Confederation of African Football

Confederation of African Football
AbbreviationCAF
Founded8 February 1957 (1957-02-08)
Founded atKhartoum, Sudan
Headquarters6th of October City, Giza, Egypt
Region served
Africa
Membership54 member associations[1]
Official language
Patrice Motsepe
Vice Presidents
Véron Mosengo-Omba
Parent organization
FIFA
Subsidiaries
Websitewww.cafonline.com
FIFA confederations
AFC, , CONCACAF
CONMEBOL, OFC, UEFA

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 in Khartoum, Sudan. At the FIFA Congress in 1954 held in Bern, Switzerland, it was voted to recognize Africa as a Confederation.[2][3][4]

Representing the African confederation of FIFA, CAF organizes runs and regulates 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 Cairo, Egypt until 2002. Youssef Mohamad was the first general secretary and 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
Morocco Fouzi Lekjaa 1st Vice President
Ghana Kurt Okraku 2nd Vice President
Gabon Pierre-Alain Mounguengui 3rd Vice President
Democratic Republic of the Congo Bestine Ditabala 4th Vice President
Mozambique Feizal Sidat 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
  • Men's
    • U23
    • U20
    • U17
    • U15
    • F
    • BS
  • Women's
    • W U23
    • W U20
    • W U17
    • F
    		 1930 1964 1964 1973 Yes
    UGA  Uganda
    		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]
    		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 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

    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] 2025  South Africa 1st  Morocco 2027
    U-17 Cup of Nations[f] 2025  Morocco 1st  Mali 2027
    CAF African Schools U15 Boy's 2025  Tanzania 2nd  Senegal 2026
    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 2024 (final)  Nigeria 10th  Morocco 2026 (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 2025  Ivory Coast
     Cameroon
     Nigeria
     Zambia     		1st
    3rd
    8th
    3rd     		 Guinea
     Kenya
     Algeria
     Benin     		2026
    Women's Futsal Africa Cup of Nations 2025  Morocco 1st  Tanzania 2029
    CAF African Schools U15 Girl's 2025  Ghana  Uganda 2026
    Club teams
    Super Cup 2024 Egypt Zamalek 5th Egypt Al Ahly 2025
    Champions League 2024–25 (final) Egypt Pyramids 1st South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns 2025–26 (final)
    Confederation Cup 2024–25 (final) Morocco RS Berkane 3rd Tanzania Simba 2025–26 (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
    Nigeria Nigeria 3 - 1 7 2 – 2 1 10 3 - 29
    Egypt Egypt 7 – 1 4 1 3 - 2 - - - 18
    Cameroon Cameroon 5 - - 1 2 - 1 4 - 1 - 14
    Ghana Ghana 4 - - 4 2 - - 2 - 2 - 14
    Senegal Senegal 1 1 - 1 1 - 8 1 - - - 13
    Morocco Morocco 1 2 1 1 1 3 - - - - 1 10
    Ivory Coast Ivory Coast 3 - - - 1 - - - - - - 4
    Algeria Algeria 2 - - 1 - - - 1 - - - 4
    Democratic Republic of the Congo 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:

    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 Morocco Wydad AC 6 3 African Cup of Champions Clubs/CAF Champions League, 1 CAF Cup Winners' Cup, 1 CAF Super Cup, 1 Afro-Asian Club Championship
    Algeria JS Kabylie 6 2 African Cup of Champions Clubs/CAF Champions League, 1 African Cup Winners' Cup, 3 CAF Cup
    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
    Morocco RS Berkane 4 3 CAF Confederation Cup, 1 CAF Super Cup

    Non-CAF competition

    The 1982 African Super Cup is a match which took place on January 25, 1982 during the Tournament of Fraternity in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. The Kabyles of JS Kabylie won this trophy against the Cameroonians of Union Douala.[22]

    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 (19), 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 19 8 0 3 12 3 45
     Morocco 7 1 2 8 5 2 25
     Tunisia 6 4 4 5 3 2 24
     Algeria 5 1 3 1 2 1 13
     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.[23]

    Men's Futsal

    Per 22 June 2023:[24]

    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–present: knockout round of 8)
    • R3 — Round 3 (2026–present: knockout round of 16)
    • R2 — Round 2 (1974–1978: second group stage, top 8; 1982: second group stage, top 12; 1986–2022: knockout round of 16; 2026–present: knockout round of 32)
    • 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 Protectorate 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) on their 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 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
    Brazil
    (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)    		 2028
    United States
    (...)    		 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 Protectorate 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)    		 2028
    United States
    (...)    		 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)     		2022
    Morocco
    (12)     		2024
    Morocco
    (12)     		Apps.
     Algeria • R1 R1 • R1 R1 • R1 • QF 6
     Angola SF R1 • • • • 2
     Botswana × QF R1 2
     Burkina Faso × R1 • 1
     Burundi × R1 • 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 R1 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 • 3rd 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 • QF 8
     Morocco R1 R1 • • • • • • • • 2nd 2nd 4
     Namibia × • • • • R1 • • • • 1
     Nigeria 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 3rd 1st 4th 1st 1st 1st 4th 1st 15
     Réunion R1 1
     Senegal × • • • • • R1 • • • QF QF 3
     Sierra Leone QF × × • × × • × 1
     South Africa 2nd R1 2nd 4th R1 3rd 2nd 3rd 2nd 4th 4th 2nd 1st 4th 14
     Tanzania • • • • R1 • • • • • R1 2
     Tunisia R1 • • • • QF R1 3
     Uganda • R1 • × × • R1 • 2
     Zambia × QF • • • • R1 • R1 3rd QF 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 • • • • Q 9
     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 • • • • • • • • Q 4
     Nigeria × • • R1 3rd R1 2nd • • • • QF • • 2nd QF R2 QF R2 R2 • R2 QF Q 14
     Senegal × × × • × × • • • • • • • • • • • • • 4th R2 QF R1 • 4
     South Africa × × × × × × × × × • R1 • • • • • R2 • • • R1 R1 • Q 5
     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)[l]     		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 26

    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)[m]     		2023
    Indonesia
    (24)[n]     		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
     Egypt • R1 • × • • QF • × • × • × • × • • × • Q 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 • • • • Q 5
     Malawi • • • • • • • • • • • • R1 • • • • • • • 1
     Mali • • • • • • QF R1 QF • • • • • • 2nd 4th • 3rd Q 7
     Morocco • • • • • • • • • • • • • • R2 • • • QF Q 3
     Niger • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • R2 • • • 1
     Nigeria 1st 2nd QF • 1st QF • • 2nd R1 • 1st 2nd • 1st 1st • R2 • • 12
     Rwanda • • • • • • • • • • • • • R1 • • • • × × 1
     Senegal • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • R2 R2 Q 3
     Sierra Leone • • • • • • • • • R1 • • • • • • • • • • 1
     South Africa • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • R1 • • • Q 2
     South Sudan × × × × × • 0
     Sudan • • • R1 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • × • 1
     Togo • • • • • • • • • • • R1 • • • • • • • • 1
     Tunisia • • • • R1 • • • • • • R2 • • R2 • • • • Q 4
     Uganda • • × × • × • • • • • • • • • • • • • Q 1
     Zambia • × • • × × × • • • × • • • • • • • • Q 1
    Total (24 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)[o]     		2024
    Dominican Republic
    (16)     		2025
    Morocco
    (24)     		Apps.
     Cameroon • × • × R1 R1 • • Q 3
     Gambia × × R1 × × • × × × 1
     Ghana R1 R1 3rd QF QF QF • × × 6
     Ivory Coast × × × × × × × × Q 1
     Kenya × × • × × × × R1 • 1
     Nigeria R1 QF QF QF R1 • 3rd QF Q 8
     South Africa • R1 • • • R1 • • • 2
     Morocco × × × × • • R1 • Q 2
     Tanzania × × × × × × QF • • 1
     Zambia • × • R1 × • • R1 Q 3
    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 × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × R1 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    		 4th 10/23
     Seychelles • • • • • • • • • • × × × × × × × • × × • • R1 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".[26]

    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.[27]

    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. Nigeria 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. Morocco 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 10 June 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 Vincent Aboubakar  Cameroon 45 112 0.4 2010–present
    11 Sadio Mané  Senegal 45 113 0.4 2012–present
    12 Ali Al-Biski  Libya 44 35 1.26 1961–1970
    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 78 0.41 2013–present
    36 Emmanuel Adebayor  Togo 32 87 0.37 2000–2019
    37 Riyad Mahrez  Algeria 32 103 0.31 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. ^ French: Confédération Africaine de Football; 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. ^ 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.
    13. ^ Original hosts Peru were stripped of the rights to host the 2019 edition in February that year.[25]
    14. ^ 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.
    15. ^ 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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