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Why was South Africa disqualified from the inaugural African Cup of Nations?

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) was founded on February 8, 1957, in Khartoum, Sudan, by the Football Associations of Egypt, Ethiopia, South Africa, and Sudan.

The same four nations were to compete in the CAF’s inaugural African Cup of Nations in Sudan later that month. But no sooner had South Africa signed on than they were disqualified, having failed to field a multiracial team due to their government’s policy of apartheid. Over two games, Egypt defeated both Sudan and Ethiopia to take the cup in what might be the shortest international cup competition on record.

Who was Carlos Padrós?

Carlos Padrós Rubio was a founding member of Real Madrid and later served as club president between 1904 and 1908. He was the driving force behind the creation of the Copa del Rey, which was first played in 1902 to celebrate the coronation of Alfonso XIII. Carlos Padrós refereed the first-ever Copa del Rey final, in which Club Vizcaya defeated FC Barcelona 2–1.