African Confederation of Nations | AFCON

[Na Maloom Afraad]

The African Confederation of Nations (acronymic: AFCON) is the WCC-affiliated subordinate body governing the sport of cricket in the continent of Africa.
AFCON primarily organizes the Africa Cup of Nations and the Sahara Shield tournaments between full-member African nations every alternating year.

Active Members

Morocco

Namibia

South Africa

Zimbabwe

Former Members

Algeria

Egypt

 

[Na Maloom Afraad]

AFCON Africa Cup of Nations (simply known as the Africa Cup of Nations) is the top-tier African cricket championship played in the 50-over format.
The tournament has been organized by the African Confederation of Nations between full-member African nations every two years since 2002.

Much like its football counterpart, the tournament is typically held early in the year owing to the scorching hot African climate in the summer.

Archive

	YEAR​		TEAMS​		HOSTS​		WINNERS​		FINAL​		FINALISTS​		MVP​
	2001​		4​				SOUTH AFRICA		Harare​		ZIMBABWE		Rudi Struwig
	2002​		3​				SOUTH AFRICA		Johannesburg​		MOROCCO		Jacques Coetzee

 

[Na Maloom Afraad]

SAHARA SHIELD

The AFCON Sahara Shield (simply and commonly known as the Sahara Shield) is the top-tier African Championship of Test cricket.
The tournament is organized by the African Confederation of Nations between full-member African nations every year.

The Sahara Shield - unmistakably named after the Sahara desert - is a shield awarded to the best Test nation in Africa.
It is played in a straight knockout format to accommodate itself in an otherwise packed international calendar.

Archive

	YEAR​		TEAMS​		HOSTS​		WINNERS​		FINAL​		FINALISTS​		PoTT​
	2001/02​		4​				SOUTH AFRICA		Cairo​		ZIMBABWE		Rudi Struwig
	2002/03​		4​				SOUTH AFRICA		Windhoek​		NAMIBIA		Rudi Struwig

 

[Sherlock Holmes]

I was trying to decipher what is written in colorful text in the logo, took me a long time to realise that it's just the outline of African Continent

 

[Paranoid Kendroid]

Sahara Shield

Average Sheffield Shield fan vs Average Sahara Shield enjoyer

 

[Na Maloom Afraad]

Looks like AFCON's back on the menu, bois...

 

[Till Valhalla]

Looks like AFCON's back on the menu, bois...

Yada yada corruption cough yada yada

 

[Pinch hitter]

He should have taken Zimbabwe... That nation got 3 sliver players...

 

[pillowprocter]

He should have taken Zimbabwe... That nation got 3 sliver players...

North African bureaucracy bro... South Africa the only exception since they're the best team in the continent. Anything less and they would've been replaced by Libya

 

[Na Maloom Afraad]

Upgrades

Upgrades can be awarded in various types of tournaments by the structures below; approved by WoC Confederation Presidents:
Please note, each confederation is allowed exactly ONE tournament in a single FTP season:

* All continental confederations have a reserved window dedicated to them in the FTP calendar for their flagship event.

Spoiler: Tournaments

3 team tournaments

3 teams = 3-7 matches
2 upgrades for winners, 1 for runners-up

4 to 8 team tournaments

4/8 teams = 8-17 matches
3 upgrades for winners, 2 for runners-up, 1 for finishing third/being a semifinalist

9 to 12 team tournaments

9/12 teams = 8-17 matches
3 upgrades for winners, 2 for runners-up, 1 for finishing third/being a semifinalist

9/12 teams = 18+ matches
5 upgrades for winners, 3 for runners-up, 1 for finishing third/being a semifinalist

13+ team tournaments

13+ teams = 18+ matches
5 upgrades for winners, 3 for runners-up, 1 for finishing third/being a semifinalist

* DOUBLE ROUND-ROBIN format to only be used by a 3-team tournament

@RUDI @MrDependable, this was updated recently after we got the go-ahead to run a three-team event after Algeria pulled out right before the tournament began.

Africa Cup of Nations '02

South Africa got 2 upgrades for winning
Morocco got 1 upgrade for finishing second
Namibia didn't get an upgrade for finishing last in a three-team tournament

Apologies for not making the rules clear at the start of the tournament, but I had a forced hand tbh.

And also, since we can only do one AFCON event a year, I propose we alternate between Africa Cup of Nations and Sahara Shield?

South Africa have hosted AFCON, and Morocco are hosting the Knockout Trophy. @MrDependable, would you be keen on hosting the Sahara Shield next season in Namibia?

 

[MrDependable]

@RUDI @MrDependable, this was updated recently after we got the go-ahead to run a three-team event after Algeria pulled out right before the tournament began.

Africa Cup of Nations '02

South Africa got 2 upgrades for winning
Morocco got 1 upgrade for finishing second
Namibia didn't get an upgrade for finishing last in a three-team tournament

Apologies for not making the rules clear at the start of the tournament, but I had a forced hand tbh.

And also, since we can only do one AFCON event a year, I propose we alternate between Africa Cup of Nations and Sahara Shield?

South Africa have hosted AFCON, and Morocco are hosting the Knockout Trophy. @MrDependable, would you be keen on hosting the Sahara Shield next season in Namibia?

I'd love to!

 

[Na Maloom Afraad]

I'd love to!

Great!

 

[pillowprocter]

I'd love to!

I thought he was saying he'd love to accept 0 upgrades

 

[MrDependable]

I thought he was saying he'd love to accept 0 upgrades

Yeah my bad haha. I should have quoted the specific message instead of replying to the whole thing.