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CECAFA
The Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations ( sw, Baraza la Mashirikisho ya Mpira wa Miguu Afrika Mashariki na Kati, french: Conseil des Associations de Football d'Afrique de l'Est et Centrale, ar, مؤتمر جمعيات شرق ووسط أفريقيا لكرة القدم; officially abbreviated as CECAFA) is an association of the football playing nations in mostly East Africa and a bit of Central Africa. An affiliate of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), CECAFA is the oldest sub-regional football organisation on the continent. History CECAFA was founded unofficially in 1927. The competition was sponsored by the major Nairobi-based soap-manufacturing firm Gossage, owned by the British Lever Brothers. Its formation is often misattributed to William Gossage, founder of the Gossage company. However, he died 50 years before the CECAFA was established. The tournament was known as the "Gossage Cup" until the mid-sixties, when it was redubbed the "East Afr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenya National Football Team
The Kenya national football team represents Kenya in international football. It is controlled by the Football Kenya Federation, the governing body football in Kenya, and competes as a member of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and the Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA), a sub-confederation of CAF that has jurisdiction in East and Central Africa. The team is colloquially known as the ''Harambee Stars'' and plays its home games primarily at the Nyayo National Stadium in the country's capital, Nairobi. The team failed to qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup competition. History Kenya has appeared in six Africa Cup of Nations tournaments, never reaching the second round. The team entered its first FIFA World Cup qualifiers in 1974. As of 2022, they have never qualified for the final tournament. FIFA suspensions and international bans FIFA suspended Kenya from all football activities for three months in 2004, due to the interference of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uganda National Football Team
The Uganda national football team (nicknamed ''The Cranes''), represents Uganda in men's international football and is controlled by the Federation of Uganda Football Associations, which is a part of CAF. Their best finish in the Africa Cup of Nations was second in 1978. History The Uganda national football team made its debut on 1 May 1926 against Kenya drawing 1–1. They qualified for their debut in the Africa Cup of Nations in 1962, the third edition of the tournament, which included only four teams. In the semi-finals, Uganda was defeated and eliminated by the United Arab Republic (2–1), and then lost the third place match against Tunisia (3–0). Uganda returned to the Africa Cup of Nations in 1974, where they were eliminated in the first round following two defeats against Egypt and Zambia and a draw against Ivory Coast. They were also eliminated in the first round in the 1976 edition, being defeated by Ethiopia, Egypt and Guinea. In the 1978 Africa Cup of Nations, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Confederation Of African Football
The Confederation of African Football, or CAF for short (french: link=yes, Confédération Africaine de Football, ar, link=yes, الاتحاد الأفريقي لكرة القدم, al-Ittiḥād al-Afrīqī li-Kurat al-Qadam), is the administrative and controlling body for association football, futsal and beach soccer in Africa. It was established on 8 February 1957 at the ''Grand Hotel'' in Khartoum, Sudan by the national football associations of Egyptian Football Association, Egypt, Ethiopian Football Federation, Ethiopia, South African Football Association, South Africa and Sudan Football Association, Sudan, following formal discussions between the aforementioned associations at the FIFA Congress held on 7 June 1956 at Avenida Hotel in Lisbon, Portugal. One of the six continental confederations of world football governing body, FIFA, CAF represents the national football associations of Africa, runs national team and club continental competitions and controls the prize money ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Sudan Football Association
The South Sudan Football Association (S.S.F.A.) is the governing body of football in South Sudan. It was established in April 2011 and is an affiliate of CECAFA, CAF and FIFA. In club football, the SSFA oversee the South Sudan Football Championship, South Sudan Premier League, the national cup and Super Cup. Formation In April 2011, the Government of South Sudan's (GOSS) minister for Youth, Sports and Recreation, Makuac Teny Youk issued a ministerial order establishing the Provisional Football Association. The association was in office for one year and managed, promoted and supervised football affairs in South Sudan. It was led by Oliver Mori Benjamin as President, Doub Foj Jok as Vice President, Rudolf Andera Oujika as Secretary General, and Jaden Jada Solomon as the Treasurer. It had a total of 17 members. In May 2011, they appointed Malesh Soro as the first manager of the South Sudan national football team. In April 2012, Chabur Goc Alei replaced Oliver Mori Benjamin as P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Union Of Arab Football Associations
The Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA; ar, الاتحاد العربي لكرة القدم; french: Union des associations de football arabe) is the governing body of football in the Arab League. Established in 1974, UAFA has 22 member associations. The UAFA is an association not recognised by FIFA. History The Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA) was established in 1974 in Tripoli, Libya. In 1976, a general assembly was held in Damascus, Syria, and the football association headquarters were transferred to their present seat in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Presidents Mohamed Raouraoua is announced a new president of UAFA. Member associations All UAFA members from the Asian Football Confederation are also members of the West Asian Football Federation (WAFF). All WAFF and Union of North African Football Federations (UNAF) members are UAFA members. Competition ;Men's senior *Arab Cup *Islamic Solidarity Games * Pan Arab Games Football Tournament *Arab Futsa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football Kenya Federation
The Football Kenya Federation (abbreviated as Football Kenya or FKF) is the governing body of football in Kenya. The FKF organizes the Kenyan Premier League, the Kenyan Women's Premier League, FKF Division One, FKF Women Division One and Kenya national football teams. It is headed by Nick Mwendwa. History The Federation was founded in 1960 as a FIFA affiliation, in 1961 it was a CAF affiliation, and later it was a CECAFA affiliation in 1973. On November 2011, Football Kenya Limited (FKL) was disbanded as it wanted to cease being a limited company. The Football Kenya Federation (FKF) replaced FKL, but most of the new executive positions were retained by their former occupants on FKL. FKF FKF was headed by Sam Nyamweya between 2011 and 2015. During this time Nyamweya was heavily linked to embezzlement of federation funds. This period of Kenyan football has been seen by the Kenyan public as a dark time with money often unavailable for use by the national team, this extended ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eritrean National Football Federation
The Eritrean National Football Federation (E.N.F.F.) ( ti, ሃገራዊ ፈደረሽን ኩዕሶ እግሪ ኤርትራ) is the governing body of football in Eritrea. History The ENFF was founded in 1996 and affiliated to FIFA and the Confederation of African Football (CAF) in 1998. It organizes the Eritrean Premier League and the Eritrea national football team. Logos File:Eritrea FA.png, Old logo File:Eritrea NFF (logo).png, Present logo References Sports governing bodies in Eritrea Eritrea Eritrea ( ; ti, ኤርትራ, Ertra, ; ar, إرتريا, ʾIritriyā), officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa region of Eastern Africa, with its capital and largest city at Asmara. It is bordered by Ethiopia ... Sports organizations established in 1996 Football in Eritrea {{footy-org-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tanzania Football Federation
The Tanzania Football Federation (TFF) ( sw, Shirikisho la Mpira wa Miguu Tanzania), previously the Football Association of Tanzania, is the governing body of football in Tanzania. It oversees operations of the Tanzania national football team, Tanzania women's national team and the Tanzanian football league system which comprises the Tanzanian Premier League,Tanzanian First Division League (Championship), First League and Regional Champions League. It was founded in 1945 and has been affiliated with FIFA since 1964. Wallace Karia is the current President of the Tanzania Football Federation as of 2017. Structure . Academy In January 2008 the Tanzania Football Federation in partnership with Peter Johnson created the Tanzania Soccer Academy (TSA), a national academy to develop football and provide full education scholarships to players. National stadium The National Main Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. It opened in 2007 and was built adjacent to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Federation Of Uganda Football Associations
The Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) is the governing body of association football in Uganda. The association was founded in 1924, became affiliated with FIFA in 1960 and the Confederation of African Football (CAF) in 1961. In 1973, FUFA went ahead and got affiliated with CECAFA. Further more, FUFA is also affiliated to Uganda Olympic Committee. FUFA is; * a custodian of eight men's and women's national football teams (i.e. the Uganda Cranes, the Crested Cranes, U-23; Uganda Kobs, U-20; Uganda Hippos, U-17; Uganda Cubs, Sand Cranes, U-20 girls and U-17 girls) * a top administrator/regulator of national football league which runs from the first tier (top/1st division) to the fifth tier (5th division). The first division is the Uganda Premier League also known as the StarTimes Uganda Premier League. The 2nd division is the FUFA Big League. The third tier (Regional Leagues) is organised by the regional football associations (RFA) which are 8 in total (Kampala RFA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zanzibar Football Association
The Zanzibar Football Federation (ZFF) (previously known as Zanzibar Football Association) ( sw, Shirikisho la Mpira wa Miguu Zanzibar) is the governing football Federation for Zanzibar, Africa. The ZFA were an ''associate member'' of the African governing body, the Confederation of African Football. Following a rejection from FIFA in 2005, the ZFA were removed from CAF and after much lobbying were reinstated as an ''associate member''. This meant that the club sides associated with the ZFA can participate in the continental club competitions organised by CAF but the Zanzibar national team could not. The ZFA are not entitled to vote in CAF affairs due to their associate member status. Players from Zanzibar are eligible to play in international competition for the Tanzania team, the representative of the sovereign territory. As a nation state, it has competed in regional competitions since 1949. It currently competes in CECAFA organised tournaments. The ZFA was admitted as a ful ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sudan Football Association
The Sudan Football Association (S.F.A.) ( ar, الإتحاد السوداني لكرة القدم) is the governing body of football in Sudan. It was established in 1936 and affiliated with FIFA in 1948. Along with the national associations of Egypt, Ethiopia and South Africa, the Sudan Football Association was one of the founding members of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) in 1957. The International Federation of Football Associations, FIFA, decided to suspend the activities of the Sudan Football Association (SFA) starting from Friday 30 June 2017. The suspension was lifted on Thursday 13 July 2017. Logos File:Sudan FA.png, Old logo Presidential history *Abdel Halim Muhammad * Mohammed Talat Fareed * Mamoun Mubark Aman * Omer Al Bakri Abu Haraz * Kamal Shaddad * Mutasim Jaafar Sarkhatm National Teams ;Men *Sudan national football team * Sudan national under-23 football team * Sudan national under-20 football team * Sudan national under-17 football team ;Women * S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Djiboutian Football Federation
The Djiboutian Football Federation ( ar, الاتحاد الجيبوتي لكرة القدم; french: Fédération Djiboutienne de Football, FDF) is the governing body of association football in Djibouti. It was founded in 1979, and affiliated to FIFA and the Confederation of African Football (CAF) in 1994, and has been a member of the Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA) since 1998. The Federation oversees the Djibouti Premier League and the Djibouti national football team, national team. Logos File:Djibouti FA.png, Old logo See also *Football in Djibouti *Djibouti Premier League *Djibouti national football team *Djibouti Cup *Stade du Ville References External linksDjiboutiat the FIFA website. Djibouti at CAF Online National members of the Confederation of African Football, Djibouti Football in Djibouti Sports organizations established in 1979 1979 establishments in Djibouti Sports governing bodies in Djibouti, Football {{footy-org-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
