Confederation of African Football

Confederation of African Football

General Secretary		Véron Mosengo-Omba
Parent organization	FIFA
Subsidiaries	UNAF (North Africa) WAFU (West Africa) UNIFFAC (Central Africa) CECAFA (East Africa) COSAFA (Southern Africa)
Website	www.cafonline.com

FIFA confederations
AFC, CAF, CONCACAF
CONMEBOL, OFC, UEFA
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The Confederation of African Football (CAF)

, Nigeria, and South Africa.^[4] following formal discussions between the aforementioned associations at the FIFA Congress held on 7 June 1956 at Avenida Hotel in Lisbon, Portugal.^[5]

Representing the African

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

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.^[8]

Leadership

Name	Position
Patrice Motsepe	President
Augustin Senghor	1st Vice President
Ahmed Yahya	2nd Vice President
Waberi Souleiman	3rd Vice President
Seidou Mbombo Njoya	4th Vice President
Kanizat Ibrahim	5th Vice President
Véron Mosengo-Omba	General Secretary
Frederick Acheampong	General Coordinator

Sources:^[9][10]

Members and zones

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	1962	1963	1964	2005	Yes
EGY	Egypt [b]	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17	1921	1923	1957	2005	Yes
LBY	Libya	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17	1962	1964	1965	2005	Yes
MAR	Morocco	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17	1955	1960	1959	2005	Yes
TUN	Tunisia	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17	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	1962	1962	1962	1975	Yes
BFA	Burkina Faso	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17	1960	1964	1964	1975	Yes
CPV	Cape Verde	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17	1982	1986	2000	1975	Yes
GAM	Gambia	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17	1952	1968	1966	1975	Yes
GHA	Ghana	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17	1957	1958	1958	1975	Yes
GUI	Guinea	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17	1960	1962	1963	1975	Yes
GNB	Guinea-Bissau	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17	1974	1986	1986	1975	Yes
CIV	Ivory Coast	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17	1960	1964	1960	1975	Yes
LBR	Liberia	U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17	1936	1964	1962	1975	Yes
MLI	Mali	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17	1960	1963	1963	1975	Yes
MTN	Mauritania	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17	1961	1970	1968	1975	Yes
NIG	Niger	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17	1962	1967	1967	1975	Yes
NGA	Nigeria	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17	1945	1960	1960	1975	Yes
SEN	Senegal	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17	1960	1964	1964	1975	Yes
SLE	Sierra Leone	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17	1960	1960	1960	1975	Yes
TOG	Togo	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17	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	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	1961	1964	1965	1978	Yes
CHA	Chad	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17	1962	1964	1964	1978	Yes
CGO	Congo	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17	1962	1964	1966	1978	Yes
COD	DR Congo	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17	1919	1964	1964	1978	Yes
EQG	Equatorial Guinea	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17	1957	1986	1986	1978	Yes
GAB	Gabon	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17	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	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	1948	1972	1972	1994	Yes
DJI	Djibouti	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17	1979	1994	1994	1995	Yes
ERI	Eritrea	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17	1996	1998	1998	1973	Yes
ETH	Ethiopia	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17	1943	1952	1957	1994	Yes
KEN	Kenya	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17	1960	1960	1968	1973	Yes
RWA	Rwanda	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17	1972	1978	1978	1994	Yes
SOM	Somalia	Women's W U23 W U20 W U17	1951	1962	1968	1973	Yes
SSD	South Sudan	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17	2011	2012	2012	2012	Yes
SDN	Sudan	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17	1936	1948	1957	1975	Yes
TAN	Tanzania	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17	1930	1964	1964	1973	Yes
UGA	Uganda	U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17	1924	1960	1960	1973	Yes
ZAN	Zanzibar[c]	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17	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	1979	1980	1980	1997	Yes
BOT	Botswana	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17	1970	1978	1976	1997	Yes
COM	Comoros	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17	1979	2005	2005	2007	Yes
SWZ	Eswatini	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17	1968	1978	1978	1997	Yes
LES	Lesotho	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17	1932	1964	1964	1997	Yes
MAD	Madagascar	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17	1961	1964	1963	2000	Yes
MWI	Malawi	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17	1966	1968	1968	1997	Yes
MRI	Mauritius	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17	1952	1964	1963	2000	Yes
MOZ	Mozambique	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17	1976	1980	1980	1997	Yes
NAM	Namibia	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17	1990	1992	1992	1997	Yes
SEY	Seychelles	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17	1979	1986	1986	2000	Yes
RSA	South Africa[d]	W U17	1991	1992	1992	1997	Yes
ZAM	Zambia	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17	1929	1964	1964	1997	Yes
ZIM	Zimbabwe	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17	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	1926		2004		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 organizations such as CONIFA.

•  Western Sahara
•  Somaliland

Competitions

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 "prestigious" 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 organized 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

Competition		Year	Champions	Title	Runners-up		Next edition	Dates
National teams
Africa Cup of Nations		2023 (final)	Ivory Coast	3rd	Nigeria		2025 (final)	Qualification: 18 March 2024 – 19 November 2024 Finals: June – July 2025
African Nations Championship		2022 (final)	Senegal	1st	Algeria		2024	Qualification:
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
Futsal Cup of Nations		2024	Morocco	3rd	Angola		2028
Youth Olympic Futsal Qualifying Tournament		2018	Egypt	1st	Angola		2026
Beach Soccer Cup of Nations		2022	Senegal	7th	Egypt		TBD	To be determined (TBD)
National teams (women)
Women's Africa Cup of Nations		2022 (final)	South Africa	1st	Morocco		2024 (final)	Qualification: To be determined (TBD) Finals: To be determined (TBD)
Women's African Games Tournament		2019	Nigeria	3rd	Cameroon		2023
African U-20 Women's World Cup qualification		2024	Cameroon  Ghana  Morocco  Nigeria	1st 7th 1st 10th	Ethiopia  Senegal  Egypt  Burundi		TBD
African U-17 Women's World Cup qualification		2022	Tanzania  Nigeria  Morocco	1st 6th 1st	Cameroon  Ethiopia  Ghana		2024
Club teams
Super Cup		2023	USM Alger	1st	Al Ahly		2024	TBD
Champions League		2022–23 (final)	Al Ahly	11th	Wydad AC		2023–24 (final)	Qualification: 10 September – 24 October 2021 Competition proper: 11 February – 29 May 2022
Confederation Cup		2022–23 (final)	USM Alger	1st	Young Africans		2023–24 (final)	Qualification: 20 August 2023 – 27 August 2023 Competition proper: May 2024
African Football League		2023 (final)	Mamelodi Sundowns	1st	Wydad AC		2024–25 (final)	TBD
Club teams (Women)
Women's Champions League		2023 (final)	Mamelodi Sundowns	2nd	SC Casablanca		2024 (final)	To be determined (TBD)

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
Nigeria	3	-	1	7	2	–	2	1	11	3	30
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	-	7	1	-	-	12
Morocco	1	2	1	1	-	3	-	-	-	-	8
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

Historical leaders

Team of the Year

Teams ranking in the top four – Men's^[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

Teams ranking in the top four – Women's^[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	Cameroon	South Africa	Ghana

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	25	11 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	13	5 African Cup of Champions Clubs/CAF Champions League, 1 CAF Confederation Cup, 1 African Cup Winners' Cup, 4 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	JS Kabylie	6	2 African Cup of Champions Clubs/CAF Champions League, 1 African Cup Winners' Cup, 3 CAF Cup
	Wydad AC	6	3 CAF Cup Winners' Cup, 1 CAF Super Cup, 1 Afro-Asian Club Championship
9	ES Sétif	4	2 African Cup of Champions Clubs/CAF Champions League, 1 CAF Super Cup, 1 Afro-Asian Club Championship
	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
	CS Sfaxien	4	3 CAF Confederation Cup, 1 CAF Cup

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 41 titles. Egyptian clubs hold a record number of wins in the African Cup of Champions Clubs/CAF Champions League (16), 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). In third place overall, Moroccan clubs have secured 23 titles and they have 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	17	8	0	2	12	3	42
Morocco	7	1	2	7	5	2	24
Tunisia	6	4	4	5	3	2	24
Democratic Republic of the Congo	6	2	0	2	3	0	13
Algeria	5	1	3	1	2	1	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

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	•	•				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

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

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)	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	–	QF (8)	Q	13
Ivory Coast	Part of France													–	–	–	–		–	–	–	–	–	–	6	–		QF (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			–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		1
Mali	Part of France													–	–	–		–	–	–	–	–	–	5	–	–	–	–	Q	2
Morocco					Part of France/Spain								–	13	–	8	–		12	–	15	–	16	=10	–	11	–	–	Q	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	GS (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	3 or 4

Women's tournament

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

Africa Cup of Nations

Women's Africa Cup of Nations

Women's Africa Cup of Nations record
Team (Total 26 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)	2020 [l] (12)	2022 (12)	2024 (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

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)	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

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)[m]	2024 (24)	2026 (24)	Apps.
Cameroon	×	×	•	•	×	•	×	•	•	•	Q		1
DR Congo	×	•	R1	R1	•	•	×	•	×	•	•		2
Ghana	×	×	•	•	R1	R1	R1	R1	R1	R1	Q		7
Morocco	•	•	•	×	×	•	•	×	•	•	Q		1
Nigeria	R1	QF	QF	QF	2nd	4th	2nd	R1	QF	QF	Q		11
Total (5 teams)	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	22

FIFA U-17 World Cup

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)	2023 (24)[n]	2025 (48)	Apps.
Algeria	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•		1
Angola	×	×	×	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R2	×		1
Burkina Faso	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	3rd	•	•	•	R2	R1	•	•	•	•	R1		5
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		6
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

• Note 1: Original hosts Peru were stripped of the rights to host the 2019 edition in February that year.^[24]

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

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	•	•		2
Gambia	×	×	R1	×	×	•	×	×		1
Ghana	R1	R1	3rd	QF	QF	QF	•	×		6
Nigeria	R1	QF	QF	QF	R1	•	3rd			6
South Africa	•	R1	•	•	•	R1	•	•		2
Morocco	×	×	×	×	•	•	R1		Q	1
Tanzania	×	×	×	×	×	×	QF	•		1
Zambia	•	×	•	R1	×	•	•			1
Total (8 teams)	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3		20

FIFA Futsal World Cup

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	×	×	×	×	×	•	×	•	GS		1
Egypt	×	×	R1	R2	R1	R1	R2	QF	GS		7
Libya	×	×	×	•	×	R1	R1	•	•		2
Morocco	×	×	×	•	•	•	R1	R1	QF		3
Mozambique	×	×	×	×	•	•	•	R1	•	•	1
Nigeria	×	R1	×	×	×	•	•	•	×	×	1
Zimbabwe	R1	×	•	×	×	×	•	×	×	×	1
Total (8 teams)	2	1	1	1	1	2	3	3	3	3	17

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

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	×	×	×	•	×	•	×	•		2/22
Egypt	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1 12th		1/22
Ivory Coast	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	×	•	•	•	R1 11th	•	R1 16th	•	•	•	•	•		2/22
Madagascar	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	×	×	×	×	×	•	•	R1 14th	•	•	•	•		1/22
Mozambique	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	×	×	•	•	•	×	×	•	•	•	R1 11th	•		1/22
Nigeria	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	×	R1 9th	QF 6th	•	R1 12th	QF 6th	•	•	R1 12th	R1 16th	×	•		6/22
Senegal	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	×	×	QF 5th	R1 9th	•	QF 7th	R1 13th	R1 13th	QF 6th	QF 6th	4th	R1 10th		9/22
Seychelles	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	•	×	×	•	•	Q	1/22
South Africa	•	•	•	•	R1 12th	•	•	•	•	•	R1 12th	•	•	•	•	•	×	•	×	•	×	×		1/22
Total (9 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

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 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]

CAF resolutions

International top goalscorers

As of 26 March 2024

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	56	98	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	Ali Al-Biski	Libya	44	35	1.26	1961–1970
11	Roger Milla	Cameroon	43	77	0.56	1973–1994
12	Alex Chola	Zambia	43	102	0.42	1975–1985
13	Sadio Mané	Senegal	43	107	0.4	2012–present
14	Hassan El-Shazly	Egypt	42	62	0.68	1961–1975
15	Fawzi Al-Issawi	Libya	40	90	0.44	1977–1985
16	Akwá	Angola	39	78	0.5	1995–2006
17	Kalusha Bwalya	Zambia	39	87	0.45	1983–2006
18	Mohamed Aboutrika	Egypt	38	100	0.38	2001–2013
19	Rashidi Yekini	Nigeria	37	62	0.6	1984–1998
20	Peter Ndlovu	Zimbabwe	37	81	0.46	1991–2007
21	Vincent Aboubakar	Cameroon	37	100	0.37	2010–present
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	Moumouni Dagano	Burkina Faso	34	83	0.41	1998–2014
27	Dennis Oliech	Kenya	34	76	0.45	2002–2016
28	Patrick M'Boma	Cameroon	33	55	0.6	1995–2004
29	Ibrahima Kandia Diallo	Guinea	33	56	0.59	1960–1973
30	Getaneh Kebede	Ethiopia	33	66	0.5	2010–present
31	Abedi Pele	Ghana	33	67	0.49	1982–1998
32	Ahmed Hassan	Egypt	33	184	0.18	1995–2004
33	Emmanuel Adebayor	Togo	32	87	0.37	2000–2019
34	Benni McCarthy	South Africa	31	79	0.39	1997–2011
35	Riyad Mahrez	Algeria	31	93	0.33	2014–present
36	Amr Zaki	Egypt	30	63	0.48	2004–2013
37	Baghdad Bounedjah	Algeria	30	69	0.43	2013–present
38	Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang	Gabon	30	75	0.4	2009–present
39	Tico-Tico	Mozambique	30	94	0.32	1995–2010

See also

• 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

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