ConIFA Africa

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Confederation of Independent Football Associations Africa Continental bodies.
NicknameConIFA Africa
Formation15 August 2013;10 years ago (15 August 2013)
TypeFederation of associations
HeadquartersAfrica
Membership
10 Members
Official languages
English is the official language for minutes, correspondence and announcements. French, German, Spanish and Italian are additional languages [1]
President
Ngala Maimo Wajiri
Websitewww.conifa.org

Confederation of Independent Football Association [2] (CONIFA) is the football Association organizing football games outside FIFA. And CONIFA Africa is the continental body for CONIFA.

Contents

Members

List of members

As of January 2022 [3]

Africa (10)
Team
Flag of Ogaden National Liberation Front(2).svg  Barawa
Barotseland Royal Flag.jpg  Barotseland
Flag of Biafra.svg  Biafra
Flag of CSSC.svg  Chagos Islands
Flag of Kabyle.svg  Kabylia
Matabeleland football flag.svg  Matabeleland
Flag of Somaliland.svg  Somaliland
Flag of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.svg  Western Sahara
Yoruba
Flag of Zanzibar.svg  Zanzibar

Important personalities

Africa President

Africa President of ConIFA
No.NameCountry of originTook officeLeft office
1Masoud AttaiFlag of Zanzibar.svg  Zanzibar 7 June 20132017
2Justin WalleyFlag of England.svg  England 20172020
3Christian Lubasi Luzongo KalalalukaFlag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 20202021
3Ngala Maimo WajiriFlag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 2021Incumbent

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References

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  2. "Home". CONIFA. Retrieved 2021-10-17.
  3. "Members". CONIFA. Retrieved 2016-07-07.