Afghanistan Football Federation Explained

The Afghanistan Football Federation (AFF; Persian: فدراسيون فوتبال افغانستان) is the governing body of football in Afghanistan, controlling all national teams and leagues. Founded in 1922, it has been a member of FIFA since 1948 and the Asian Football Confederation since 1954.

The Afghanistan national football team won the 2013 South Asian Football Federation Championship, which was their first ever international football trophy. In early 2014, at the FIFA Ballon d'Or ceremony, the Afghanistan Football Federation (AFF) was awarded the FIFA Fair Play Award for 2013.[1]

The AFF organized a women's national team prior to the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in 2021.

Board members

NamePositionSource
Mohammad Yousef KargarPresident[2] [3]
Mohammad Tahir RaufiVice president
Behram SiddiquiGeneral secretary
Abdul Haq FaiziTreasurer
Mohammad Tahir RaufiTechnical director
Ashley WestwoodTeam coach (men's)
Wahidullah WahidiTeam coach (women's)
Delawar KhaledChairperson of the Referees Committee
Hamed MaiwandHead/Director of the Referees Department
Hamed MaiwandReferee coordinator

Membership

OrganizationAffiliationNotes
FIFAsince rowspan="3"
AFCsince
SAFF2005–2015;
CAFAsince Founding member

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FIFA Awards Afghanistan 'Fair Play Award For 2013' . Rferl.org . 2014-01-14 . 2014-01-25.
  2. Web site: Member Associations. live. FIFA.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20210623120024/https://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/associations/AFG . 2021-06-23 .
  3. Web site: The AFC.com - The Asian Football Confederation. 2020-08-20. The AFC. en-GB.
  4. Web site: AFC Statement. the-AFC.
  5. Web site: AFF president | Afghanistan Football Federation Official Website . 2015-02-27 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150330065949/http://aff.org.af/english/aff-president/ . 2015-03-30 .