Kiribati Islands Football Federation

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Kiribati Islands Football Federation
OFC
Kiribati Football Association.svg
Short nameKIFF
Founded1980;44 years ago (1980)
Headquarters South Tarawa
FIFA affiliationN/A
OFC affiliation2007 (associate member) [1]
ConIFA affiliationMay 2016
Website https://kiribatifootball.wordpress.com/

The Kiribati Islands Football Association, formerly the Kiribati Islands Football Federation, is the governing body of football in Kiribati, established in 1980. It organises the nation's football league, the Kiribati National Championship, as well as controlling national men's, women's and futsal teams. [2]

Contents

KIFA became a member of the Confederation of Independent Football Associations in ConIFA on May 6, 2016. [3]

Staff

PositionName
PresidentTBD [4]
Vice presidentTiaontin Enari
General secretaryTenea Atera
Assistant secretaryKaotitaake Rakoroa
TreasurerNavahine Pine
Assistant treasurerAren Tebau
Coaches' chairmanPine Iosefa
Referees' chairmanKautotoki Matia

Tournaments

The KIFA organises the Kiribati football league in which clubs from all over the nation play each other.

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References

  1. "Activity Report for 2007". Kiribati Islands Football Association.
  2. "Unusual jobs in football: Technical director of the Kiribati Islands FA". Total Football Magazine. Retrieved 2013-12-09.
  3. "Kiribati". Archived from the original on 2017-10-07. Retrieved 2017-10-03.
  4. OFCMedia4. "OFC MOURNS THE PASSING OF KIRIBATI ISLANDS FA PRESIDENT". Oceania Football. Retrieved 10 August 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)