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Today, the centrality of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to football in Africa is immense. CAF organizes and administers African football and it is through its activities, visibly and invisibly, that the rest of the world understands African football. The founding of CAF, of course, does not precede football on the continent. Instead, founded in 1957, CAF appeared on the scene long after football transversed Africa through colonialism and evangelism. However, formal continent-wide organization of football and competition only arrived after CAF was established.
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Onwumechili, C. (2014). CAF: Perennial Struggle in Crises of Identity. In: Onwumechili, C., Akindes, G. (eds) Identity and Nation in African Football. Global Culture and Sport . Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137355812_13
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