KAFCON — the Korea Africa Cup of Nations

Tournament history

Every edition so far

• 20221st

  Seoul

  The inaugural tournament, a sixteen-team gathering in Seoul. The exact ground is not on record.

  Gambia took the first title, Zimbabwe finished second

• 20232nd

  Cheonan Football Center, South Chungcheong

  Held during the Chuseok holiday, co-supported by Africa Insight.

  Gambia retained the title, Zimbabwe finished second again

• 20243rd

  Pyeongtaek University Stadium

  Played July 20, 2024.

  Liberia took it, South Africa finished second

• 20254th

  Anjung & Poseung Leports Fields, Pyeongtaek

  Played May 31, 2025 across two pitches. 12 African nations competed: South Africa, DR Congo, Gambia, Ghana, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Cameroon, Senegal, Nigeria, Kenya, Ethiopia, Burundi. Around 1,000 participants. Zimbabwe knocked Nigeria out 5–4 on penalties; South Africa beat Kenya 1–0 in the other semi.

  South Africa beat Zimbabwe 5–4 on penalties in the final — their first KAFCON title, and a ₩1,000,000 winners' cheque

• 20265th

  Anjung & Poseung Sports Parks, Pyeongtaek

  16 nations in 4 groups of 4, the whole tournament inside one day: groups in the morning, knockouts in the afternoon, top two out of each group, single-leg ties with extra time then penalties. The fifth edition ran on May 24, 2026 from 8AM to 6PM across Anjung and Poseung Sports Parks, with over a thousand people through the gates. Groups were DR Congo, Zimbabwe, Guinea and Senegal in A; Cameroon, Ghana, Gambia and Mali in B; Nigeria, Ethiopia, Burundi and Kenya in C; Uganda, Liberia, South Africa and Tanzania in D. Zimbabwe and Guinea, Cameroon and Ghana, Nigeria and Kenya, South Africa and Liberia went through, and Cameroon beat Ghana 5–0 in the semifinal. Golden Boot: Kelvin, South Africa.

  Cameroon beat holders South Africa 1–0 in the final — their first KAFCON title, a ₩1,000,000 cheque, and the Golden Ball and Golden Boot alongside it