World Unity Football Alliance
The World Unity Football Alliance (WUFA) is the international governing body for association football teams that are not affiliated with FIFA. WUFA was founded in 2020 to oversee international competition among the non-FIFA affiliated associations in the world, the alliance of football associations does not have a centralised management structure.[1][2]
Formation | 7th July 2020 |
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Type | Federation of associations |
Membership | 15 Members |
Official languages | English, Spanish |
Website | Official Website |
Members
WUFA initially announced 9 founding members, and were joined by the Yorkshire International Football Association on July 8th.[3] Of the 15 members of WUFA, 11 are also members of CONIFA, Darfur left CONIFA prior to establishing WUFA, and Surrey were not a member of any federation prior to joining WUFA. [4][5] On 13 July, 2020, WUFA announced a partnership with CSANF - Consejo Sudamericano de Nuevas Federaciones, establishing an alliance. [6] 3 members, the Armenian Argentine Community, Rapa Nui (Easter Island) and Mapuche Nation later joined as members of the World Unity Football Alliance as well as the CSANF.
Armenian Argentine Community Barawa Chagos Islands Darfur Parishes of Jersey Karen Kuskatan Mapuches Matabeleland Surrey Tamil Eelam Rapa Nui West Papua Western Sahara Yorkshire
Member Federation
References
- https://worldunityfootballalliance.org/for-immediate-release/
- https://www.forbes.com/sites/steveprice/2020/07/29/soccer-or-activism-darfur-united-and-teams-outside-fifa-form-world-unity-football-alliance
- https://www.yifa.co.uk/yorkshire-football-team/breaking-news-for-the-yorkshire-team/
- https://twitter.com/DarfurUnited/status/1272603752063660033?s=20
- https://intsurreyfootball.co.uk/2020/07/07/surrey-joins-world-unity-football-alliance/
- https://worldunityfootballalliance.org/the-south-american-council-of-new-federations-joins-wufa/