Egypt to host inaugural African Flag Football Championships
This commitment was reaffirmed at the recent three-day flag football coach education and officiating clinic that was recently held in Ghana April 11-13.
The International Federation of American Football (IFAF) has announced Egypt as the host nation for the inaugural 2025 IFAF African Flag Football Championships, also referred to as AFRICA FLAG 2025.
AFRICA FLAG 2025 will take place from June 20-21 in Cairo, Egypt, welcoming elite men’s and women’s national teams from across Africa for the first time at an IFAF Continental Championships.
As participation in flag football continues to grow rapidly throughout the continent, the inaugural event will provide a pathway to qualification for the 2026 IFAF Flag Football World Championships and represents a significant milestone on the journey towards flag football’s historic Olympic debut at the Olympic Games Los Angeles 2028.
In collaboration with IFAF and the European Federation of American Football (EFAF), U12 teams of boys and girls from Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, and Nigeria will compete in a multi-day NFL Flag Continental Championship, facing off in the championship game on June 23.
NFL Flag is the official flag football program of the NFL, which is working to bring the non-contact version of American Football to young athletes worldwide.
Several current NFL players will join these events in Egypt, including New York Giants’ Bobby Okereke (Nigeria), Minnesota Vikings’ Brian Asamoah II (Ghana), and NFL free agent Dieter Eiselen (South Africa).
"We are extremely proud to be hosting the first ever AFRICA FLAG 2025 in Cairo and to be writing Egypt into flag football’s history books," said EFAF Founder Ali Rafeek.
"Hosting this tournament allows us to put a spotlight on our talented athletes and to show the next generation what’s possible in this sport — whether you’re picking up a football for the first time or dreaming of the Olympics."
This commitment was reaffirmed at the recent three-day flag football coach education and officiating clinic that was recently held in Ghana April 11-13.
The clinic welcomed new and experienced coaches and officials from 10 African countries, namely Cameroon, Egypt, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria, South Africa, Tunisia and Uganda, thus enabling further long-term engagement and participation in the sport in the region.
As part of the NFL Africa program, the league has also undertaken NFL Flag development, talent identification camps, and fan events across Ghana, Kenya, South Africa, and Nigeria since 2022.