Confederation of African Football

The Confederation of African Football is the governing body for association football, beach soccer, and futsal in Africa. It was officially established on 8 February 1957 at the Grand Hotel in Khartoum, Sudan. The foundation followed a decision made at the 1954 FIFA Congress in Bern, Switzerland, where Africa was formally recognised as a football confederation. Representing the African confederation of FIFA, CAF organises 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.... Wikipedia

• Abbreviation:  CAF
• Founded at:  Khartoum, Sudan
• Headquarters:  6th of October City, Giza, Egypt
• Members:  54 member associations
• Official language:  Arabic, English, French, Spanish
• President:  Patrice Motsepe
• Vice Presidents:  Fouzi Lekjaa (first vice president), Kurt Okraku, Pierre-Alain Mounguengui, Bestine Ditabala, Feizal Sidat
• General Secretary:  Samson Adamu
• Parent organisation:  FIFA
• Subsidiaries:  UNAF (North Africa), WAFU (West Africa), UNIFFAC (Central Africa), CECAFA (East Africa), COSAFA (Southern Africa)
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo