History
The Seychelles Football Association was formed in 1941 [2] to oversee the running of competitions. The SFA’s referees’ commission was formed in 1953 and qualified referees were given certificates. Ahthime Hoareau was Seychelles’ first qualified referee in 1953 and he served on the referees’ commission for 30 years. [2]
On 12 April 1970, Seychelles' first men's national team participated in a friendly tournament held in Kenya. The country’s first stadium, Stade Populaire, was built in the 1970s. [3]
In 1980, Seychelles Football Association was renamed as the Seychelles Football Federation (SFF). [2]
In 1986, the SFF became a member of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) and Confederation of African Football (CAF). [2] The men's national team made their debut in the African Nations Cup in the same year.
In 1989, St Louis became the first team to represent Seychelles in African club competition. They exited in the first round of the African Champions Cup. [3]
In 2022, the women's national team entered the FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking for the first time under the Singaporean head coach Angeline Chua. [4] For a team to be ranked on the FIFA list, the team has to play a minimum of six international matches against ranked teams. On 4 April 2022, the Seychelles women's national team played its sixth international match in Singapore. [5]
On 11 September 2024, an agreement was signed by the managing director of Absa Bank Seychelles, Nazim Mahmood, and the chief executive of the Seychelles Football Federation, Dennis Rose. The two-year agreement will see Seychelles' top football division has been rebranded to Absa Premier League. [6]
In 2025, with the support of the world football's governing body, Seychelles made history as the smallest nation ever to host a FIFA tournament as the first African nation to host the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. [7]
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