African Amputee Football Cup of Nations

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] The last one was held in Cairo, Egypt in 2024.[2][3]

African Amputee Football Cup of Nations
StatusActive
Genresports event
Inaugurated2007
Organised byCAAF

Competitions by year
Number Year Host city Teams Gold Silver Bronze 4th Place
1 2007 Freetown 4 Ghana Liberia Sierra Leone Nigeria
2 2008 Monrovia 5 Liberia Sierra Leone Ghana Nigeria
3 2011 Accra 6 Liberia Ghana Angola Sierra Leone
4 2013 Nairobi 6 Liberia Angola Ghana Nigeria
5 2019 Benguela 6 Angola Nigeria Liberia Tanzania
6 2021 Dar es Salaam 15 Ghana Liberia Angola Tanzania
7 2024 Cairo 13 Ghana Morocco Algeria Nigeria

Medals summary
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Liberia3216
2 Ghana3126
3 Angola1124
4 Sierra Leone0112
5 Morocco0101
 Nigeria0101
7 Algeria0011
Totals (7 entries)77721

Participating nations
Team
2007
2008
2011
2013
2019
2021
2024		 Years
 Algeria××××××3rd 1
 Angola×FR3rd2nd1st3rdQF 6
 Burundi××××××GS 1
 Cameroon××××GSQF× 2
 Egypt×××××QFQF 2
 Ethiopia×××××GS× 1
 Kenya×××GS×QFGS 3
 Liberia2nd1st1st1st3rd2ndQF 7
 Gambia×××××GSGS 2
 Ghana1st3rd2nd3rd×1st1st 6
 Niger××GS×××× 1
 Nigeria4th4thGS4th2ndGS4th 7
 Morocco×××××QF2nd 2
 Rwanda×××××GS× 1
 Sierra Leone3rd2nd4thGSGSGSGS 7
 Tanzania××××4th4thQF 3
 Uganda×××××GSGS 2
 Zanzibar×××××GS× 1
Total456661513
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. "African amputees' cup kicks off". BBC News. Redaction. 9 February 2007.
  2. "Cairo to host African Amputee Football Nations Cup 2024". WAFF official website. Redaction. 14 August 2023.
  3. "The streets of Cairo, Egypt set for the AAFCON tournament in April 2024". CAAF Fb page. Redaction. 6 February 2024.


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