Member of CAF

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 FA`s, following former discussions between the Egyptian, Somali, South African and Sudanese FAs earlier on 7 June 1956 at the 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. 

CAF Members & Zones

CAF Member

African regional federations:

  UNAF (North Africa)

  WAFU-UFOA (West Africa)

  UNIFFAC (Central Africa)

  CECAFA (East Africa)

  COSAFA(Southren Africa)

Code	Association	National teams	Founded	FIFA affiliation	CAF affiliation	Regional affiliation	IOC member
Union of North African Football Federations (UNAF)
ALG	Algeria	Men's Women's	1962	1963	1964	2005	Yes
EGY	Egypt 2	Men's Women's	1921	1923	1957	2005	Yes
LBY	Libya	Men's Women's	1962	1963	1965	2005	Yes
MAR	Morocco	Men's Women's	1955	1960	1960	2005	Yes
TUN	Tunisia	Men's Women's	1956	1960	1960	2005	Yes
West African Football Union (WAFU-UFOA)
BEN	Benin	Men's Women's	1962	1962	1969	1975	Yes
BFA	Burkina Faso	Men's Women's	1960	1964	1964	1975	Yes
CPV	Cape Verde	Men's Women's	1982	1986	2000	1975	Yes
GAM	Gambia	Men's Women's	1952	1966	1966	1975	Yes
GHA	Ghana	Men's Women's	1957	1958	1958	1975	Yes
GUI	Guinea	Men's Women's	1960	1961	1962	1975	Yes
GNB	Guinea-Bissau	Men's Women's	1974	1986	1986	1975	Yes
CIV	Ivory Coast	Men's Women's	1960	1961	1960	1975	Yes
LBR	Liberia	Men's Women's	1936	1962	1962	1975	Yes
MLI	Mali	Men's Women's	1960	1962	1963	1975	Yes
MTN	Mauritania	Men's Women's	1961	1961	1964	1975	Yes
NIG	Niger	Men's Women's	1967	1967	1967	1975	Yes
NGA	Nigeria	Men's Women's	1945	1960	1959	1975	Yes
SEN	Senegal	Men's Women's	1960	1962	1963	1975	Yes
SLE	Sierra Leone	Men's Women's	1967	1967	1967	1975	Yes
TOG	Togo	Men's Women's	1960	1962	1963	1975	Yes
Central African Football Federations' Union (UNIFFAC)
CMR	Cameroon	Men's Women's	1959	1962	1963	1978	Yes
CTA	Central African Republic	Men's Women's	1961	1963	1965	1978	Yes
CHA	Chad	Men's Women's	1962	1988	1988	1978	Yes
CGO	Congo	Men's Women's	1962	1962	1966	1978	Yes
COD	DR Congo	Men's Women's	1919	1964	1964	1978	Yes
EQG	Equatorial Guinea	Men's Women's	1960	1986	1986	1978	Yes
GAB	Gabon	Men's Women's	1962	1963	1967	1978	Yes
STP	São Tomé and Príncipe	Men's Women's	1975	1986	1976	1978	Yes
Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA)
BDI	Burundi	Men's Women's	1948	1972	1972	1994	Yes
DJI	Djibouti	Men's Women's	1979	1994	1986	1995	Yes
ERI	Eritrea	Men's Women's	1996	1998	1998	1973	Yes
ETH	Ethiopia	Men's   Women's	1943	1953	1957	1994	Yes
KEN	Kenya	Men's Women's	2011	2012	2012	1973	Yes
RWA	Rwanda	Men's Women's	1972	1976	1976	1994	Yes
SOM	Somalia	Men's Women's	1960	1960	1975	1973	Yes
SSD	South Sudan	Men's Women's	2011	2012	2012	2012	Yes
SDN	Sudan	Men's Women's	1936	1948	1957	1975	Yes
TAN	Tanzania	Men's Women's	1930	1964	1964	1973	Yes
UGA	Uganda	Men's Women's	1924	1960	1960	1973	Yes
ZAN	Zanzibar 3	Men's Women's	1965		1980	1973 & 2003	No
Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA)
ANG	Angola	Men's Women's	1979	1980	1980	1997	Yes
BOT	Botswana	Men's Women's	1970	1978	1976	1997	Yes
COM	Comoros	Men's Women's	1979	2005	2003	2007	Yes
LES	Lesotho	Men's Women's	1932	1964	1964	1997	Yes
MAD	Madagascar	Men's Women's	1961	1962	1963	2000	Yes
MWI	Malawi	Men's Women's	1966	1967	1968	1997	Yes
MRI	Mauritius	Men's Women's	1952	1962	1963	2000	Yes
MOZ	Mozambique	Men's Women's	1976	1980	1978	1997	Yes
NAM	Namibia	Men's Women's	1990	1992	1992	1997	Yes
SEY	Seychelles	Men's Women's	1979	1986	1986	2000	Yes
RSA	South Africa 1	Men's Women's	1991	1992	1992	1997	Yes
SWZ	Swaziland	Men's Women's	1968	1978	1976	1997	Yes
ZAM	Zambia	Men's Women's	1929	1964	1964	1997	Yes
ZIM	Zimbabwe	Men's Women's	1965	1965	1980	1997	Yes
Non-regional Members
REU	Réunion 3	Men's Women's	1926		2004		No

1. Excluded from CAF and from 1st African Cup of Nations in 1957 due to Apartheid 

2. Member of  UNAF from 2005 to 2009 and from 2011 - Withdrew from UNAF on the 19th of November 2009 but return on 2011 

3. Non-FIFA member associations holding associate membership of CAF

CAF Regional Zones

CAF Zone - North Zone

Algeria  Egypt

Libya  Morocco

Tunisia

CAF Zone 2 - Zone West A

Cape Verde  Gambia  Guinea

Guinea-Bissau  Liberia  Mali

Mauritania  Senegal  Sierra Leone

CAF Zone 3 - Zone West B

Benin  Burkina Faso  Ghana

Ivory Coast  Niger

Nigeria  Togo

CAF Zone 4 - Central Zone

Cameroon  Central African Republic  Chad

Congo  DR Congo  Equatorial Guinea

Gabon  São Tomé and Príncipe

CAF Zone 5 - Central-East Zone

Burundi  Djibouti  Eritrea  Ethiopia

Kenya  Rwanda  Somalia  South Sudan

Sudan  Tanzania  Uganda

CAF Zone 6 - Southern Zone

Angola  Botswana  Comoros  Lesotho  Madagascar

Malawi  Mauritius  Mozambique  Namibia  Seychelles

Swaziland  South Africa  Zambia  Zimbabwe