The Confederation of African Football (CAF) is the governing body for association football in Africa. It organizes three club competitions: the CAF Champions League (formerly African Cup of Champions Clubs), the CAF Confederation Cup and the CAF Super Cup. CAF was also responsible for the African Cup Winners' Cup and the CAF Cup, until their merging in 2004 when Confederation Cup took their places.
Egyptian side Al Ahly have won a record total of 25 titles in CAF competitions, nine more than his local rival Zamalek and eleven more than TP Mazembe.
Until the first Confederation Cup final in 2005, the only team to win every CAF club competition was Espérance Sportive de Tunis (Tunisia). They won their first African Champions Cup in 1994, their first Cup Winners' Cup in 1998 and their first CAF Cup in 1997; becoming also the first team to win the set composed by the three oldest continental trophies,[a] a feat subsequently equaled only by Algerian JS Kabylie in 2000 and Tunisian Étoile Sportive du Sahel in 2007. Additionally, ES Tunis won its first Super Cup in 1995 and its first Afro-Asian Club Championship Cup in the same year.
Egyptian clubs have won the most titles (42), ahead of clubs from Morocco (24) and Tunisia (24).
Club World Cup is not included in this list because it's a FIFA competition.
Winners edit
By club edit
Al Ahly have a record of 11 CAF Champions League titles, a record of 4 African Cup Winners' Cup titles and a record of 8 CAF Super Cup titles. JS Kabylie have a record of 3 CAF Cup titles. CS Sfaxien have a record of 3 CAF Confederation Cup titles. Zamalek have a record of 2 Afro-Asian Club Championship titles.
Until the first CAF Confederation Cup final in 2005, Espérance Sportive de Tunis was the only team to win every CAF club competitions.
- Key
| CL | African Cup of Champions Clubs or CAF Champions League |
| CWC | African Cup Winners' Cup |
| C | CAF Cup |
| CC | CAF Confederation Cup |
| CSL | CAF Super League |
| SC | CAF Super Cup |
| AAC | Afro-Asian Club Championship |
By country edit
The following table lists all the countries whose clubs have won at least one CAF competition. Egyptian clubs are the most successful, with a total of 42 titles. Egyptian clubs hold a record number of wins in the African Cup of Champions Clubs/CAF Champions League (17), the African Cup Winners' Cup (8), the CAF Super Cup (12) and the Afro-Asian Club Championship (3). In second place Tunisian clubs have 24 titles and they have the most victories in the CAF Cup (4). In third place overall, Moroccan clubs have secured 24 titles and they have the most victories in the CAF Confederation Cup (7).
- Key
| CL | African Cup of Champions Clubs or CAF Champions League |
| CWC | African Cup Winners' Cup |
| C | CAF Cup |
| CC | CAF Confederation Cup |
| SC | CAF Super Cup |
| AAC | Afro-Asian Club Championship |
| Nationality | CL | CWC | C | CC | SC | AAC | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Egypt
|
17 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 42 |
 Morocco
|
7 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 24 |
 Tunisia
|
6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 24 |
 Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
 Algeria
|
5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 13 |
 Nigeria
|
2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
 Cameroon
|
5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
 Ivory Coast
|
2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
 Ghana
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
 South Africa
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
 Guinea
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
 Republic of the Congo
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Kenya
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Sudan
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Zambia
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Mali
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
By region edit
- Key
| CL | African Cup of Champions Clubs or CAF Champions League |
| CWC | African Cup Winners' Cup |
| C | CAF Cup |
| CC | CAF Confederation Cup |
| SC | CAF Super Cup |
| AAC | Afro-Asian Club Championship |
| Federation (Region) | CL | CWC | C | CC | SC | AAC | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNAF (North Africa) | 35 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 22 | 8 | 103 |
| WAFU (West Africa) | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 26 |
| UNIFFAC (Central Africa) | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 20 |
| COSAFA (Southern Africa) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| CECAFA (East Africa) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
See also edit
Notes edit
- ^ Excluding intercontinental competitions such as the Afro-Asian Club Championship.