The Vanuatu Football Federation (VFF) is the main governing body of all

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Vanuatu Vanuatu ( or ; ), officially the Republic of Vanuatu (french: link=no, République de Vanuatu; bi, Ripablik blong Vanuatu), is an island country located in the South Pacific Ocean. The archipelago, which is of volcanic origin, is east of no ...

. It is an association of Vanuatu

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, and it organises national competitions and international matches for the Vanuatu National Football Team. The men's national team is ranked 164th in the FIFA World Rankings (Men). The men compete in major tournaments like Hero Intercontinental Cup, FIFA World Cup Qualifiers (Oceania) and

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. The VFF was founded in 1934. It has been affiliated with FIFA since 1988 and is also a member of the

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(OFC). The Federation has been invited to compete in the 2023 Intercontinental Cup by

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. It competes in other high profile events such as - FIFA World Cup Qualifiers and OFC Nation Cup.check official FIFA website

Staff of Vanuatu Football

References

# "Women's football on the rise in Vanuatu , Vanuatu Daily Post". Dailypost.vu. 2013-11-27. Retrieved 2013-12-08. # "http://www.yumitoktokstret.com/iau-tuan-emi-vaes-presiden-blong-vff/". Yumitoktokstret.com. 2015-12-08. Posted by The Penguin.

External links

Vanuatu
at the FIFA website.
Vanuatu
at OFC site
Vanuatu Football Federation
site

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