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 CAF is the governing body of African football and was founded in 1957. The founding members are Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia and South Africa. With a membership of 54 Member Associations, the secretariat is based in Egypt. 

 At the FIFA Congress in 1954 held in Berne, Switzerland, a vote was held to recognize as a Confederation. This gave the continent the right to appoint its first representative to the FIFA Executive Committee and this representative member was Abdel Aziz Abdallah Salem of Egypt. 

 The wheels which led to the birth of CAF were actually set in motion outside Africa, in Lisbon, Portugal in June 1956. The Portuguese capital was playing host to the FIFA Congress, and it was the four African nations in attendance (Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia and South Africa) who carried the African confederation to the baptismal font by taking advantage of that gathering to discuss matters of common interest. 

 Following the FIFA Congress in Lisbon, the four nations resolved to convene again in Khartoum, Sudan, in February 1957 to draft statutes and to discuss the staging of the first Africa Cup of Nations. The historic meeting that confirmed the official establishment of CAF was held on 8 February 1957 at the Grand Hotel in Khartoum. 

 Following the adoption of the statutes, Abdel Aziz Abdallah Salem of Egypt was unanimously chosen as president, becoming the first president in the history of the confederation. 

 On 10 February 1957, after the maiden CAF General Assembly, the Sudanese capital witnessed the birth of the Africa Cup of Nations which was won by Egypt. 

 It would prove to be the start of an exhilarating adventure. Till this day  countless unforgettable moments have been made along the way to help define the characteristics and traits associated with African football. 

Source Information: https://www.cafonline.com/inside-caf/about-us/caf-history/

 In 1997 the CAF Champions League replaced the previous pan-African competition, the African Cup of Champions Clubs; this had run from 1964–1996. 

 The competition is open to the winners of all CAF-affiliated national leagues, as well as the holder of the competition from the previous season. From the 2004 competition the runners-up of the leagues of the 12 highest-ranked countries also entered the tournament creating a 64-team field. This was in response to the merging of the CAF Cup (the secondary pan-African club competition where the league runners-up would have previously play in) with the CAF Cup Winners' Cup to create the CAF Confederation Cup (it is essentially Africa's Equivalent to UEFA's Europa League). The 12 countries would be ranked on the performance of their clubs in the previous 5 years.

  The Champions League operates as a knockout competition, with a final group stage, with each tie (including the final) played over two legs – home and away. There are 2 knockout stages: the preliminary stage and the first round (32 teams). The 16 teams knocked out of the first round are entered into the Confederation Cup to play against the final 16 teams in that competition. After the first round, the last 16 teams are split into four groups of 4. The winner and runner-up in these groups are sent to play in a quarter-final and the possibility to play semi-finals, in chase of victory, for the chance of contesting the final. 

Source Information: https://football.fandom.com/wiki/CAF_Champions_League

 The CAF Super Cup is an annual African association football competition contested between the winners of the CAF Champions League and the CAF Confederation Cup. It is the continental equivalent of the UEFA Super Cup in European football and the Recopa Sudamericana in South American club football. 

 The competition was established in 1993 and is organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The CAF Super Cup is played as a single match and is hosted by the CAF Champions League winner although it is sometimes held at a neutral venue. 

 As per the CAF Champions League Regulations XXVII and CAF Confederation Cup Regulations XXV, extra-time is not played in the CAF Super Cup when the score is tied at the end of normal time.
The penalty shoot-out is used to determine the eventual winner. 

 The CAF Super Cup has been won by 16 clubs from 9 countries, with Egyptian clubs being the most successful in the competition with 12 titles, followed by Moroccan clubs with five titles. Al Ahly of Egypt is the record holder for the most appearances in the competition with eight titles. 

 The CAF Super Cup has seen significant development in recent years, becoming one of the most important African tournaments. In 2023, the Confederation of African Football announced the creation of the CAF Super League, which was scheduled to launch in 2024. This tournament was expected to increase the popularity of the CAF Super Cup and attract the interest of more clubs and fans. 

Source Information: https://www.livesoccertv.com/competitions/international/caf-super-cup/

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 The U-23 Africa Cup of Nations, known for sponsorship purposes as the Total Energies U-23 Africa Cup of Nations, or simply U-23 AFCON or U-23 CAN, is the quadrennial African football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for its nations, consisting of players under 23 years of age, and was first held in 2011. It has been held every four years since its Inauguration. The top three nations qualify directly from every edition of this tournament to the football tournament of the Olympic Games.

Source Information: https://www.wikiwand.com/en/articles/U-23_Africa_Cup_of_Nations

 The Total Energies CAF Under-17 Africa Cup of Nations has a long history dating back 40 years. It started out as a knockout competition to determine the qualifiers for the 1985 FIFA Under-17 World Cup. It’s first three editions were in the Under-16 age group before CAF changed the rules ahead of the 1991 edition of the FIFA finals. 

 The first Total Energies CAF U17 AFCON edition to have a finals tournament was in 1995, when Mali played host to eight teams and Ghana claimed their first title, defeating Nigeria 3-1 in the final. Ghana were imperious, winning all five games, scoring 16 goals and conceding only one. 

 The likes of a 14-year-old Stephen Appiah went to the World Cup in Ecuador, which Ghana won too!

 The Total Energies CAF U17 AFCON finals have been played every two years since then, with the exception of 2021 when the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

 PAST WINNERS
Five nations have won the tournament twice since it was first played as a finals in 1995 – Ghana (1995, 1999), Nigeria (2001, 2007), Mali (2015, 2017), Cameroon (2003, 2019) and The Gambia (2005, 2009). 

 Gambia’s first triumph in 2005 was, quite remarkably, the only win so far by the host nation. 

 Egypt (1997), Burkina Faso (2011), Cote d’Ivoire (2013) and defending champions Senegal (2023) have each won the tournament once each. 

 Seven sides have made the final but have yet to lift the trophy. These sides are Sierra Leone (2003), Togo (2007), Algeria (2009), Rwanda (2011), South Africa (2015), Guinea (2019) and Morocco (2023).

Source Information:  https://www.cafonline.com/caf-u-17-africa-cup-of-nations/news/history-of-the-totalenergies-caf-under-17-africa-cup-of-nations/#:~:text=Five%20nations%20have%20won%20the,far%20by%20the%20host%20nation.
 

 The CAF Women's Champions League (French: Ligue des Champions Féminine de la CAF) is an annual international women's association football club competition in Africa. The tournament is be organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and it involves the top women's club teams in Africa. It is the female counterpart of the CAF Champions League. 

 On 30 June 2020, the creation of the CAF Women's Champions League was approved by the CAF Executive Meeting. The tournament launched in 2021. 

Source Information: https://football.fandom.com/wiki/CAF_Women’s_Champions_League