Antigua and Barbuda Football Association

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Antigua and Barbuda Football Association
CONCACAF
Antigua & Barbuda Football Association 2.jpg
Short nameabfa
Founded1928
Headquarters Saint John's
FIFA affiliation1970
CONCACAF affiliationbetween 1961 and 1973 [1] [2]
PresidentEverton Gonsalves
Website http://antiguafootball.com/

The Antigua and Barbuda Football Association is the governing body of football in Antigua and Barbuda. [3] They control the Antigua and Barbuda national football team.

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Association staff

NamePositionSource
Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg Everton Gonsalves President [4] [5]
Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg Michael Carr Vice-president [4]
Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg Gregory Kenderson 2nd Vice-president [4]
Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg Daryl Michael 3rd Vice-president [4]
Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg Gwendolyn Salmon 4th Vice-president [4]
Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg Rohan Hector General secretary [4] [5]
Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg Daryl Michael Treasurer [4]
n/aTechnical director
Flag of England.svg Tom Curtis Team coach (men's) [4]
Flag of the United States.svg Lisa Cole Team coach (women's) [4]
Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg Troy Gibson Media/communications manager [4]
Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg Sean Samuel Futsal Coordinator [4]
Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg Rolston James Referee coordinator [4]

Competitions

The ABFA oversees the administration of Antigua and Barbuda's football leagues; the Premier Division, First Division, Second Division and the Female Division as well as the Antigua and Barbuda FA Cup.

National Stadium

The ABFA's official national stadium is the Antigua Recreation Ground which have recently been approved to host World Cup 2010 qualifying matches. An attempt to have the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium approved for matches was rebuffed due to "ongoing works." [6]

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References

  1. ↑ CONCACAF was founded in 1961.
  2. ↑ "Abrahams likely to head CONCACAF". Kingston Gleaner in newspaperarchive.com. 13 February 1973.
    "The Caribbean CONCACAF members are Jamaica, Antigua, Bahamas, Barbados, Cuba, Haiti, Netherland Antilles, Puerto Rico, Surinam, Trinidad and the Dominican Republic."
  3. ↑ "ABFA improving coaching skills | Antigua Observer Newspaper". www.antiguaobserver.com. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 FIFA.com. "Member Association - Antigua and Barbuda". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  5. 1 2 "ANTIGUA and BARBUDA". Concacaf. 7 March 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  6. ↑ "FIFA Approves the ARG". ABFA. Archived from the original on 20 September 2008. Retrieved 6 July 2008.


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