International Federation of American Football
Formation | 1998 |
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Headquarters | La Courneuve, France |
President | Tommy Wiking |
Website | http://www.ifaf.org/ |
International Federation of American Football (IFAF) is the international governing body of American football associations. Its headquarters are in La Courneuve, France, and its current president is Tommy Wiking. The IFAF oversees the IFAF World Championship of American Football, which is held every four years.
The current goals of the organization are (1) to be part of the international sporting community, (2) to be admitted into the General Association of International Sports Federation, (3) to be accepted by the International Olympic Committee, and (4) to participate in the World Games and Olympic Games.
Structure and organization
The IFAF recognizes, in their respective areas, the European Federation of American Football (EFAF), the Pan American Federation of American Football (PAFAF), the Asian Federation of American Football (AFAF), and the Oceania Federation of American Football (OFAF).
Member nations
- Egypt
- Morocco
- Nigeria
- Kenya
- Algeria
- Ivory Coast
Americas (20)
- Argentina
- Bahamas
- Brazil
- Canada
- Cayman Islands
- Chile
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
- Guatemala
- Honduras
- Mexico
- Nicaragua
- Panama
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Puerto Rico
- United States
- Uruguay
- Venezuela
Asia (9)
- India
- Japan
- Kuwait
- Mongolia
- Philippines
- Qatar
- Saudi Arabia
- South Korea
- Thailand
Europe (33)
- Austria
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Bulgaria
- Croatia
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Great Britain
- Greece
- Hungary
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Luxembourg
- Moldova
- Netherlands
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Russia
- Serbia
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Turkey
- Ukraine
Oceania (4)
- American Samoa
- Australia
- New Zealand
- Tonga
See also
- List of leagues of American and Canadian football
- NFL Europe
- IFAF Flag Football World Championship
References
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