Fédération Sahraouie du Football

Fédération Sahraouie du Football
founding	1989
FIFA accession	not a member
CAF membership	not a member
National teams	Men's

The Fédération Sahraouie du Football ( Arabic الاتحاد الصحراوي لكرة القدم, DMG al-Ittiḥād aṣ-Ṣaḥrāwī li-kurat al-qadam , Spanish Federación Saharaui de Fútbol ) is the football association of the controversial Democratic Arab Republic of the Sahara .

He is neither a member of the African Football Association CAF nor of FIFA . For this reason, participation in international tournaments of the two associations is excluded. The association has been a full member of the Confederation of Independent Football Associations since 2013 .

The association was founded in 1989 and is based in El Aaiún . He has organized the annual Sahrawi Republic Cup since 2016 . Occasionally, clubs from the Western Sahara have played in Moroccan football leagues and taken part in cup competitions.

Individual evidence

1. ^ FSF History . Sahrawi Football Federation. Archived from the original on September 29, 2017. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 28, 2019. 
2. ↑ Asociaciones N - S (Níger - Somalilandia) ( es ) El AreA. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
3. ↑ Crossborder. RSSSF.com. Retrieved March 2, 2019.