Yemen Football Association
Football association in Yemen
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Yemen Football Association (Arabic: الاتحاد اليمني لكرة القدم) is the governing body of football in Yemen. The organisation joined FIFA in 1980 as the Yemen Arab Republic,[3] and was later united with People's Republic of South Yemen in 1990.
| AFC | |
|---|---|
| |
| Short name | YFA |
| Founded | 1962/1976[1] |
| Headquarters | Sanaa |
| FIFA affiliation | 1980 |
| AFC affiliation | 1980[2] |
| UAFA affiliation | 1978 |
| WAFF affiliation | 2009 |
| GFF affiliation | 2016 |
| President | Ahmed Saleh Al-Eissi |
| Vice-President | Hasan Bashanfar |
| General Secretary | Hamid Al-Shaibani |
| Website | http://www.yemenfa.co |
In 2005 the YFA was suspended by FIFA due to serious interference by political authorities in the internal affairs of the association, violating Article 17 of the FIFA Statutes.[4]
Former Presidents
- Ali Al Ashwal 1987–2000
- Mohammed Abdel-ilah Al Qadhi 2000–2006
- Ahmed Saleh Al-Eissi 2006–present
Association staff
| Name | Position | Source |
|---|---|---|
 Ahmed Saleh Al-Eissi |
President | [5][6] |
| Hasan Bashanfar |
Vice President | [7][8] |
| Abdulmoniam Sharhan |
2nd Vice President | [9] |
| Hamid Al Shaibani |
General Secretary | [10][11] |
| Mohamed Al-Tawel |
Treasurer | [12][13] |
| n/a | Technical Director | |
| Ahmed Al Dhrab |
Team Coach (Men's) | [14] |
| n/a | Team Coach (Women's) | |
| Moad Al-Khamese |
Media/Communications Manager | [15] |
| Labeb Al Mehde |
Futsal Coordinator | [16] |
| Gamal Al-Khwarabi |
Referee Coordinator | [17] |
