Somaliland Football Association Explained

Somaliland Football Association
Abbrev:SFA
Sport:Football
Jurisdiction:Somaliland
Aff:ConIFA (Former)
Headquarters:Hargeisa
Chairperson:Mohamed Abdi Dixood
Secretary:Samatar Mohamed Abdillahi
Countryflag: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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  1. Web site: Somaliland will Host ConIFA World Football Cup 2020. en. 26 January 2020.
  2. Web site: Xidhiidhka Kubadda Cagta Somaliland oo Qabtay Shirweynaha Daneeyayaasha. so. 26 January 2020.
  3. News: Pender . Kieran . 2016-06-03 . 'Listening to our anthem was really emotional': the World Cup for unrecognized states . 2024-02-06 . The Guardian . en-GB . 0261-3077.
  4. Web site: Stevenson . Dominic . 2019-01-29 . Somaliland to Host CONIFA World Football 2020 For Unrecognized Countries . 2024-02-06 . SomTribune . en-GB.
  5. Web site: CONIFA & Somaliland FA Joint Press Statement . 2024-02-06 . www.somaliland.com.