Yemen Football Association
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| Yemen Football Association الاتحاد اليمني لكرة القدم YFA |
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| Sport | Football |
| Jurisdiction | Yemen |
| Founded | 1962 |
| Affiliation | FIFA (1980) AFC (1962) 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 | |
| www.yemenfa.org | |
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The Yemen Football Association (Arabic: الاتحاد اليمني لكرة القدم) is the governing body of football in Yemen. It was founded in 1962, has been a member of the Asian Football Confederation since 1962 and of FIFA since 1980.
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
Former Presidents [edit]
- Ali Al Ashwal 1987-2000
- Ahmed Saleh Al-Eissi 2000-
External links [edit]
- Yemen Football Association at the FIFA website.
- Yemen Football Association at AFC site
- Official website
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