The Chadian Football Federation ( ar, الفيدرالية التشادية لكرة القدم, french: Fédération Tchadienne de Football Association, FTFA) is the governing body of

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. It was founded in 1962, and affiliated to

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and to CAF in 1964. It organizes the national football leagues, including the

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and the

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. Its offices are located in

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. The FTFA is an apolitical, non-profit and non-denominational association. It has legal personality and financial autonomy. Its current president is Moctar Mahamoud Hamid.

History

La Fédération Tchadienne de Football Association (FTFA) was established by Order No. 27/INT of July 28, 1962 and the legislation in force in the Republic of Chad. It is registered under folio No. 6 Case 44 of the Ministry of the Interior on 23 March 23, 1963 in N'Djamena. On December 11, 2016 FTFA Elective General Assembly was held, and Moctar Mahamoud Hamid was re-elected for a new four-year term. The votes cast were 114 votes out of 115. In November 2021, the football federations of Guinea and Chad become under FIFA supervision until 2022.

Crest

File:Chad FA.png, Old logo File:Chad FFA (logo).png, Present logo

Structure

The bodies of the FTFA are the General Assembly (legislative and deliberative body), the Executive Committee (executive body), the standing and ad hoc committees, the General Secretariat (administrative body), the Audit Body, (Disciplinary and Appeals Committees) and the Electoral Bodies (Electoral Commission and Appeals Board for Elections). The Executive Committee is composed of 20 members and is structured as follows: :A president; :A First Vice-President; :A 2nd Vice-President; :Seventeen (17) members The General Secretariat performs all the administrative tasks of the FTFA under the direction of the Secretary General. Members of the General Secretariat are required to comply with the FTFA By-Laws and fulfill the tasks outlined in the best way possible.

Competitions

It organizes the following competitions: ;Men's football: *

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(or ''LINAFOOT''); First league * Division 2; Second league *

* Coupe de Ligue de N'Djaména ;Youth football ;Women's football

Presidents

*2008-2012 -

Adoum Younousmi Adoum Younousmi (born 1962) is a Chadian politician who served in the government of Chad as Minister of Public Works and Transport from 2003 to 2005 and as Minister of State for Infrastructure from 2005 to 2011. He was briefly Prime Minister in an a ...

*2012-2016 - Moctar Mahamoud Hamid *2016 - Moctar Mahamoud Hamid

References

External links

Official website

at the FIFA website.
Chad
at the CAF website.

Football in Chad N'Djamena Sports organizations established in 1962

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