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CAF African Schools Football Championship
Organising bodyCAF
Founded2022
RegionAfrica
Current championsBoys:  Tanzania
Girls:  South Africa
Most successful team(s)Boys:  Tanzania and  Guinea (1 title)
Girls:  South Africa and  Tanzania (1 title)
Television broadcastersCAF TV (YouTube)
Motto"Play Now"
Websitewww.cafonline.com/caf-african-school-football-championship

The CAF African Schools Football Championship is an annual African schools association football 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 was held from 21-24 May 2024 at Amaan Stadium in Zanzibar.[4][5] Hosts Tanzania won the boys edition defeating defending champions Guinea 1-0 in the final. In the girls edition, South Africa defeated Morocco 5-4 via penalties after the matched ended in a 1-1 draw.[6][7]

Winners[edit]

A list of past winners for the boys and girls competitions:[3]

Boys[edit]

Year Winner Runners-Up Third place
2023 GuineaCS Ben Sekou Sylla[8] South AfricaClapham High School MalawiSalima Secondary School
2024  Tanzania  Guinea  Senegal

Girls[edit]

Year Winner Runners-Up Third place
2023 TanzaniaFountain Gate School[9] MoroccoEcole Omar IBN Khatab The GambiaScan Aid
2024  South Africa  Morocco  Uganda

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
Champions US$100 000
Runners-up US$75 000
3rd place US$50 000

Continental[edit]

Final
position		 Prize money
Champions US$300 000
Runners-up US$200 000
3rd place US$150 000

Awards[edit]

Boys[edit]

Best Player[edit]

Year Winner School
2023 South Africa Kagiso Maloka South Africa Clapham High School
2024 Tanzania Abel Samson Tanzania

Best Goal Keeper[edit]

Year Winner School
2023 GuineaIbrahima Camara GuineaCS Ben Sekou Sylla
2024 TanzaniaMujahid Juma Tanzania

Top Scorer[edit]

Year Winner School
2023 GuineaMohamed Sacko
(5 goals) 		GuineaCS Ben Sekou Sylla
2024 GuineaAsmara Keita
(3 goals) 		GuineaCS Ben Sekou Sylla

Fair play[edit]

Year School
2023 AlgeriaEcole Belawech Boumerde
2024  South Africa

Girls[edit]

Best Player[edit]

Year Winner School
2023 TanzaniaWinifrida Gerald TanzaniaFountain Gate School
2024 MoroccoMeryem Oubella Morocco

Best Goal Keeper[edit]

Year Winner School
2023 Tanzania Allic Neckema TanzaniaFountain Gate School
2024 South Africa Sphumelele Zibula South AfricaEdendale Technical High School

Top Scorer[edit]

Year Winner School
2023 TanzaniaWinifrida Gerald
(11 goals) 		TanzaniaFountain Gate School
2024 UgandaShadia Nabrye
(3 goals) 		UgandaKawempe Muslim Secondary School

Fair play[edit]

Year School
2023 SeychellesAnse Boileau Secondary School
2024  Gambia

References[edit]

  1. ^ "CAF African School Football Championship". CAF African School Football Championship. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
  2. ^ a b "Durban to host the historical CAF African Schools Football Championship Final". 2023-03-20. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "CAF African Schools Football Championship takes off in style". CAF African Schools Football Championship takes off in style. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
  6. ^ "Semi-Finalists decided after exciting Day 2 of CAF African Schools Football Championship Finals". Semi-Finalists decided after exciting Day 2 of CAF African Schools Football Championship Finals. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
  7. ^ "Tanzania, South Africa crowned CAF African Schools Football Champions in Zanzibar". Tanzania, South Africa crowned CAF African Schools Football Champions in Zanzibar. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
  8. ^ "Gold star for Guinea with Football for Schools". inside.fifa.com. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
  9. ^ "Tanzania's Fountain Gate and CS Ben Sekou Sylla crowned CAF African School Football champions | MozzartSportKe". www.mozzartsport.co.ke. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
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