CAF African Schools Football Championship

CAF African Schools Football Championship
Organising bodyCAF
Founded2022; 3 years ago (2022)
RegionAfrica
Current championsBoys:  Tanzania
Girls:  South Africa
Most successful team(s)Boys:
 Tanzania
 Guinea
(1 title)
Girls:
 South Africa
 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). Its main focus is to develop organised football at school level on the continent for boys and girls.

History

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

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

Boys

Year Winner Runners-Up Third place
2023 Guinea CS Ben Sekou Sylla[8] South Africa Clapham High School Malawi Salima Secondary School
2024  Tanzania  Guinea  Senegal

Girls

Year Winner Runners-Up Third place
2023 Tanzania Fountain Gate School[9] Morocco Ecole Omar IBN Khatab The Gambia Scan Aid
2024  South Africa  Morocco  Uganda

Prizes

The tournament received a donation of US$10,000,000 from the Motsepe Foundation, which set the prize money split at zonal and continental level.[2]

Zonal

Final
position		 Prize money
Champions US$100,000
Runners-up US$75,000
3rd place US$50,000

Continental

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

Awards

Boys

Tournament Player of the Tournament Golden Boot Goals Golden Glove Fair Play
2023 South Africa Kagiso Maloka Guinea Mohamed Sacko
5
 GuineaIbrahima Camara Algeria École Belawech Boumerde
2024 Tanzania Abel Samson Guinea Asmara Keita
3
 Tanzania Mujahid Juma  South Africa


Girls

Tournament Player of the Tournament Golden Boot Goals Golden Glove Fair Play
2023 Tanzania Winifrida Gerald Tanzania Winifrida Gerald
11
 Tanzania Allic Neckema Seychelles Anse Boileau Secondary School
2024 Morocco Meryem Oubella Uganda Shadia Nabrye
3
 South Africa Sphumelele Zibula  Gambia

References

  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.