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.