Football Manager rule files for CAF v24.5

In this package, you will find rule files for CAF Member Nations.

I did my best to use realistic formats for all the leagues that are included. The rule files contain:

• real divisions and cups with real formats from 2023
• teams from the 2023 season
• all nations have transfer windows, registration periods, tv dates, match rules, prize money - when I was able to find this in my online research
• I added Football Academies, based on DaveTheEditor's concept and with the support of Daveincid.

Compatibility

• FM Database 24.3.0 (only)

License

Football Manager rule files for CAF v24.5 by MasterIgor is licensed under Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International

The rule files are free, but every tip will greatly improve my motivation to provide updates and other federations, because I spent a great deal of free time researching and editing. So if you really enjoy the rule files, then every small contribution is greatly appreciated. Support Me.

Installation Guide

Copy the .fmf files for the nations you want into the folder "<My Documents>\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2024\editor data\". The folder can be different if you have changed it in the FM24 preferences. The leagues should then appear the next time you start a new game in FM24 and chose advanced setup.
Make sure you have the checkbox "add players to playable teams" checked. This is recommended, otherwise you may end up with a lot of greyed-out players.

Testing and Research

All rules files have been tested in the editor and in the game as well.
of course, it is always possible that there are issues and mistakes in the rule files. If you find an issue, you can contact me by E-Mail.

Credits and thank you's

• Daveincid, for his support, advice and testing
• Nuno from Portugal, for research and testing
• Lars for testing

Available rule files:

File	Federation	added/changed competitions	comments
ALG.fmf	Algeria	[1] Ligue 1 Professionnelle [2] Ligue 2 Professionnelle   [2.1] Groupe West   [2.2] Groupe East [Cup] Algerian Cup [Cup] Algerian Super Cup [Acd] Algerian Academies (3)
ANG.fmf	Angola	[1] Girabola [Cup] Taça de Angola [Cup] Super Taça [Acd] Angolan Academies (4)
BDI.fmf	Burundi	[1] Ligue A [Cup] Coupe du Président [Cup] Super Coupe
BEN.fmf	Benin	[1] Ligue 1 [2] Ligue 2 [Acd] Beninese Academies (2)	Ligue 1 splits into Ligue 1 and 2 from 2025 onwards. In the 2024 season, the bottom half from Ligue 1 is relegated to Ligue 2.
BFA.fmf	Burkina Faso	[1] Burkinabé D1 [2] Burkinabé D2   [2.1] Poule A   [2.2] Poule B [Cup] Coupe du Faso [Cup] Supercoupe du Burkina Faso [Acd] Burkinabé Academies (5)	D2 changes slightly from 2024 onwards: final between winners of Poule A & B and 2 relegations per group instead of 1.
BOT.fmf	Botswana	[1] Premier Division [Cup] FA Cup
CGO.fmf	Congo	[1] Championnat National [Cup] Coupe du Congo [Acd] Congolese Academies (2)
CHA.fmf	Chad	[1] Ligue Nationale [Cup] Coupe du Tchad	Normally, the Chad national league is a single month tournament fed by 7 regional zones. Unfortunately, neither the 7 regional leagues nor the teams are in the FM24 database. On top of that, I did not find any reliable data for these regional leagues. I therefore implemented the Chad league as a one month league for the 12 teams that are in the database.
CIV.fmf	Côte d'Ivoire	[1] Ligue 1 [2] Ligue 2   [2.1] Pool A   [2.2] Pool B [Cup] Coupe Nationale [Cup] Super Coupe Félix Houphouët-Boigny [Acd] Ivorian Academies (6)	Ligue 2 expands from 24 teams in 2023 to 28 teams in 2024
CMR.fmf	Cameroon	[1] MTN Elite One [2] Elite Two [Cup] Coupe du Cameroun [Cup] Super Coupe [Acd] Cameroonian Academies (4)	Elite One transitions from 19 teams in 2023 to 16 teams in 2024 and 14 teams from 2025 onwards Elite Two transitions from 16 teams in 2023 to 18 teams from 2024 onwards
COD.fmf	Congo DR	[1] Ligue 1 [Cup] Coupe du Congo	Ligue 1 transitions from 20 teams in 2023 to 25 teams from 2024 onwards.
COM.fmf	The Comoros	[1] Premier Division   [1.1] Mwali   [1.2] Ndzuani   [1.3] Ngazidja [Cup] Coupe des Comores
CPV.fmf	Cap Verde Islands	[1] National Championship   [1.1] Boa Vista Premier   [1.2] Brava Premier   [1.3] Fogo Premier   [1.4] Maio Premier   [1.5] Sal Premier   [1.6] Santiago (North) Premier   [1.7] Santiago (South) Premier   [1.8] Santo Antão (North) Premier   [1.9] Santo Antão (South) Premier   [1.10] São Nicalau Premier   [1.11] São Vicente Premier [Cup] Taça Nacional [Cup] Supertaça de Cabo Verde	No relegation from each of the premier leagues, because neither lower leagues nor enough teams are in the FM database The Taça (Cup) has a stage for each regional cup. The winner qualifies to the national cup stage
CTA.fmf	Central African Republic	[1] Championnat National [Cup] Coupe Nationale [Acd] Central African Academies (1)
DJI.fmf	Djibouti	[1] Première Division [Cup] Coupe du Djibouti [Cup] Super Coupe
EGY.fmf	Egypt	[1] Premier League [2] Second Division A [3] Second Division B   [3.1] Group 1   [3.2] Group 2   [3.3] Group 3   [3.4] Group 4   [3.5] Group 5   [3.6] Group 6 [Cup] Egypt Cup [Cup] League Cup [Cup] Super Cup [Acd] Egyptian Academies (1)	The Egyptian second division has changed in 2023 and the format will only be used in 2023. I could not implement the special promotion stage where even a B team could promote to the premier league directly. So I made the A division to promote the first 3 teams instead. added new formats for Premier League and it expands from 18 to 22 teams in 2025. Second Division A is reduced from 20 to 16 teams in 2025 Second Division B expands from 56 to 65 teams in 2024. Added new format for 2024 onwards. The Super Cup uses 4 teams and the tournament takes place in Abu Dhabi (as it has been in real life the past 3 years)
EQG.fmf	Equatorial Guinea	[1] Liga Nacional   [1.1] Region Insular   [1.2] Region Continental [Cup] Copa de S.E. el Presidente	League and Cup expand to 24 teams in total in 2024
ERI.fmf	Eritrea	[1] Eritrean Premier League
ETH.fmf	Ethiopia	[1] Premier Division [2] Higher League   [2.1] Group A   [2.2] Group B [Cup] FA Cup [Cup] Super Cup	Premier Division expands to 18 teams in 2024 and reinstates 3 teams from Tigray Premier Division reduces back to 16 teams in 2025 by relegating more teams Higher League reduces to 24 teams in 2024
GAB.fmf	Gabon	[1] Super League
GAM.fmf	The Gambia	[1] GFA League One [Cup] Gambian Cup [Cup] Gambian Super Cup [Acd] Gambian Academies (2)
GHA.fmf	Ghana	[1] Premier League [2] Division One   [2.1] Zone 1A   [2.2] Zone 1B   [2.3] Zone 2   [2.4] Zone 3 [Cup] National Cup [Cup] Super Cup [Acd] Ghanaian Academies (6)
GNB.fmf	Guinea-Bissau	[1] Campeonato Nacional [Cup] Taça da Guiné-Bissau [Cup] Supertaça [Acd] Bissau-Guinean Academies (4)
GUI.fmf	Guinea	[1] Ligue 1 [Cup] Coupe de la Ligue [Acd] Guinean Academies (2)
KEN.fmf	Kenya	[1] Premier League [2] National Super League [Cup] Kenya Cup [Cup] Super Cup [Acd] Kenyan Academies (4)
LBR.fmf	Liberia	[1] National League [2] Second Division [Cup] Liberian FA Cup [Cup] Super Cup [Acd] Liberian Academies (1)
LBY.fmf	Libya	[1] Libyan Premier League [Cup] Libyan Cup	Premier League expands from 22 to 35 teams in 4 groups in 2024
LES.fmf	Lesotho	[1] Premier League
MAD.fmf	Madagascar	[1] Orange Pro league   [1.1] Conference Nord   [1.2] Conference Sud [Cup] Coupe de Madagascar
MAR.fmf	Morocco	[1] Botola Pro 1 [2] Botola Pro 2 [3] Ligue National de Football Amateur [Cup] Coupe du Thrône [Acd] Moroccon Academies (1)
MLI.fmf	Mali	[1] Mali Ligue 1 [Cup] Mali Cup [Cup] Super Cup [Acd] Malian Academies (3)	Ligue 1 is reduced from 16 to 14 teams in 2024
MOZ.fmf	Mozambique	[1] Mocambola [Cup] Taça de Mocambique [Cup] Supertaça [Acd] Mozambican Academies (1)	Taça de Mocambique uses 11 regional qualifying stages
MRI.fmf	Mauritius	[1] National Super League [Cup] FA Cup [Cup] Republic Cup
MTN.fmf	Mauritania	[1] Super D1 [Cup] Coupe du Président
MWI.fmf	Malawi	[1] Super League [Cup] FMA Cup [Cup] Top 8 Cup [Cup] Super Cup [Acd] Malawian Academies (1)
NAM.fmf	Namibia	[1] Namibia Premiership [Cup] Namibian Cup [Acd] Namibian Academies (2)
NGA.fmf	Nigeria	[1] Premier League [2] National League   [2.1] Conference A   [2.2] Conference B   [2.3] Conference C   [2.4] Conference D [Cup] Federation Challenge Cup [Acd] Nigerian Academies (4)
NIG.fmf	Niger	[1] Super Ligue [Cup] Coupe du Niger [Acd] Nigerien Academies (2)
REU.fmf	La Réunion	[1] Régionale D1 [Cup] Coupe de la Réunion
RSA.fmf	South Africa	[1] Premier Soccer League [2] National First Division Championship [Cup] FA Cup [Cup] Knockout Cup [Cup] Super-8 Cup [Acd] South African Academies (5)	Only Academies were added. All other competitions are unchanged.
RWA.fmf	Rwanda	[1] National League [Cup] Amahoro Cup [Cup] Super Cup [Acd] Rwandan Academies (2)
SDN.fmf	Sudan	[1] Premier League [Cup] Sudan Cup	There has been no football in Sudan in 2023, so I used the 2022 format and competitions
SEN.fmf	Senegal	[1] Ligue 1 [2] Ligue 2 [Cup] Coupe du Sénégal [Cup] Coupe de la Ligue [Acd] Senegalese Academies (4)	Ligue 1 and 2 both expand from 14 to 16 teams in 2024
SEY.fmf	Seychelles	[1] Premier League [Cup] SFF Cup
SLE.fmf	Sierra Leone	[1] Premier League [Cup] Sierra Leone FA Cup [Acd] Sierra Leonean Academies (2)
SOM.fmf	Somalia	[1] Premier League [Cup] General Da'ud Cup [Cup] Super Cup
SSD.fmf	South Sudan	[1] Premier League [Cup] South Sudan Cup [Cup] Super Cup	Normally there are 13 regional qualifiers that feed teams to the national league. The National league itself is played in a single month in May. Just like for Chad, the database does not hold by far enough teams to realistically create the league. Therefore I implemented the South Sudan National League only as the final tournament in May Also the cup normally uses regional qualifiers, instead I opted for a 16 team knockout cup due to the lack of teams in the database.
STP.fmf	São Tomé and Príncipe	[1] National Championship   [1.1] São Tomé Championship   [1.2] Príncipe Championship [Cup] Taça Nacional [Cup] Supertaça [Acd] São Toméan Academies (2)	Winners of the 2 Island Championships play the National Championship The Taça (Cup) has regional stages for the 2 islands and a grand final
SWZ.fmf	Eswatini	[1] Premier League [Cup] Ingwenyama Cup	I used the Eswatini Cup in the database for the Ingwenyama Cup. In that way I did not have to add a DB record. The Ingwenyama cup is the only cup still being played in the past 4 years.
TAN.fmf	Tanzania	[1] Premier League [2] Championship [Cup] Tanzanian Federation Cup [Cup] Community Shield [Acd] Tanzanian Academies (6)
TOG.fmf	Togo	[1] Ligue 1 [2] Ligue 2 [Cup] Coupe Nationale [Cup] Coupe de l'Independence [Cup] Super Coupe [Acd] Togolese Academies (6)	Ligue 1 is reduced from 16 to 14 teams in 2024
TUN.fmf	Tunisia	[1] Ligue 1 Professionnelle [2] Ligue 2 Professionnelle [Cup] Coupe de Tunisie [Cup] Super Coupe [Acd] Tunisian Academies (2)	Ligue 1 expands from 14 teams (in 2 groups) to a single league with 16 teams in 2024
UGA.fmf	Uganda	[1] Uganda Premier League [Cup] Ugandan Cup [Cup] FUFA Top 8 Cup [Acd] Ugandan Academies (1)	Instead of a selection of Uganda Cranes, I picked the Uganda U21s to play in the Top 8 Cup
ZAM.fmf	Zambia	[1] Super League [2] National Division One [Cup] ABSA Cup [Cup] Charity Shield [Acd] Zambian Academies (2)
ZAN.fmf	Zanzibar	[1] Premier League [Cup] Zanzibar Cup
ZIM.fmf	Zimbabwe	[1] Premier League [Cup] Chibuku Cup [Cup] Challenge Cup (Super Cup) [Acd] Zimbabwean Academies (2)
CAF.fmf		[Cup] CAF Champions League [Cup] CAF Confederation Cup	CAF Champions League and Confederation Cup refactored to include at least 1 team of every federation: top 12 nations get 2 team starters and all the others 1 team. In total 68 teams start in both competitions. Coefficients are also included and points are awarded according to real life

Coefficients

The coefficients in Africa are absolute and have been recreated to reflect reality. Points are awarded for each team:

Changelog