Sport | Football |
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Jurisdiction | Yemen |
Abbreviation | YFA |
Founded | 1940 (South Yemen) 1962/1976 (North Yemen) |
Affiliation |
FIFA (1967) (South Yemen) (1980) (North Yemen) AFC (1972) (South Yemen) (1980) (North Yemen) UAFA (1978) WAFF (2009) GFU (2003) |
Headquarters | Sana'a |
President | Ahmed Saleh Al Eissi |
Vice president | Fathi Abdulwasee Hayel |
Secretary | Hamid Al-Shaibani |
Official website | |
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The Yemen Football Association (Arabic: الاتحاد اليمني لكرة القدم) is the governing body of football in Yemen.
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.1