African Amputee Football Cup of Nations

African Amputee Football Cup of Nations
StatusActive
GenreSports event
Years active18
Inaugurated2007
Previous event
2024
Organised byCAAF

The African Amputee Football Cup of Nations, also called AAFCON, is an African tournament in association football for amputee people. It is organized by the Confederation of African Amputee Football (CAAF). It was first held in 2007 in Freetown, Sierra Leone.[1][2] The last one was held in Cairo, Egypt in 2024.[3][4]

Competitions by year

Number Year Host city Teams Gold Silver Bronze 4th place
1 2007Sierra Leone Freetown 4 Ghana GhanaLiberia LiberiaSierra Leone Sierra LeoneSierra Leone Sierra Leone
2 2008Liberia Monrovia 4 Liberia LiberiaSierra Leone Sierra LeoneAngola AngolaNigeria Nigeria
3 2011Ghana Accra 6 Liberia LiberiaGhana GhanaAngola AngolaSierra Leone Sierra Leone
4 2013Kenya Nairobi 6 Liberia LiberiaAngola AngolaGhana GhanaNigeria Nigeria
5 2019Angola Benguela 6 Angola AngolaNigeria NigeriaLiberia LiberiaTanzania Tanzania
6 2021Tanzania Dar es Salaam 15 Ghana GhanaLiberia LiberiaAngola AngolaTanzania Tanzania
7 2024Egypt Cairo 13 Ghana GhanaMorocco MoroccoAlgeria AlgeriaNigeria Nigeria

Medals summary

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Liberia3216
2 Ghana3115
3 Angola1135
4 Sierra Leone0112
5 Morocco0101
 Nigeria0101
7 Algeria0011
Totals (7 entries)77721

Participating nations

Team Sierra Leone
2007		 Liberia
2008		 Ghana
2011		 Kenya
2013		 Angola
2019		 Tanzania
2021		 Egypt
2024		 Years
Algeria××××××3rd 1
Angola×3rd3rd2nd1st3rdQF 6
Burundi××××××GS 1
Cameroon××××GSQF× 2
Egypt×××××QFQF 2
Ethiopia×××××GS× 1
Kenya×××GS×QFGS 3
Liberia2nd1st1st1st3rd2ndQF 7
Gambia×××××GSGS 2
Ghana1st×2nd3rd×1st1st 5
Niger××GS×××× 1
Nigeria×4thGS4th2ndGS4th 6
Morocco×××××QF2nd 2
Rwanda×××××GS× 1
Sierra Leone3rd2nd4thGSGSGSGS 7
Tanzania××××4th4thQF 3
Uganda×××××GSGS 2
Zanzibar×××××GS× 1
Total346661513
Legend
  • 1st – Champions
  • 2nd – Runners-up
  • 3rd – Third place
  • 4th – Fourth place
  • QF – Quarter-finals
  • GS – Group stage
  • FR – Final round
  • Q – Qualified for upcoming tournament
  •  ••  — Qualified but withdrew / Disqualified after qualification
  •  •  — Did not qualify
  •  ×  — Did not enter / Withdrew / Disqualified
  •    — Hosts

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Ghana Wins First All Africa Tournament". Archived from the original on April 1, 2007. Retrieved October 11, 2025.
  2. ↑ "African amputees' cup kicks off". BBC News. Redaction. 9 February 2007.
  3. ↑ "Cairo to host African Amputee Football Nations Cup 2024". WAFF official website. Redaction. 14 August 2023.
  4. ↑ "The streets of Cairo, Egypt set for the AAFCON tournament in April 2024". CAAF Fb page. Redaction. 6 February 2024.
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