FA Sápmi is a
football
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association which is the organizer of the
Sápmi football team representing the indigenous
Sámi people
The Sámi ( ; also spelled Sami or Saami) are the traditionally Sámi languages, Sámi-speaking indigenous people inhabiting the region of Sápmi, which today encompasses large northern parts of Norway, Sweden, Finland, and of the Kola Peninsula ...
. It is a member of the
Confederation of Independent Football Associations (ConIFA), but not a member of either
FIFA
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or
UEFA
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. President of the FA Sápmi is
Håkan Kuorak from
Jokkmokk
Jokkmokk () is a Urban areas in Sweden, locality and the seat of Jokkmokk Municipality in Norrbotten County, provinces of Sweden, province of Lapland, Sweden, Lapland, Sweden, with 2,786 inhabitants in 2010. The Lule Sámi name of the place (compos ...
, Sweden.
[
FA Sápmi was established in March 2014 as the successor of the 2003 founded ''Sámi Football Association'' (SSL, ), which had not been active in few years and had some financial trouble.]
Retrieved 23 May 2014.
References
Association football governing bodies in Europe
Sámi organisations
Football in Finland
Football in Norway
Football in Sweden
Sports organizations established in 2014
2014 establishments in Finland
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