Football Federation of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania

Football Federation of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania

Fédération de Football de la République Islamique de Mauritanie

اتحاد الجمهورية الإسلامية الموريتانية كرة القدم
Sport Football
Futsal
Beach football
Jurisdiction Mauritania
Abbreviation FFRIM
Founded 1961 (1961)
Affiliation FIFA (1970)
CAF
(1974 (Provisional member), 1976)[1]
UAFA (1989)
Headquarters Ksar, Mauritania
President Ahmed Ould Abderrahmane
Vice president Moussa Khaïry (1st VP)
Ely Lekhdeiem (2nd VP)
Secretary Massa Diarra
Official website
ffrim.org
Mauritania

The Football Federation of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania (FFRIM) (French: Fédération de Football de la République Islamique de Mauritanie; Arabic: اتحاد الجمهورية الإسلامية الموريتانية لكرة القدم) is the governing body of football in Mauritania.[2] It was founded in 1961, affiliated to FIFA in 1970 and to CAF in 1976. It organizes the national football league and the national team.

References

  1. CAF and FIFA, 50 years of African football - the DVD, 2009
  2. Omar Almasri. "Mauritania's big football plans - Football". Al Jazeera English. Retrieved 2013-12-03.


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