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- Around 151,000 female African footballers are Caf members
- Over 60% of the footballers are younger than 21
- SA contributes the most players to the talent pool
There are about 151,000 female footballers registered with the Confederation of African Football (Caf) and more than 60% of them are 20 years old or younger. South Africa accounts for over 30% of registered players on the continent. This is largely because other countries have very few locally based female players. Even Nigeria, Ghana, Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea, who are dominant on the international stage, have very little to show domestically.
Only 9 countries have a sponsored women’s football league: Botswana, Cameroon, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ghana, Liberia, Mali, South Africa and Tanzania.
The group is made up of 62% of development players below the age of 20 years, while 38% are experienced players 21 years and older.
Of the 52 Caf members that participated in a 2022 survey, 71% had grassroots programmes to cultivate talent and 82% had partnered with schools to give young footballers a start.
— 7 December, 2023Subscribe to the weekly newsletter for more charts like this
