Confederation of African Football
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| Abbreviation | CAF |
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| Formation | 10 February 1957 |
| Type | Sports organization |
| Headquarters | 6th of October City, Egypt |
Membership
| 56 member associations |
Official language
| English, French and Arabic |
Secretary General
| Hicham El Amrani |
President
| Issa Hayatou |
| Website | www.cafonline.com |
CAF represents the national football associations of Africa, runs continental, national, and club competitions, and controls the prize money, regulations and media rights to those competitions.The Confederation of African Football (CAF, /ˈkæf/; French: Confédération Africaine de Football; Arabic: الإتحاد الأفريقي لكرة القدم) is the administrative and controlling body for African association football.
CAF is the biggest of six continental confederations of FIFA. Although it is just three years younger than the UEFA, CAF still has a long way to go in order to improve the quality of the national and local competitions. CAF has been given 5 slots out of the 32 available since the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France, this increased to 6 in 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, to include the hosts. The number of places returned to 5 for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
CAF was founded on 8 February 1957 in Khartoum, Sudan by the Egyptian, Ethiopian, South African and Sudanese FAs, following former discussions between the Egyptian, Somali, South African and Sudanese FAs earlier in 7 June 1956 in Avenida Hotel in Lisbon, Portugal. Its first headquarters was situated in Khartoum, Sudan for some months until a fire outbreak in the offices of the Sudanese Football Association when the organization moved near Cairo. Youssef Mohammad was the first General Secretary and Abdel Aziz Abdallah Salem the president. The administrative center since 2002 is located in 6th of October City, near Cairo. It was initially made up of 4 national associations. Currently there are 56 associations, 54 full members beside Zanzibar and Réunion Island as associates. (see the bottom of this page or List of CAF national football teams).
The current CAF President is Issa Hayatou. Suketu Patel is the 1st Vice-President, Almamy Kabele Camara is the 2nd Vice-President while Hicham El Amrani is the Secretary General.
Prize money
Since 2009 season there was an increase in prize money to be shared between the top eight clubs as follows:
Final
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Money awarded
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| 1 | US$1,500,000 |
| 2 | US$1,000,000 |
| Semi-finalists | US$700,000 |
| 3rd in group stage | US$500,000 |
| 4th in group stage | US$400,000 |
History of CAF
From a humble beginning in 1957, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has grown into a respected organisation that today can hold its head high anywhere in the world.The Confederation of African Football began its formation at the 29th FIFA Congress in Bern, Switzerland, in June 1954.
Africa was represented at the
Congress by four national
associations: Egypt, who had joined FIFA in
1923; Sudan affiliated in 1948; Ethiopia in 1953 and South
Africa in 1910 and 1952. It was at that Congress that Africa
was recognised as a zonal group with a right to have for the
first time a representative on the FIFA Executive Committee.
This representation was taken up by Engineer Abdel Aziz
Abdallah Salem of Egypt.
It was not an easy task to get this recognition, Argentina kicked against the seats given to Africa and Asia arguing that the standard of football in these continents was not good enough, although at the previous Congress in Paris in 1953 it was agreed that Africa will be given the right to be represented subsequently. There was a long, heated argument.Africa's position was supported by Great Britain and the eastern countries, 24 votes in favour, 17 against. The Congress then elected Abdel Aziz Abdallah Salem to represent Africa on the Executive Committee until a confederation was founded. Then, the African delegation agreed to meet in Lisbon in 1956 on the occasion of the FIFA Congress to realise the project.
Due to the Ethiopian Football Federation's lack of funds, Ydnekatchew Tessema was unable to travel to the historic 1954 FIFA Congress in Bern, which recognized Africa as a FIFA zone. The other African members were represented, not only in Bern, but at the 1956 Lisbon Congress as well.
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". Voting process as explained by the
IFFHS.
CAF Best Player of the Century
| CAF Best Goalkeeper of the Century
| CAF BestWomen's Footballer of the Century
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