Antigua and Barbuda Football Association
CONCACAF
Short nameabfa
Founded1928
HeadquartersSaint John's
FIFA affiliation1970
CONCACAF affiliationbetween 1961 and 1973[1][2]
PresidentEverton Gonsalves
Websitehttp://antiguafootball.com/

The Antigua and Barbuda Football Association is the governing body of football in Antigua and Barbuda.[3] They control the Antigua and Barbuda national football team.

Association staff

Name Position Source
Antigua and Barbuda Everton Gonsalves President [4][5]
Antigua and Barbuda Michael Carr Vice-president [4]
Antigua and Barbuda Gregory Kenderson 2nd Vice-president [4]
Antigua and Barbuda Daryl Michael 3rd Vice-president [4]
Antigua and Barbuda Gwendolyn Salmon 4th Vice-president [4]
Antigua and Barbuda Rohan Hector General secretary [4][5]
Antigua and Barbuda Daryl Michael Treasurer [4]
n/a Technical director
England Tom Curtis Team coach (men's) [4]
United States Lisa Cole Team coach (women's) [4]
Antigua and Barbuda Troy Gibson Media/communications manager [4]
Antigua and Barbuda Sean Samuel Futsal Coordinator [4]
Antigua and Barbuda Rolston James Referee coordinator [4]

Competitions

The ABFA oversees the administration of Antigua and Barbuda's football leagues; the Premier Division, First Division, Second Division and the Female Division as well as the Antigua and Barbuda FA Cup.

National Stadium

The ABFA's official national stadium is the Antigua Recreation Ground which have recently been approved to host World Cup 2010 qualifying matches. An attempt to have the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium approved for matches was rebuffed due to "ongoing works."[6]

References

  1. ^ CONCACAF was founded in 1961.
  2. ^ "Abrahams likely to head CONCACAF". Kingston Gleaner in newspaperarchive.com. 13 February 1973.
    "The Caribbean CONCACAF members are Jamaica, Antigua, Bahamas, Barbados, Cuba, Haiti, Netherland Antilles, Puerto Rico, Surinam, Trinidad and the Dominican Republic."
  3. ^ "ABFA improving coaching skills | Antigua Observer Newspaper". www.antiguaobserver.com. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l FIFA.com. "Member Association - Antigua and Barbuda - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  5. ^ a b "ANTIGUA and BARBUDA". Concacaf. 7 March 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  6. ^ "FIFA Approves the ARG". ABFA. Archived from the original on 20 September 2008. Retrieved 6 July 2008.

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Sports governing bodies in Antigua and Barbuda (ANT)
Football in Antigua and Barbuda
National football associations of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean (CONCACAF)
International association football
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