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Football in West Africa

 WEST AFRICAN FOOTBALL UNION (WAFU) HISTORY AND STRUCTURE • Was formed in 1975, according to different sources, there is difference in it’s 1st headquarters i.e. some suggest of Dakar, Senegal while others Lome , Togo.As of now, it's in Accra, Ghana. As of now, it’s divided into two zones i.e. zones A and B. Zone A has 8 teams while zone B has 7 teams. What led to the split was due to: • Leadership difficulties in the organization and also financial difficulties where, some felt as if they were undermined. • Progressing and opportunities where they saw of competition from UNAF of northern Africa due to infrastructure and competitiveness in continental competitions. • Safety and standards as it happened back in 2022, competition, where there were concerns about age cheating. As of 2025, Mauritania decided to leave the regional board to join the North African one. Both zones are also led by presidents of the different member associations.

African sports

 AFRICAN FOOTBALL BY:COHORT OJAYEE CAF OR AS KNOWN IN FULL(CONFEDERATION OF AFRICAN FOOTBALL), WAS FORMED IN 1957 IN THE COUNTRY OF SUDAN. AS PER THEN, THIS HAPPENED INORDER TO RECOGNIZE IT AS ONE OF THE REPRESENTATIVES OF FIFA AT THAT TIME ON THE AFRICAN CONTINENT.NOT ONLY DOES IT STAND FOR ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL, BUT ALSO FOR THE FUTSAL AND EVEN THE WOMEN’S SOCCER AS IT EVOLVED FOR YEARS. SO FAR THE CONFEDERATION OF AFRICAN FOOTBALL HAS HAD A TREMENDOUS RUN SINCE IT’S INCEPTION IN 1957. AS OF NOW, THE HEADQUARTERS IS AT THE 16THOF OCTOBER CITY IN GIZA , EGYPT. THE CAF BODY ALSO HAPPENS TO HAVE SOME SUB CONFEDERATIONS REGARDED BY THE REGION OF EACH AND EVERY MEMBER ASSOCIATIONS.THEYARE 5 IN TOTAL, THEY INCLUDE: WAFU(WEST AFRICA). UNNIFAC(CENTRAL AFRICA). UNAF(NORTH AFRICA). CECAFA( EAST AFRICA). COSAFA(SOUTHERN AFRICA). APART FROM THIS, THERE HAPPENS TO BE ALSO THE INTER CLUB COMPETITIONS WHICH INCLUDE : CAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE ( 1ST TIER). CAF CONFEDERATIONS CUP(2ND TIER). CAF SUP...