The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced the official match ball for the 2021 TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon as part of the countdown to Africa’s biggest sporting event.

The new official match ball, named “Toghu” after the traditional outfit that is very popular in Cameroon, will be used by the 24 teams during the 52 matches to be played at the competition between 09 January 2022 and 06 February 2022. ‘Toghu’ is a multi-coloured and finely embroidered outfit.

A ‘Toghu’ was initially designed for Royalty in the North West region of Cameroon but has since been adopted by Cameroonians as an outfit for special occasions.

𝗧radition.
𝗢rnate.
𝗚lory.
𝗛eritage.
𝗨nity.

Help us welcome the #TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 official match ball! Help us welcome Toghu. 🤩⚽ pic.twitter.com/HbVhnHEdbK

— CAF (@CAF_Online) November 23, 2021

About ‘Toghu’ – the new match ball

Designed to meet the highest standards in the game, the ball features simple technological features including a smart panel configuration and it’s FIFA-approved to be used at highest levels of the game.