CAF African Schools Football Championship
Organising body | CAF |
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Founded | 2022 |
Region | Africa |
Current champions | Boys: CS Ben Sekou Sylla Girls: Fountain Gate School |
Most successful team(s) | Boys: CS Ben Sekou Sylla (1 title) Girls: Fountain Gate School (1 title) |
Website | www |
The CAF African Schools Football Championship is an annual African schools association football club competition launched in 2022 and organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). It's main focus is to develop organised football at school level on the continent for boys and girls.
History[edit]
On 11 May 2022 CAF president Dr. Patrice Motsepe launched the initial project in Maputo, Mozambique.[1] The inaugural tournament took place at the King Zwelithini Stadium in Durban from 5-8 April 2023.[2] Guinea's CS Ben Sekou Sylla won the inaugural boys title 5-4 via penalties against Clapham High School of South Africa after the match ended in a 1-1 draw. In the girls edition, Tanazania's Fountain Gate School won the inaugural title 3-0 against Ecole Omar IBN Khatab of Morocco.[3]
The second edition is to be held from 21-24 May 2024 at Amaan Stadium in Zanzibar.[4]
Winners[edit]
A list of past winners for the boys and girls competitions:[3]
Boys[edit]
Year | Winner | Runners-Up | Third place |
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2023 | CS Ben Sekou Sylla[5] | Clapham High School | Salima Secondary School |
2024 |
Girls[edit]
Year | Winner | Runners-Up | Third place |
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2023 | Fountain Gate School[6] | Ecole Omar IBN Khatab | Scan Aid |
2024 |
Prizes[edit]
The tournament received a donation of USD 10 million from the Motsepe Foundation which set the prize money at zonal and continental level at:[2]
Zonal[edit]
Final position |
Prize money |
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Champions | US$100 000 |
Runners-up | US$75 000 |
3rd place | US$50 000 |
Continental[edit]
Final position |
Prize money |
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Champions | US$300 000 |
Runners-up | US$200 000 |
3rd place | US$150 000 |
Awards[edit]
Boys[edit]
Best Player[edit]
Year | Winner | School |
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2023 | Kagiso Maloka | Clapham High School |
Best Goal Keeper[edit]
Year | Winner | School |
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2023 | Ibrahima Camara | CS Ben Sekou Sylla |
Top Scorer[edit]
Year | Winner | School |
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2023 | Mohamed Sacko (5 goals) |
CS Ben Sekou Sylla |
Fair play[edit]
Year | School |
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2023 | Ecole Belawech Boumerde |
Girls[edit]
Best Player[edit]
Year | Winner | School |
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2023 | Winifrida Gerald | Fountain Gate School |
Best Goal Keeper[edit]
Year | Winner | School |
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2023 | Allic Neckema | Fountain Gate School |
Top Scorer[edit]
Year | Winner | School |
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2023 | Winifrida Gerald (11 goals) |
Fountain Gate School |
Fair play[edit]
Year | School |
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2023 | Anse Boileau Secondary School |
References[edit]
- ^ "CAF African School Football Championship". CAF African School Football Championship. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
- ^ a b "Durban to host the historical CAF African Schools Football Championship Final". 2023-03-20. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
- ^ a b "champions-crowned-at-2022-23-caf-african-schools-football-championship-continent". champions-crowned-at-2022-23-caf-african-schools-football-championship-continent. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
- ^ "CAF African Schools Football Championship Finals: Seven Days Countdown to Zanzibar kick-off". CAF African Schools Football Championship Finals: Seven Days Countdown to Zanzibar kick-off. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
- ^ "Gold star for Guinea with Football for Schools". inside.fifa.com. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
- ^ "Tanzania's Fountain Gate and CS Ben Sekou Sylla crowned CAF African School Football champions | MozzartSportKe". www.mozzartsport.co.ke. Retrieved 2024-05-17.