The Afghanistan Football Federation (A.F.F.) (
Persian: فدراسيون فوتبال افغانستان) is the governing body of
football in Afghanistan, controlling the
men's and
women's
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national teams. It was founded in 1922 and has been a member of
FIFA since 1948 and the
Asian Football Confederation
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since 1954.
The Afghanistan national football team won the 2013
South Asian Football Federation Championship, which was their first ever international football trophy. In early 2014, at the
FIFA Ballon d'Or ceremony, the Afghanistan Football Federation was awarded the
FIFA Fair Play Award
The FIFA Fair Play Award is a FIFA recognition of exemplary behaviour that promotes the spirit of fair play and compassion in :association football around the world. First awarded in 1987, it has been presented to individuals (including posth ...
for 2013.
Board members
Membership
Presidents
References
External links
Official website
Official website
Afghanistan Football Federation PresidentAfghanistan Football Federation General-Secretary
Football in Afghanistan
1922 establishments in Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bord ...
Sports organizations established in 1922
Football
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