CONIFA Africa Football Cup

{{Short description|International football tournament}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}{{Infobox football tournament

| current = 2022 CONIFA Africa Football Cup

| founded = 2021

| current champions = {{fb|Biafra}} (1st title)

| most successful team = {{fb|Biafra}} (1 title)

| region = International (Africa) (Confederation of Independent Football Associations)

}}

The CONIFA Africa Football Cup is an international football tournament organized by CONIFA, an umbrella association for states, minorities, stateless peoples and regions unaffiliated with FIFA.[http://www.conifa.org/en/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/CONIFA-Activity-Report-2020.pdf Africa Activity Report] (CONIFA)

History

{{Location map+ |Africa |float=right |width=200 |caption= Map of ConIFA Africa Football Cup Locations

|places=

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=Zanzibar 2021 (Canceled)=

In February 2021, ConIFA announced that the 2021 edition of the CONIFA Africa Football Cup would take place in Zanzibar City, Zanzibar and feature 10 teams.[https://habarileo.co.tz/habari/2021-02-17602cb94bd85cc.aspx Zanzibar readies to host CONIFA meet] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220726153926/https://habarileo.co.tz/habari/2021-02-17602cb94bd85cc.aspx |date=26 July 2022 }} (Habarileo)[https://www.ippmedia.com/en/sport/zanzibar-host-afcon-finals-non-caf-members Zanzibar to host AFCON finals for non-CAF members] (IPP Media) The tournament was cancelled.

=South Africa 2022=

Biafra, Matabeleland, and Yoruba Nation participated. The Matches were Yoruba Nation 1–1 Matabeleland, Matabeleland 1–0 Biafra FF, Biafra FF 1–0 Yoruba Nation, and Matabeleland 0–1 Biafra FF (Final).Pro Arena Sports of South Africa withdrew.

Results

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rowspan=2 style= "width:;" | {{abbr|Ed.|Edition}}

! rowspan=2 style= "width:;" | Year

! rowspan=2 style= "width:100px;" |Host

! colspan=3 | First place game

! colspan=3 | Third place game

! rowspan=2 style= "width:;" | {{abbr|Num.
teams|Number of teams}}

width= 100px| {{gold01}} Champion

! width= |Score

! width= 100px| {{silver02}} Runner-up

! width= 100px | {{bronze03}} Third

! width= | Score

! width= 100px | Fourth

12022

|align=left|{{flag|South Africa}}

|{{fb-big|Biafra}}

1–0

|{{fb-big|Matabeleland}}

|Yoruba Nation

| colspan=2 {{N/A}}

| 3

Appearances

; Legend

  • {{bg|gold|1st}} — Champions
  • {{bg|silver|2nd}} — Runners-up
  • {{bg|#cc9966|3rd}} — Third place
  • {{bg|#9acdff|4th}} — Fourth place
  • GS — Group Stage
  • q — Qualified for upcoming tournament
  • {{border|width=1px|color=gray| •• }} — Qualified but withdrew
  • {{border|width=1px|color=gray| • }} — Did not qualify
  • {{border|width=1px|color=gray| × }} — Did not enter / Withdrew / Banned / Entry not accepted by CONIFA
  • {{border|width=3px|color=red|  }} — Hosts

For each tournament, the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.

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colspan=2|CONIFA Africa Football Cup record
Team
(Total 3 teams)

! 2022
{{flagicon|RSA}}
(3)

style="text-align:left"|{{fb|Biafra}}

|style="background:gold;"|1st

style="text-align:left"|{{fb|Matabeleland}}

| style="background:Silver;"|2nd

style="text-align:left"|Yoruba Nation

| style="background:#c96;"|3rd

Members of CONIFA Africa

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|+ Africa (4)

!scope=col|Team

{{fb|Biafra}}
{{fb|Kabylie|name=Kabylia|alt}}
Yoruba
{{flagicon image| Oduduwa Flag.jpg}} YNFF

References

{{Reflist}}

{{International football}}

{{International Non-FIFA tournaments}}

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Category:Non-FIFA football competitions