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Union of Arab Football Associations

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Formation
  
1974

President
  
Mohamed Raouraoua

Type of business
  
Sports organization

Founded
  
1974, Tripoli, Libya

Headquarters
  
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia


Membership
  
22 members Algeria Bahrain Comoros Djibouti Egypt Iraq Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Libya Mauritania Morocco Oman Palestine Qatar Saudi Arabia Somalia Sudan Syria Tunisia United Arab Emirates Yemen

Website
  
http://www.uafaonline.com

Official languages
  
Arabic Language, English language, French language

The Union of Arab Football Associations (Arabic: الاتحاد العربي لكرة القدم‎‎; French: Union des associations de football arabe), officially abbreviated as UAFA, is the governing body of football in the Arab League.

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History

The Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA) was established in 1974 in Tripoli, Libya. In 1976, a general assembly was held in Damascus, Syria, and the football association headquarters were transferred to their present seat in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Presidents

Mohamed Raouraoua is announced a new president of UAFA.

  • 1974 - 1999: Faisal bin Fahd
  • 1999 - 2011: Sultan bin Fahd
  • 2011 - 2014: Nawaf bin Faisal
  • 2014 - 0000: Mohamed Raouraoua

    • Current members

    All UAFA members from the Asian Football Confederation are also members of the West Asian Football Federation (WAFF). All WAFF and Union of North African Football Federations (UNAF) members are UAFA members.

    FIFA World Cup participation

    Legend

    References

    Union of Arab Football Associations Wikipedia
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