Somaliland Football Association

Somaliland Football Association (SFA)

Somaliland Football Association
Sport	Football
Jurisdiction	Somaliland
Abbreviation	SFA
Founded	2011 (2011)
Affiliation	ConIFA (Former)
Headquarters	Hargeisa
Chairperson	Mohamed Abdi Dixood
Secretary	Samatar Mohamed Abdillahi

The Somaliland Football Association (SFA; Somali: Xidhiidhka Kubadda Cagta Somaliland, Arabic: صوماليلاند اتحاد كرة القدم) is the governing body of football in Somaliland. The association was established in 2011^[1] The current Chairman and General Secretary is Mohamed Abdi Dixood and Samatar Mohamed Abdillahi respectively.^[2]

Somaliland became a member of the Confederation of Independent Football Associations (CONIFA) in 2015 and participated in the 2016 CONIFA World Football Cup held in Abkhazia.^[3] Somaliland was announced the as the host of the 2020 edition of the tournament in 2019, but this was later revoked after concerns regarding their ability to fund the tournament.^[4]^[5] Somaliland would later leave the organisation and is no longer affiliated with any governing body.

References

^ "Somaliland will Host ConIFA World Football Cup 2020". Retrieved 26 January 2020.
^ "Xidhiidhka Kubadda Cagta Somaliland oo Qabtay Shirweynaha Daneeyayaasha" (in Somali). Retrieved 26 January 2020.
^ Pender, Kieran (2016-06-03). "'Listening to our anthem was really emotional': the World Cup for unrecognized states". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
^ Stevenson, Dominic (2019-01-29). "Somaliland to Host CONIFA World Football 2020 For Unrecognized Countries". SomTribune. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
^ "CONIFA & Somaliland FA Joint Press Statement". www.somaliland.com. Retrieved 2024-02-06.