Windward Islands Football Association

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Windward Islands Football Association
TypeSports organization
Region served
Windward Islands
Membership
4 member associations
President
Venold Coombs [1]
General Secretary
Trevor Heath [2]

Windward Islands Football Association (WIFA) is an association of the football playing nations in Windward Islands. [3] [4]

It is affiliated to CFU.

Its main tournament is the Windward Islands Tournament. [5] [6]

It has 4 members: [7]

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