Somaliland Football Association

Somaliland Football Association
SportFootball
JurisdictionSomaliland
AbbreviationSFA
Founded2011 (2011)
AffiliationConIFA (Former), FIFA Application pending Recognition.
HeadquartersHargeisa
ChairpersonMohamed Abdi Dixood
SecretarySamatar Mohamed Abdillahi

The Somaliland Football Association (SFA; Somali: Xidhiidhka Kubadda Cagta Somaliland, Arabic: صوماليلاند اتحاد كرة القدم) is the governing body of football in Somaliland. The association was established in 2011.[1] The current Chairman is Mohamed Abdi Dixood, and the General Secretary is Samatar Mohamed Abdillahi.[2]

Somaliland became a member of the Confederation of Independent Football Associations (CONIFA) in 2015 and participated in the 2016 CONIFA World Football Cup held in Abkhazia.[3] In 2019, Somaliland was announced as the host of the 2020 edition of the tournament, but this was later revoked due to concerns regarding their ability to fund it.[4][5] Somaliland would later leave the organisation and is no longer affiliated with any governing body. Somaliland has a FIFA application that is pending on recognition as a country. Should the FIFA application be approved, Somaliland would be eligible to play in the Confederation of African Football and CECAFA.

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References

  1. ^ "Somaliland will Host ConIFA World Football Cup 2020". Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Xidhiidhka Kubadda Cagta Somaliland oo Qabtay Shirweynaha Daneeyayaasha" (in Somali). Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  3. ^ Pender, Kieran (2016-06-03). "'Listening to our anthem was really emotional': the World Cup for unrecognized states". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
  4. ^ Stevenson, Dominic (2019-01-29). "Somaliland to Host CONIFA World Football 2020 For Unrecognized Countries". SomTribune. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
  5. ^ "CONIFA & Somaliland FA Joint Press Statement". www.somaliland.com. Retrieved 2024-02-06.


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