan
        South Korea
        (32)         		2006
        Germany
        (32)         		2010
        South Africa
        (32)         		2014
        Brazil
        (32)         		2018
        Russia
        (32)         		2022
        Qatar
        (32)         		2026
        Canada
        Mexico
        United States
        (48)         		2030
        Morocco
        Portugal
        Spain
        (48)         		2034
        Saudi Arabia
        (48)         		Apps.
         Algeria Part of France[g] × • • • R1
        13th        		 R1
        22nd        		 • • • • • R1
        28th        		 R2
        14th        		 • • 4/14
         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        		 8/14
         DR Congo[i] Part of Belgium[j] × × R1
        16th        		 × • • • • • • • • • • • 1/12
         Egypt × R1
        13th        		 × × • × × × × • • • • R1
        20th        		 • • • • • • R1
        31st        		 • 3/15
         Ghana Part of the United Kingdom × • × • • • × • • • • • R2
        13th        		 QF
        7th        		 R1
        25th        		 • R1
        24th        		 4/14
         Ivory Coast Part of France × × × • • × • • • • • R1
        19th        		 R1
        17th        		 R1
        21st        		 • • 3/11
         Morocco Part of France/Spain • × R1
        14th        		 • • • R2
        11th        		 • R1
        23rd        		 R1
        18th        		 • • • • R1
        27th        		 4th Q 6/15
         Nigeria Part of the United Kingdom • × • • • • • • R2
        9th        		 R2
        12th        		 R1
        27th        		 • R1
        27th        		 R2
        16th        		 R1
        21st        		 • 6/15
         Senegal Part of France × × • • • • • × • • QF
        7th        		 • • • R1
        17th        		 R2
        10th        		 3/12
         South Africa × × × × × × × × × × • R1
        24th        		 R1
        17th        		 • R1
        20th        		 • • • 3/8
         Togo Part of France × × × • • • × × • • • R1
        30th        		 • • • • 1/11
         Tunisia Part of France • × • • R1
        9th        		 • • • • R1
        26th        		 R1
        29th        		 R1
        24th        		 • • R1
        24th        		 R1
        21st        		 6/15
        Total (13 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 49
        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) further on 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 the 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
        China
        (12)         		1995
        Sweden
        (12)         		1999
        United States
        (16)         		2003
        United States
        (16)         		2007
        China
        (16)         		2011
        Germany
        (16)         		2015
        Canada
        (24)         		2019
        France
        (24)         		2023
        Australia
        New Zealand
        (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
        France
        (3)        		 1904
        United States
        (3)        		 1908
        United Kingdom
        (6)        		 1912
        Sweden
        (11)        		 1920
        Belgium
        (14)        		 1924
        France
        (22)        		 1928
        Netherlands
        (17)        		 1936
        Germany
        (16)        		 1948
        United Kingdom
        (18)        		 1952
        Finland
        (25)        		 1956
        Australia
        (11)        		 1960
        Italy
        (16)        		 1964
        Japan
        (14)        		 1968
        Mexico
        (16)        		 1972
        West Germany
        (16)        		 1976
        Canada
        (13)        		 1980
        Soviet Union
        (16)        		 1984
        United States
        (16)        		 1988
        South Korea
        (16)        		 1992
        Spain
        (16)        		 1996
        United States
        (16)        		 2000
        Australia
        (16)        		 2004
        Greece
        (16)        		 2008
        China
        (16)        		 2012
        United Kingdom
        (16)        		 2016
        Brazil
        (16)        		 2020
        Japan
        (16)        		 2024
        France
        (16)        		 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 Part 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
        United States
        (8)        		 2000
        Australia
        (8)        		 2004
        Greece
        (10)        		 2008
        China
        (12)        		 2012
        United Kingdom
        (12)        		 2016
        Brazil
        (12)        		 2020
        Japan
        (12)        		 2024
        France
        (12)        		 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 Sudan
        1957
        (3)         		United Arab Republic
        1959
        (3)         		Ethiopia
        1962
        (4)         		Ghana
        1963
        (6)         		Tunisia
        1965
        (6)         		Ethiopia
        1968
        (8)         		Sudan
        1970
        (8)         		Cameroon
        1972
        (8)         		Egypt
        1974
        (8)         		Ethiopia
        1976
        (8)         		Ghana
        1978
        (8)         		Nigeria
        1980
        (8)         		Libya
        1982
        (8)         		Ivory Coast
        1984
        (8)         		Egypt
        1986
        (8)         		Morocco
        1988
        (8)         		Algeria
        1990
        (8)         		Senegal
        1992
        (12)         		Tunisia
        1994
        (12)         		South Africa
        1996
        (15)         		Burkina Faso
        1998
        (16)         		Ghana
        Nigeria
        2000
        (16)         		Mali
        2002
        (16)         		Tunisia
        2004
        (16)         		Egypt
        2006
        (16)         		Ghana
        2008
        (16)         		Angola
        2010
        (15)         		Equatorial Guinea
        Gabon
        2012
        (16)         		South Africa
        2013
        (16)         		Equatorial Guinea
        2015
        (16)         		Gabon
        2017
        (16)         		Egypt
        2019
        (24)         		Cameroon
        2021
        (24)         		Ivory Coast
        2023
        (24)         		Morocco
        2025
        (24)         		Kenya
        Tanzania
        Uganda
        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 Sudan
        1957
        (3)         		United Arab Republic
        1959
        (3)         		Ethiopia
        1962
        (4)         		Ghana
        1963
        (6)         		Tunisia
        1965
        (6)         		Ethiopia
        1968
        (8)         		Sudan
        1970
        (8)         		Cameroon
        1972
        (8)         		Egypt
        1974
        (8)         		Ethiopia
        1976
        (8)         		Ghana
        1978
        (8)         		Nigeria
        1980
        (8)         		Libya
        1982
        (8)         		Ivory Coast
        1984
        (8)         		Egypt
        1986
        (8)         		Morocco
        1988
        (8)         		Algeria
        1990
        (8)         		Senegal
        1992
        (12)         		Tunisia
        1994
        (12)         		South Africa
        1996
        (15)         		Burkina Faso
        1998
        (16)         		Ghana
        Nigeria
        2000
        (16)         		Mali
        2002
        (16)         		Tunisia
        2004
        (16)         		Egypt
        2006
        (16)         		Ghana
        2008
        (16)         		Angola
        2010
        (15)         		Equatorial Guinea
        Gabon
        2012
        (16)         		South Africa
        2013
        (16)         		Equatorial Guinea
        2015
        (16)         		Gabon
        2017
        (16)         		Egypt
        2019
        (24)         		Cameroon
        2021
        (24)         		Ivory Coast
        2023
        (24)         		Morocco
        2025
        (24)         		Kenya
        Tanzania
        Uganda
        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 26 teams)         		1991

        (4)         		1995

        (6)         		1998
        Nigeria
        (7)         		2000
        South Africa
        (8)         		2002
        Nigeria
        (8)         		2004
        South Africa
        (8)         		2006
        Nigeria
        (8)         		2008
        Equatorial Guinea
        (8)         		2010
        South Africa
        (8)         		2012
        Equatorial Guinea
        (8)         		2014
        Namibia
        (8)         		2016
        Cameroon
        (8)         		2018
        Ghana
        (8)         		2020
        [l]
        (12)         		2022
        Morocco
        (12)         		2024
        Morocco
        (12)         		Apps.
         Algeria • R1 R1 • R1 R1 • R1 • Q 6
         Angola SF R1 • • • • 2
         Botswana × QF Q 2
         Burkina Faso × GS • 1
         Burundi × GS • 1
         Cameroon 2nd × 4th R1 3rd 2nd 4th 4th 4th 3rd 2nd 2nd 3rd QF • 13
         Congo × • • R1 • • • 1
         DR Congo 3rd × • × R1 • • R1 × x Q 4
         Egypt R1 • • × × • • R1 • • 2
         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 • Q 13
         Guinea SF × • • • • • • • • • 1
         Ivory Coast • • • • R1 3rd • • • • 2
         Kenya x x • x x • R1 • x • 1
         Mali R1 R1 R1 R1 R1 • • R1 4th • Q 8
         Morocco R1 R1 • • • • • • • • 2nd Q 4
         Namibia × • • • • R1 • • • • 1
         Nigeria 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 3rd 1st 4th 1st 1st 1st 4th Q 15
         Réunion R1 1
         Senegal × • • • • • R1 • • • QF Q 3
         Sierra Leone QF × × • × × • × 1
         South Africa 2nd R1 2nd 4th R1 3rd 2nd 3rd 2nd 4th 4th 2nd 1st Q 14
         Tanzania • • • • R1 • • • • • Q 2
         Tunisia R1 • • • • QF Q 3
         Uganda • R1 • × × • GS • 2
         Zambia × QF • • • • R1 • R1 3rd Q 5
         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
        Tunisia
        (16)         		1979
        Japan
        (16)         		1981
        Australia
        (16)         		1983
        Mexico
        (16)         		1985
        Soviet Union
        (16)         		1987
        Chile
        (16)         		1989
        Saudi Arabia
        (16)         		1991
        Portugal
        (16)         		1993
        Australia
        (16)         		1995
        Qatar
        (16)         		1997
        Malaysia
        (24)         		1999
        Nigeria
        (24)         		2001
        Argentina
        (24)         		2003
        United Arab Emirates
        (24)         		2005
        Netherlands
        (24)         		2007
        Canada
        (24)         		2009
        Egypt
        (24)         		2011
        Colombia
        (24)         		2013
        Turkey
        (24)         		2015
        New Zealand
        (24)         		2017
        South Korea
        (24)         		2019
        Poland
        (24)         		2023
        Argentina
        (24)         		2025
        Chile
        (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 • • • • 8
         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 • • • • • • • • 3
         Nigeria × • • R1 3rd R1 2nd • • • • QF • • 2nd QF R2 QF R2 R2 • R2 QF 13
         Senegal × × × • × × • • • • • • • • • • • • • 4th R2 QF R1 4
         South Africa × × × × × × × × × • R1 • • • • • R2 • • • R1 R1 • 4
         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 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
        Canada
        (12)         		2004
        Thailand
        (12)         		2006
        Russia
        (16)         		2008
        Chile
        (16)         		2010
        Germany
        (16)         		2012
        Japan
        (16)         		2014
        Canada
        (16)         		2016
        Papua New Guinea
        (16)         		2018
        France
        (16)         		2022
        Costa Rica
        (16)[m]         		2024
        Colombia
        (24)         		2026
        Poland
        (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 22

        FIFA U-17 World Cup

        Main article: FIFA U-17 World Cup records and statistics
        FIFA U-17 World Cup record
        Team 1985
        China
        (16)         		1987
        Canada
        (16)         		1989
        Scotland
        (16)         		1991
        Italy
        (16)         		1993
        Japan
        (16)         		1995
        Ecuador
        (16)         		1997
        Egypt
        (16)         		1999
        New Zealand
        (16)         		2001
        Trinidad and Tobago
        (16)         		2003
        Finland
        (16)         		2005
        Peru
        (16)         		2007
        South Korea
        (24)         		2009
        Nigeria
        (24)         		2011
        Mexico
        (24)         		2013
        United Arab Emirates
        (24)         		2015
        Chile
        (24)         		2017
        India
        (24)         		2019
        Brazil
        (24)[n]         		2023
        Indonesia
        (24)[o]         		2025
        Qatar
        (48)         		Apps.
         Algeria • • • • • • • • • • • • R1 • • • • • • • 1
         Angola × × × × × • • • • • • • • • • • • R2 × 1
         Burkina Faso • • • • • • • R1 3rd • • • R2 R1 • • • • R1 Q 6
         Cameroon • • • • • • • • • R1 • • • • • • • R1 • 2
         Congo R1 • • R1 • • • • • • • • • 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 • • • • 4
         Malawi • • • • • • • • • • • • R1 • • • • • • • 1
         Mali • • • • • • QF R1 QF • • • • • • 2nd 4th • 3rd Q 7
         Morocco • • • • • • • • • • • • • • R2 • • • QF 2
         Niger • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • R2 • • • 1
         Nigeria 1st 2nd QF • 1st QF • • 2nd R1 • 1st 2nd • 1st 1st • R2 • • 12
         Rwanda • • • • • • • • • • • • • R1 • • • • × × 1
         Senegal • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • R2 R2 2
         Sierra Leone • • • • • • • • • R1 • • • • • • • • • • 1
         South Africa • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • R1 • • • 1
         South Sudan × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × • 0
         Sudan • • • R1 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • × • 1
         Togo • • • • • • • • • • • R1 • • • • • • • • 1
         Tunisia • • • • R1 • • • • • • R2 • • R2 • • • • 3
        Total (21 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
        New Zealand
        (16)         		2010
        Trinidad and Tobago
        (16)         		2012
        Azerbaijan
        (16)         		2014
        Costa Rica
        (16)         		2016
        Jordan
        (16)         		2018
        Uruguay
        (16)         		2022
        India
        (16)[p]         		2024
        Dominican Republic
        (16)         		2025
        Morocco
        (24)         		Apps.
         Cameroon • × • × R1 R1 • • 2
         Gambia × × R1 × × • × × × 1
         Ghana R1 R1 3rd QF QF QF • × × 6
         Kenya × × • × × × × GS 1
         Nigeria R1 QF QF QF R1 • 3rd QF 7
         South Africa • R1 • • • R1 • • • 2
         Morocco × × × × • • R1 • Q 2
         Tanzania × × × × × × QF • • 1
         Zambia • × • R1 × • • GS 2
        Total (9 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
        Netherlands
        (16)        		 1992
        Hong Kong
        (16)        		 1996
        Spain
        (16)        		 2000
        Guatemala
        (16)        		 2004
        Taiwan
        (16)        		 2008
        Brazil
        (20)        		 2012
        Thailand
        (24)        		 2016
        Colombia
        (24)        		 2021
        Lithuania
        (24)        		 2024
        Uzbekistan
        (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
        Brazil
        (8)         		1996
        Brazil
        (8)         		1997
        Brazil
        (8)         		1998
        Brazil
        (10)         		1999
        Brazil
        (12)         		2000
        Brazil
        (12)         		2001
        Brazil
        (12)         		2002
        Brazil
        (8)         		2003
        Brazil
        (8)         		2004
        Brazil
        (12)         		2005
        Brazil
        (12)         		2006
        Brazil
        (12)         		2007
        Brazil
        (16)         		2008
        France
        (16)         		2009
        United Arab Emirates
        (16)         		2011
        Italy
        (16)         		2013
        French Polynesia
        (16)         		2015
        Portugal
        (16)         		2017
        The Bahamas
        (16)         		2019
        Paraguay
        (16)         		2021
        Russia
        (16)         		2024
        United Arab Emirates
        (16)         		2025
        Seychelles
        (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 × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × Q 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        		 Q 10/23
         Seychelles • • • • • • • • • • × × × × × × × • × × • • Q 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
        Saudi Arabia
        (4)         		1995
        Saudi Arabia
        (6)         		1997
        Saudi Arabia
        (8)         		1999
        Mexico
        (8)         		2001
        South Korea
        Japan
        (8)         		2003
        France
        (8)         		2005
        Germany
        (8)         		2009
        South Africa
        (8)         		2013
        Brazil
        (8)         		2017
        Russia
        (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 honored during the "World Football Gala 1999".[25]

        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.[26]

        1. Cameroon Roger Milla
        2. Egypt Mahmoud El Khatib
        3. Egypt Hossam Hassan
        4. Cameroon Samuel Eto'o
        5. Ghana Abedi Pele
        6. Liberia George Weah
        7. Ivory Coast Didier Drogba
        8. Nigeria Nwankwo Kanu
        9. Algeria Rabah Madjer
        10. Zambia Kalusha Bwalya
        11. Ghana Michael Essien
        12.
        Augustine Okocha
        13. Egypt Saleh Selim
        14. Algeria Hacène Lalmas
        15. South Africa Benni McCarthy
        16. Senegal El Hadji Diouf
        17. Morocco Noureddine Naybet
        18. Nigeria Rashidi Yekini
        19. Egypt Hany Ramzy
        20. Egypt Hassan Shehata
        21. South Africa Lucas Radebe
        22. Tunisia Tarak Dhiab
        23.
        Mohammed Timoumi
        24. Ghana Tony Yeboah
        25. Mali Salif Keita
        26. Ghana Karim Abdul Razak
        27. Ghana Samuel Kuffour
        28. Algeria Lakhdar Belloumi
        29. Cameroon Rigobert Song
        30. Sudan Nasr Eddin "Jaksa" Abbas

        CAF resolutions

        International top goalscorers

        As of 25 March 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 60 105 0.57 2011–present
        6 Samuel Eto'o  Cameroon 56 118 0.47 1997–2014
        7 Asamoah Gyan  Ghana 51 109 0.47 2003–2021
        8 Abdoulaye Traoré  Ivory Coast 49 88 0.56 1984–1996
        9 Islam Slimani  Algeria 45 101 0.45 2012–present
        10 Sadio Mané  Senegal 45 113 0.4 2012–present
        11 Ali Al-Biski  Libya 44 35 1.26 1961–1970
        12 Vincent Aboubakar  Cameroon 44 110 0.4 2010–present
        13 Roger Milla  Cameroon 43 77 0.56 1973–1994
        14 Alex Chola  Zambia 43 102 0.42 1975–1985
        15 Hassan El-Shazly  Egypt 42 62 0.68 1961–1975
        16 Fawzi Al-Issawi  Libya 40 90 0.44 1977–1985
        17 Akwá  Angola 39 78 0.5 1995–2006
        18 Kalusha Bwalya  Zambia 39 87 0.45 1983–2006
        19 Mohamed Aboutrika  Egypt 38 100 0.38 2001–2013
        20 Rashidi Yekini  Nigeria 37 62 0.6 1984–1998
        21 Peter Ndlovu  Zimbabwe 37 81 0.46 1991–2007
        22 Abdelhafid Tasfaout  Algeria 36 80 0.45 1990–2002
        23 Issam Jemâa  Tunisia 36 84 0.43 2005–2014
        24 Ahmed Faras  Morocco 36 94 0.38 1966–1979
        25 William Ouma  Kenya 35 66 0.53 1965–1977
        26 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang  Gabon 35 81 0.43 2009–present
        27 Moumouni Dagano  Burkina Faso 34 83 0.41 1998–2014
        28 Dennis Oliech  Kenya 34 76 0.45 2002–2016
        29
        Patrick M'Boma
        		  Cameroon 33 55 0.6 1995–2004
        30 Ibrahima Kandia Diallo  Guinea 33 56 0.59 1960–1973
        31 Getaneh Kebede  Ethiopia 33 66 0.5 2010–present
        32 Abedi Pele  Ghana 33 67 0.49 1982–1998
        33 Ahmed Hassan  Egypt 33 184 0.18 1995–2004
        34 Michael Olunga  Kenya 32 65 0.49 2012–present
        35 Baghdad Bounedjah  Algeria 32 76 0.42 2013–present
        36 Emmanuel Adebayor  Togo 32 87 0.37 2000–2019
        37 Riyad Mahrez  Algeria 32 101 0.32 2014–present
        38 Benni McCarthy  South Africa 31 79 0.39 1997–2011
        39 Amr Zaki  Egypt 30 63 0.48 2004–2013
        40 Tico-Tico  Mozambique 30 94 0.32 1995–2010

        See also

        Notes

        1. Arabic: الاتحاد الإفريقي لكرة القدم, romanized
          : al-Ittiḥād al-Ifrīqī li-Kurat al-Qadam.
        2. ^ Member of UNAF. Withdrew on 19 November 2009 and rejoined in 2011.
        3. ^ a b 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. ^ The 2020 Women's Africa Cup of Nations was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa.
        13. ^ 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.
        14. ^ Original hosts Peru were stripped of the rights to host the 2019 edition in February that year.[24]
        15. ^ 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.
        16. ^ 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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