Somaliland Football Association
SportFootball
JurisdictionSomaliland
AbbreviationSFA
Founded2011 (2011)
AffiliationConIFA (Former)
HeadquartersHargeisa
ChairpersonMohamed Abdi Dixood
SecretarySamatar Mohamed Abdillahi
Somaliland

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 and General Secretary is Mohamed Abdi Dixood and Samatar Mohamed Abdillahi respectively.[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] Somaliland was announced the as the host of the 2020 edition of the tournament in 2019, but this was later revoked after concerns regarding their ability to fund the tournament.[4][5] Somaliland would later leave the organisation and is no longer affiliated with any governing body.

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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. ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/jun/03/world-cup-unrecognized-states-football
  4. ↑ https://www.somtribune.com/2019/01/29/somaliland-to-host-conifa-world-football-2020-for-unrecognized-countries/
  5. ↑ https://www.somaliland.com/sports/conifa-somaliland-fa-joint-press-statement/


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