List of presidents of the Confederation of African Football

The article shows the list of presidents of the governing body of association football, beach soccer and futsal in Africa, the Confederation of African Football (CAF),^[1] the latest of which is South African businessman Patrice Motsepe since 12 March 2021.^[2]

President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF)
Incumbent Patrice Motsepe since 12 March 2021
Term length	4 years
Inaugural holder	Abdel Aziz Abdallah Salem
Formation	10 February 1957
Website	Official website

Presidents

No.	Image	Name	Took office	Left office	Tenure	Nationality
1		Abdel Aziz Abdallah Salem	10 February 1957	1958	1 years	Egypt
2		Abdel Aziz Moustafa	1958	1968†	10 years	Egypt
3		Abdel Halim Muhammad	1968	1972	4 years	Sudan
4		Yidnekatchew Tessema	1972	19 August 1987†	15 years	Ethiopia
-		Abdel Halim Muhammad Acting	18 August 1987	10 March 1988‡	205 days	Sudan
5		Issa Hayatou	10 March 1988	16 March 2017	29 years, 6 days	Cameroon
6		Ahmad Ahmad	16 March 2017	23 November 2020	3 years, 252 days	Madagascar
–		Constant Omari Acting	23 November 2020	29 January 2021	67 days	Democratic Republic of the Congo
(6)		Ahmad Ahmad	29 January 2021[3]	12 March 2021	42 days	Madagascar
7		Patrice Motsepe	12 March 2021[4][2]	Incumbent	4 years, 153 days	South Africa

^† Indicates that the title of Honorary President was conferred upon leaving office.

^‡ Acted for a transitional period from 18 August 1987 following Tessema's death in Addis Ababa due to illness until 10 March 1988 when Issa Hayatou was elected as the next president at that day's organized general assembly was held in Casablanca.

See also

• Football in Africa portal

• List of presidents of FIFA
• List of presidents of UEFA
• List of presidents of AFC
• List of presidents of CONCACAF
• List of presidents of CONMEBOL
• List of presidents of OFC