African football

COUNCIL FOR EAST AND CENTRAL AFRICA FOOTBALL ASSOCIATIONS (CECAFA)   Officially, the organization was formed in 1973 with 5 founding members i.e.Kenya, Uganda,Tanzania,Somalia & Zanzibar .As for Zanzibar, they are still seeking to be recognized as a federation by the world governing body(FIFA)i.e.federation Internationale de football association. CECAFA is also considered as the oldest sub-regional football organisation to be started in Africa.The headquarters of the organization as of now  is based in Nairobi, Kenya. The organization as of now is headed by a president, of which he is elected by the member associations, on a rotational basis.The current President is Paul Weldehaimnot from Eritrea. The cecafa president(left) with the football Kenya federation President Hussein Mohammed ( right). The members as of now, are 12 and they are; Kenya Uganda Sudan Zanzibar  Ethiopia  Rwanda Burundi Djibouti  Eritrea South Sudan  Tanzania Somalia. COMPETITIONS T...

  UNAFF: UNION OF NORTH AFRICAN FOOTBALL FEDERATION ORIGIN: The union itself was formed in the year 2005. With 5 of it’s founding members, whom most of them tend to be Islamic nations. The members as of late 2025 December include ; • Algeria • Morocco • Egypt • Libya • Tunisia • Mauritania(joined in December 2025). ADMINISTRATION: The organization is headed by the president who is elected on a rotation basis by the presidents of the respective member associations. There is also a board of members, who are also headed by the president. The current president of the association is Egypt’s Hany Abo Rida, who took office in as of March 2025, succeeding the Tunisian Gamal Alam. As for the board if members, it tends to have representatives from all the member associations.Since also the organization is a sub- confederation of CAF in North Africa, it tends to have a representative at the CAF committee who is Sadi Walid of Algeria. COMPETITIONS The organization also tends to conduct the reg...