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Confederation of African Football |
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Formation |
1957 |
Type |
Sports organization |
Headquarters |
Cairo, Egypt |
Membership |
53 member associations |
Official languages |
French, English and Arabic |
Secretary General |
Mustapha Fahmy |
President |
Issa Hayatou |
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The 53 member CAF (Confederation of African Football), represents international football in Africa, and organises the African Cup of Nations, African Nations Championship CAF Confederation Cup and the African Champions League. The confederation was founded in 1957, and received a guaranteed berth in the World Cup for the first time in 1970. The CAF annually presents the African Footballer of the Year award.
CAF also organises the UEFA/CAF Meridian Cup with UEFA for youth teams.
There are 10 CAF Nations that participate in the UAFA organised Arab Nations Cup. These are Algeria, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Somalia, Sudan and Tunisia.
CAF (Africa)
Due to the geographical size of Africa, CAF is divided into six regional federations:
- Council of East and Central African Football Associations (CECACAF) - represents nations generally regarded as forming the regions of East Africa and some nations of Central Africa.
- Council of Southern African Football Associations (COSAFA) - represents nations generally regarded as forming Southern Africa, as well as island states off the coast of Southern Africa.
- Union of West African Football Associations (WAFU) - one of two bodies that represent nations in West Africa.
- Union of North African Federations (UNAF) - represents nations regarded as forming North Africa.
- Union des Fédérations du Football de l'Afrique Centrale (UNIFFAC) - represents some of the nations that form Central Africa.
- Union du Football de l'Ouest Afrique - one of two bodies that represent nations in West Africa.
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Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_football_around_the_world
