Yemen Football Association
The Yemen Football Association (Arabic: الاتحاد اليمني لكرة القدم) is the governing body of football in Yemen. The organisation joined FIFA in 1980 as the Yemen Arab Republic, commonly known as North Yemen.[3]
AFC | |
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Founded | 1962/1976[1] |
Headquarters | Sana'a |
FIFA affiliation | 1980 |
AFC affiliation | 1980[2] |
UAFA affiliation | 1978 |
WAFF affiliation | 2009 |
GCF affiliation | 2016 |
President | Ahmed Saleh Al-Eissi |
Vice-President | Hasan Bashanfar |
Website | http://www.yemenfa.com/ |
In 2005 the YFA was suspended by FIFA due to serious interference by political authorities in the internal affairs of the association, violating Article 17 of the FIFA Statutes.[4]
Former Presidents
- Ali Al Ashwal 1987-2000
- Mohammed Abdel-ilah Al Qadhi 2000-2006
- Ahmed Saleh Al-Eissi 2006-
Association staff
Name | Position | Source |
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Ahmed Saleh Al-Eissi | President | [5][6] |
Hasan Bashanfar | Vice President | [7][8] |
Abdulmoniam Sharhan | 2nd Vice President | [9][10] |
Hamid Al Shaibani | General Secretary | [11][12] |
Mohamed Al-Tawel | Treasurer | [13][14] |
n/a | Technical Director | |
Sami Hasan Al Nash | Team Coach (Men's) | [15] |
n/a | Team Coach (Women's) | |
Moad Al-Khamese | Media/Communications Manager | [16] |
Labeb Al Mehde | Futsal Coordinator | [17] |
Gamal Al-Khwarabi | Referee Coordinator | [18] |
References
- The A–Z of Asian Football. Asian Football Confederation. 1997. pp. 97–98.
- 25 June 1980: "Asian Football Confederation holds 9th congress in Hong Kong: Oman and Democratic Yemen were admitted into the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) by a resolution passed at its ninth congress here yesterday, thus bringing the AFC total membership to 35." Xinhua General News Service
- "FIFA's 208 Member Associations" (PDF). FIFA. 2007. p. 8. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- FIFA.com. "Member Association - Yemen - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- "The AFC.com - The Asian Football Confederation". The AFC. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- FIFA.com. "Member Association - Yemen - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- "The AFC.com - The Asian Football Confederation". The AFC. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- FIFA.com. "Member Association - Yemen - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- "The AFC.com - The Asian Football Confederation". The AFC. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- FIFA.com. "Member Association - Yemen - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- "The AFC.com - The Asian Football Confederation". The AFC. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- FIFA.com. "Member Association - Yemen - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- "The AFC.com - The Asian Football Confederation". The AFC. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- FIFA.com. "Member Association - Yemen - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- FIFA.com. "Member Association - Yemen - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- FIFA.com. "Member Association - Yemen - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- FIFA.com. "Member Association - Yemen - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
External links
- Yemen Football Association at the FIFA website.
- Yemen Football Association at AFC site
- Official website
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