CAF Football Members and Zones Countries: The Confederation of African Football (CAF) acts as the governing body for football, futsal and beach soccer associations in Africa. Its current headquarters are located in 6 de Octubre, Cairo, Egypt.
CAF was founded on February 8, 1957, during a meeting at the Grand Hotel in Khartoum, Sudan. The founding members of CAF were the football associations of Egypt, Ethiopia, South Africa and Sudan. This establishment followed official discussions between these parties at the FIFA Congress held on June 7, 1956 at the Avenida Hotel in Lisbon, Portugal.
Since its inception, CAF has played an important role in the organization and management of football activities across the African continent, including major tournaments such as the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) and other regional competitions. Its mission is to promote and develop football in Africa while promoting unity and cooperation between member associations.
CAF Football Members and Zones Countries
Union of North African Football (UNAF) (5)
Egyptian Football Association
FÉDÉRATION ALGÉRIENNE DE FOOTBALL (FAF)
Libyan Football Federation
Moroccan Football Association
Tunisian Football Association
West African Football Union (WAFU-UFOA) (16)
Zone West A
Bissau-Guinean Football Association
Cabo Verdean Football Association
Gambia Football Federation
Guinean Football Association
Liberia Football Association
Malian Football Association
Mauritanian Football Association
Senegalese Football Association
Sierra Leone Football Association
Zone West B
Beninese Football Association
Burkinabe Football Association
Ghana Football Association
Ivorian Football Association
Nigeria Football Federation
Nigerien Football Association
Togolese Football Association
Central African Football Federations’ Union (UNIFFAC) (8)
Central African Republic Football Association
Chadian Football Association
Congo DR Football Association
Congolese Football Association
Equatorial Guinean Football Association
FÉDÉRATION CAMEROUNAISE DE FOOTBALL (FECAFOOT)
Gabonese Football Association
São Tomé and Príncipe Football Association
Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA) (12)
Burundian Football Association
Djiboutian Football Association
Eritrean National Football Federation
Ethiopian Football Federation
Federation of Uganda Football Associations
Football Kenya Federation
Rwandan Football Association
Somali Football Federation
South Sudan Football Association
Sudan Football Association
Tanzania Football Federation
Zanzibar Football Federation
Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA) (14)
Angolan Football Association
Botswana Football Association
Comoran Football Association
Eswatini Football Association
Football Association of Malawi
Football Association of Zambia
Lesotho Football Association
Malagasy Football Association
Mauritius Football Association
Mozambican Football Association
Namibia Football Association
Seychelles Football Federation
South African Football Association
Zimbabwe Football Association
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