Antigua and Barbuda Football Association

Antigua and Barbuda Football Association
CONCACAF
Founded 1928
FIFA affiliation 1970
CONCACAF affiliation between 1961 and 1973[1] [2]
President Everton 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.

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."[4]

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. ↑ http://www.antiguaobserver.com/abfa-improving-coaching-skills/
  4. ↑ "FIFA Approves the ARG". ABFA. Archived from the original on 2008-09-20. Retrieved 2008-07-06.


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