Confederation of African Football

Summary

Confederation of African Football is an international sport governing body^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Confederation of African Football was a member of FIFA^[3].
• Confederation of African Football is in the country of Egypt^[4].
• Confederation of African Football's instance of is recorded as international sport governing body^[5].
• Confederation of African Football's instance of is recorded as association football federation^[6].
• Confederation of African Football's instance of is recorded as nonprofit organization^[7].
• Confederation of African Football's official language is recorded as English^[8].
• Confederation of African Football's official language is recorded as Arabic^[9].
• Confederation of African Football's official language is recorded as French^[10].
• Confederation of African Football's official language is recorded as Portuguese^[11].
• Confederation of African Football's headquarters location is recorded as 6th of October City^[12].
• Confederation of African Football's child organization or unit is recorded as Algerian Football Federation^[13].
• Confederation of African Football's child organization or unit is recorded as Federação Angolana de Futebol^[14].
• Confederation of African Football's child organization or unit is recorded as Fédération Béninoise de Football^[15].
• Confederation of African Football's child organization or unit is recorded as Botswana Football Association^[16].
• Confederation of African Football's child organization or unit is recorded as Fédération Burkinabé de Football^[17].
• Confederation of African Football's child organization or unit is recorded as Football Federation of Burundi^[18].
• Confederation of African Football's child organization or unit is recorded as Fédération Camerounaise de Football^[19].
• Confederation of African Football's child organization or unit is recorded as Federação Caboverdiana de Futebol^[20].
• Confederation of African Football's child organization or unit is recorded as Fédération Centrafricaine de Football^[21].
• Confederation of African Football's child organization or unit is recorded as Fédération Tchadienne de Football^[22].
• Confederation of African Football's child organization or unit is recorded as Comoros Football Federation^[23].
• Confederation of African Football's child organization or unit is recorded as Fédération Congolaise de Football^[24].
• Confederation of African Football's child organization or unit is recorded as Fédération Congolaise de Football-Association^[25].
• Confederation of African Football's child organization or unit is recorded as Fédération Ivoirienne de Football^[26].
• Confederation of African Football's child organization or unit is recorded as Fédération Djiboutienne de Football^[27].

Body

Founding

February 8, 1957 marks the founding of Confederation of African Football^[28]. Its location of formation is recorded as Khartoum^[29].

Leadership

Confederation of African Football's chairperson is recorded as Patrice Motsepe^[30].

Operations

Confederation of African Football's headquarters location is recorded as 6th of October City^[12]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as FIFA^[31]. Subsidiaries include Algerian Football Federation^[13], an association football federation^[32], in Algeria^[33], founded in 1962^[34], headquartered in Algiers^[35]; Federação Angolana de Futebol^[14], an association football federation^[36], in Angola^[37], founded in 1979^[38], headquartered in Luanda^[39]; Fédération Béninoise de Football^[15], an association football federation^[40], in Benin^[41], founded in 1962^[42]; Botswana Football Association^[16], an association football federation^[43], in Botswana^[44], founded in 1966^[45], headquartered in Gaborone^[46]; Fédération Burkinabé de Football^[17], an association football federation^[47], in Burkina Faso^[48], founded in 1960^[49]; and Football Federation of Burundi^[18], an association football federation^[50], in Burundi^[51], founded in 1948^[52].

Why It Matters

Confederation of African Football has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 69 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[53]