Confederation of African Football Facts for Kids

Quick facts for kids Confederation of African Football

Abbreviation	CAF
Formation	10 February 1957 (1957-02-10) (63 years ago)
Type	Sports organisation
Headquarters	6th of October City, Cairo, Egypt
Region served	Africa (CAF)
Membership	56 member associations
Official languages	English, French, Arabic
Secretary General	Amr Fahmy
President	Amaju Pinnick (acting)
Parent organization	FIFA

The Confederation of African Football often referred to as just CAF, is the organization that controls African football.

CAF Champions League

FIFA 100

UEFA	Baggio • Ballack • Banks • Baresi • Beckenbauer • Beckham • Bergkamp • Bergomi • Best • Boniek • Boniperti • Breitner • Buffon • Butragueño • Cantona • Ceulemans • Charlton • Cruijff • Dalglish • Dasayev • Davids • Del Piero • Desailly • Deschamps • Emre • Eusébio • Facchetti • Figo • Fontaine • Gullit • Hagi • Henry • Kahn • Keane • Keegan • Klinsmann • Kluivert • Kopa • B. Laudrup • M. Laudrup • Lineker • Luis Enrique • Maier • Maldini • Masopust • Matthäus • Müller • Nedvěd • Neeskens • Nesta • Owen • Papin • Pfaff • Pirès • Platini • Puskás • Raúl • Rensenbrink • Rijkaard • Rivera • Rossi • Rui Costa • Rummenigge • Rüştü • Schmeichel • Seedorf • Seeler • Shearer • Shevchenko • Stoichkov • Šuker • Thuram • Totti • Trésor • Trezeguet • van Basten • R. van de Kerkhof • W. van de Kerkhof • Van der Elst • van Nistelrooy • Vieira • Vieri • Zidane • Zoff

CONMEBOL	Carlos Alberto • Batistuta • Cafu • Crespo • Cubillas • di Stéfano • Falcão • Figueroa • Francescoli • Júnior • Kempes • Maradona • Passarella • Pelé • Rivaldo • Rivelino • Roberto Carlos • Romário • Romerito • Ronaldinho • Ronaldo • Djalma Santos • Nílton Santos • Saviola • Sívori • Sócrates • Valderrama • Verón • Zamorano • Zanetti • Zico

CAF	Diouf • Milla • Okocha • Abédi Pelé • Weah

CONCACAF	Akers • Hamm • Sánchez

AFC	Hong • Nakata

International association football

FIFA Federations Teams Competitions World Cup U-17 U-20 Confederations Cup Olympics Youth Olympics Universiade World Rankings Player of the Year Ballon d'Or

Asia	AFC – Asian Cup U-23 U-19 U-16 U-14 Regional (ASEAN, EAFF, SAFF, WAFF)

Africa	CAF – Africa Cup of Nations U-23 U-20 U-17 Regional (CECAFA, CEMAC, COSAFA, WAFU)

North America, Central America and the Caribbean	CONCACAF – Gold Cup U-20 U-17 U-15

South America	CONMEBOL – Copa América U-20 U-17 U-15

Oceania	OFC – Nations Cup U-20 U-17

Europe	UEFA – European Championship U-21 U-19 U-17

Non-FIFA	NF-Board – Viva World Cup CONIFA - ConIFA World Football Cup ConIFA European Football Cup IGA - Island Games

Games	All-Africa Games Asian Games Central America Central America and Caribbean East Asian Games Francophonie Games Indian Ocean Island Lusophony Games Mediterranean Games Pan American Games Pan Arab Games Pacific Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games

See also Geography Debuts Codes Player of the Century Women's football

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