The Confederation of African Football [a] (CAF) is the administrative and controlling body for association football, beach soccer, and futsal in Africa. It was established on 8 February 1957 at the Grand Hotel [2] in Khartoum, Sudan [3] by the national football associations of: Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan, and South Africa. [4]

The TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations’ greatest goal-scorers The final draw for the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Morocco 2025 will take place in Rabat on 27 January, where the 24 competing teams will learn their fate.

At the FIFA Congress in 1954 held in Berne, Switzerland, it was voted to recognize Africa as a Confederation. This gave the continent the right to appoint its first representative to the FIFA Executive Committee and the member was Abdel Aziz Abdallah Salem of Egypt.

Established five years before the Organization of African Unity, and the famous Rivonia Trial that passed life sentences on Nelson Mandela, Walter Sisulu, Govan Mbeki and other black South African activists; the African football Confederation was the first International Organization to dare say no to then very strong Apartheid, as far back as 1957.

Dec 18, 2024 · The Confederation of African Football (CAF) Executive Committee (EXCO) has approved the 2025 competition calendar. The EXCO also revealed that the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) final will take place on 27 January 2025, in Rabat, Morocco.

Sep 27, 2023 · Morocco will host the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon), the Confederation of African Football (Caf) has announced. A joint East African bid from Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania has also won...

The Confederation of African Football often referred to as just CAF, is the organization that controls African football.

CAF is the governing body of African Football and was founded in 1957. The founding members are Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia and South Africa. With a membership of 54 Member Associations, the secretariat is based Egypt.

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Before the establishment of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) in 1957, football management in Africa had been a colonial endeavor, driven by missionaries and colonial governments.