Football association in Yemen
Yemen Football Association الاتحاد اليمني لكرة القدم AFC Short name YFA Founded 1962/1976[1] Headquarters Sana'a FIFA affiliation1980 AFC affiliation1980[2] UAFA affiliation1978 WAFF affiliation2009 GCF affiliation2016 President Ahmed Saleh Al-Eissi Vice-President Hasan Bashanfar General Secretary Hamid Al-Shaibani Website http://www.yemenfa.com/
The Yemen Football Association (Arabic : الاتحاد اليمني لكرة القدم ) is the governing body of football in Yemen . The organisation joined FIFA in 1980 as the Yemen Arab Republic ,[3] and was later united with People's Republic of South Yemen in 1990
In 2005 the YFA was suspended by FIFA due to serious interference by political authorities in the internal affairs of the association, violating Article 17 of the FIFA Statutes.[4]
Sports governing bodies in Yemen (YEM)
Summer Olympic Sports
Aquatics
Diving
Swimming
Synchronized Swimming
Water Polo
Archery
Athletics
Badminton
Basketball
Boxing
Canoeing
Cycling
Equestrian
Fencing
Field Hockey
Football
Golf
Gymnastics
Handball
Judo
Modern Pentathlon
Rugby 7's
Rowing
Sailing
Shooting
Table Tennis
Taekwondo
Tennis
Triathlon
Volleyball
Weightlifting
Wrestling
Winter Olympic Sports
Biathlon
Bobsleigh
Curling
Skating (Figure, Speed & Short Track)
Ice Hockey
Luge
Skeleton
Skiing (Alpine, Cross Country, Nordic Combined, Freestyle & Jumping)
Snowboarding
Other IOC Recognised Sports
Air sports
Auto racing
Bandy
Baseball
Billiard Sports
Boules
Bowling
Bridge
Chess
Cricket
Dance sport
Floorball
Karate
Korfball
Lifesaving
Motorcycle racing
Mountaineering and Climbing
Netball
Orienteering
Pelota Vasca
Polo
Powerboating
Racquetball
Roller sports
Rugby
Softball
Sport climbing
Squash
Sumo
Surfing
Tug of war
Underwater sports
Water Ski
Wushu
Paralympics and Disabled Sports Others Sports
National teams League competitions Domestic cup competitions Defunct competitions South Yemen
Africa Asia Europe North & Central America and the Caribbean Oceania South America Non-FIFA Games
West Asia (WAFF ) Central Asia (CAFA ) South Asia (SAFF ) East Asia (EAFF ) Southeast Asia (AFF ) Defunct † denote full Member Association is not a
FIFA member
International competitions Club competitions Youth competitions Women's competitions Women's youth competitions Related competitions
National teams