The Afghanistan Football Federation (A.F.F.) (

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: فدراسيون فوتبال افغانستان) is the governing body of

football in Afghanistan Football is one of the two most popular sports in Afghanistan; the other one being cricket. Early History According to the Afghanistan Football Federation, the first Afghan football club was Mahmoudiyeh F.C., which was founded in 1934. ...

, controlling the men's and

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national teams. It was founded in 1922 and has been a member of FIFA since 1948 and the

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since 1954. The Afghanistan national football team won the 2013

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Championship, which was their first ever international football trophy. In early 2014, at the

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ceremony, the Afghanistan Football Federation was awarded the

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for 2013.

Board members

Membership

Presidents

References

External links

Official website

Official website

Afghanistan Football Federation President

Afghanistan Football Federation General-Secretary
Football in Afghanistan 1922 establishments in Afghanistan

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