Yoruba Football Federation

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Yoruba Football Federation
Sport Football
Jurisdiction Yorubaland
AbbreviationYFF
Founded2020 (2020)
Affiliation ConIFA (2020)
Headquarters Onikan Stadium
ChairpersonS. Salako
SecretaryS. Enikanoniaye
Official website
www.yorubaff.org

The Yoruba Football Federation (YFF, Yoruba : Egbe Omo Agbabolu Ile yoruba), [1] is the governing body of football in Yorubaland. The association was established in 2020. The current Chairman and General Secretary is S Salako [2] [3] and S. Enikanoniaye respectively. It supervises the Yoruba national football team.

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