Yoruba national football team explained

Yorùbá National Football Team
Association:Yoruba Football Federation
Home Stadium:Onikan Stadium
Confederation:ConIFA
Pattern B1:Greenshoulders
Leftarm1:Black
Body1:Red
Rightarm1:Green
Shorts1:White
Socks1:White
Sub-Confederation:ConIFA Africa
Nickname:Yorùbá Leopard
First Game: Yorùbá 1–1
(Johannesburg, South Africa; 21 May 2022)
Largest Win:None
Largest Loss: 1–0 Yorùbá
(Johannesburg, South Africa; 23 May 2022)
Website:https://yorubaff.org

Yorùbá Football Federation[1] was founded as a football organization for the Yoruba[2] people internationally. The organization was admitted[3] into second world organization[4] organizing a football cup aside from FIFA, the CONIFA Confederation of independent football association in October, 2020.[5] The Yoruba Football Federation is not a member of FIFA, CAF or WAFU therefore it can't play any games organised by these organizations.

History

The Yoruba Football Federation came into existence 1 September 2020 with grounds at Onikan Stadium Yorubaland.  The Yoruba are a great footballing nation both as players and supporters, the presence of Yoruba footballers allows the Yoruba to grow and celebrate its own.

In October 2020 the Yoruba Football Federation was admitted into the Confederation of Independent Football Associations (CONIFA).  CONIFA is the football federations for all associations outside of FIFA.[6]

Yoruba Nation debuted at the 2022 African Cup, where they finished 3rd, drawing Matebeleland 1-1 but losing to Biafra 1-0.

Colours and logo

The official colours of the Yorùbá Football Federation are green, red, black and white, like the Yoruba Flag.

The meaning of the shirt colours is as follows: "Red represents the blood of the martyrs shed in the various struggle of the Yoruba wars from ancient history, through the Fulani invasions to the Operation Wetie, the Agbekoya revolt and the June 12 uprising, among others. Black represents the colour of the black man's skin. The Yoruba represent the largest collection of any ethnic group of the black race anywhere in the world. We are the shining beacon for all black people all over the world."

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ilana Omo Oodua Takes Yoruba Football to CONIFA World Cup!. 2021-07-30. en-GB.
  2. Web site: ILANA OMO OODUA TAKES YORUBA FOOTBALL TO CONIFA WORLD CUP! – Ìlànà Ọmọ Oòduà. 2021-09-03. en-GB.
  3. Web site: Cañete. Daniel. 2020-11-11. FUTBOL NO FIFA - Daniel Cañete: Biafra y Yoruba nuevos miembros de CONIFA - Biafra and Yoruba new members of CONIFA. 2021-09-03. FUTBOL NO FIFA - Daniel Cañete.
  4. Web site: Yoruba Nation And Its Alliance In Nigeria Under NINAS. 2021-09-03. NaijaWorld.
  5. Web site: Yoruba. 2021-07-30. CONIFA. en-US.
  6. Web site: Yoruba. 2021-07-30. CONIFA. en-US.