Abbreviation | APFA |
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Formation | 1959 |
Headquarters | Visakhapatnam |
Region served | Andhra Pradesh, India |
Membership | 13 district associations |
President | Kotagiri Sridhar |
Secretary | Daniel Pradeep |
Parent organization | All India Football Federation (AIFF) |
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