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CAF was founded on the 8th of February 1957 at the Grand Hotel in Khartoum, Sudan. The 1954 FIFA Congress in Bern, Switzerland, had previously recognised Africa as a distinct football confederation, creating the foundation for the new body.
The current president of CAF is Patrice Motsepe of South Africa. He was first elected to the role unopposed on the 12th of March 2021, in elections held in Rabat, Morocco.
The Africa Cup of Nations, known as AFCON, is CAF's flagship men's national team competition. CAF organised the inaugural edition in 1957, the same year the confederation was founded.
Al Ahly SC of Egypt has won the most CAF competition titles, with a total of 26. Egyptian clubs collectively hold 44 titles across all CAF competitions, more than clubs from any other country.
An African team first reached the FIFA World Cup semi-finals in 2022, finishing the tournament in fourth place. It marked the furthest any African nation had advanced in the competition's history.
The largest main sponsorship package in CAF's history was signed with Total S.A. on the 21st of July 2016, valued at €950 million over eight years. Total rebranded as TotalEnergies on the 28th of May 2021.