Afghanistan Football Federation

The Afghanistan Football Federation (A.F.F.) (Persian: فدراسيون فتبال افغانستان ) is the governing body of football in Afghanistan, controlling the men's and women's national teams. It was founded in 1933 and has been a member of FIFA since 1948 and the Asian Football Confederation since 1954.

Afghanistan Football Federation
AFC
Founded1933[1]
HeadquartersKabul
FIFA affiliation1948 (72 years ago)
AFC affiliation1954 (66 years ago)
CAFF affiliation2015 (5 years ago)
PresidentMohammad Yosuf Kargar
Websitehttp://aff.org.af/

The Afghanistan national football team won the 2013 South Asian Football Federation Championship, which was their first ever international football trophy. In early 2014, at the FIFA Ballon d'Or ceremony, the Afghanistan Football Federation was awarded the FIFA Fair Play Award for 2013.[2]

Board members
Name Position Source
Mohammad Yousef Kargar President [3]
Mohammad Yousef Kargar Vice President [4]
n/a General Secretary [5]
Fazil Shahab Acting General Secretary [6]
Fazil Shahab Treasurer [7]
Mohammad Raufi Technical Director [8]
Anoush Dastgir Team Coach (Men's) [9]
Ali Jawad Ataiee Team Coach (Women's) [10]
Shafi Shadab Media/Communications Manager [11]
Deen Mohammad Safi Futsal Coordinator [12]
n/a Referee Coordinator

Membership
Organization affiliation
FIFA since 1948 (72 years ago)
AFC since 1954 (66 years ago)
South Asian Football Federation 2005–2015 (10 years) (7 months ago)
Central Asian Football Association since 2015 (Founding Member)

Presidents
Presidency President Took office Left office Note
1 Mohammad Yosuf Kargar[13] 2019 present winner of 2013 SAFF Championship
winner of FIFA Fair Play Award 2013
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References
  1. Qadiry, Tahir. "BBC News - Roshan Afghan Premier League a hit with fans". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-09-24.
  2. "FIFA Awards Afghanistan 'Fair Play Award For 2013'". Rferl.org. 2014-01-14. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
  3. https://www.fifa.com/associations/association/afg/about
  4. https://www.fifa.com/associations/association/afg/about
  5. https://www.fifa.com/associations/association/afg/about
  6. https://www.fifa.com/associations/association/afg/about
  7. https://www.fifa.com/associations/association/afg/about
  8. https://www.fifa.com/associations/association/afg/about
  9. https://www.fifa.com/associations/association/afg/about
  10. https://www.fifa.com/associations/association/afg/about
  11. https://www.fifa.com/associations/association/afg/about
  12. https://www.fifa.com/associations/association/afg/about
  13. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-03-30. Retrieved 2015-02-27.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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