CAF clubs of the 20th century
On 31 December 2000 the CAF has published that Al Ahly SC is CAF African team of the Century.
Ranking
The ranking was calculated by the exclusively on the basis of performance by African teams throughout their participation in CAF club competitions from 1964 to 2000. Clubs' performance from the group stage of the Champions League, international competition run by CAF since 1997, have been included. Regional competitions organized by football associations members to the organization has not been considered. Clubs' performance on the first edition of the FIFA Club World Cup, held in Brazil in January 2000, has been included in the ranking.CAF's classification of African clubs is made on the following basis:
| Competition | 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
| CAF Champions League | Champion | Runner up | Semifinalist | 3rd in group stage | 4th in group stage |
| African Cup of Champions Clubs | Champion | Runner up | Semifinalist | Quarterfinalist | |
| African Cup Winners' Cup | Champion | Runner up | Semifinalist | Quarterfinalist | |
| CAF Cup | Champion | Runner up | Semifinalist | Quarterfinalist | |
| CAF Super Cup | Champion | ||||
| FIFA Club World Cup | Each round |
Top ten Africa's clubs of the 20th century:
The 'century' classification :
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1. Al-Ahly 40 points
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2. Zamalek 37
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3. Ashante Kotoko 34
Canon de Yaoundé 34
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5. Espérance 27
ASEC 27
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7. Hearts of Oak 26
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8. Africa Sports 25
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9. JS Kabylie 22
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10. TP Englebert 20
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11. ES Sahel 19
Hafia 19
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13. Shooting Stars 18
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14. Raja Casablanca 17
Wydad AC 17
Ismaily 17
AS Vita Club 17
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17. Al-Mokawloon 16
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18. AS FAR 15
Nkana Red Devils 15
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Nationality is indicated by the corresponding FIFA country code(s).
Based on this statistical study, Egypt's Al-Ahly was named
as "African club of the century" by the continental governing body on 31 December 2000.