West African Football Union

Summary

West African Football Union is an international sport governing body^[1]. It draws 112 Wikipedia views per month (international_sport_governing_body category, ranking #55 of 247).^[2]

Key Facts

• West African Football Union was a member of Confederation of African Football^[3].
• West African Football Union's image is recorded as Africa-countries-WAFU-UFOA.png^[4].
• West African Football Union's instance of is recorded as international sport governing body^[5].
• West African Football Union's instance of is recorded as nonprofit organization^[6].
• West African Football Union's official language is recorded as English^[7].
• West African Football Union's official language is recorded as French^[8].
• West African Football Union's official language is recorded as Portuguese^[9].
• West African Football Union's child organization or unit is recorded as Federação Caboverdiana de Futebol^[10].
• West African Football Union's child organization or unit is recorded as Gambia Football Association^[11].
• West African Football Union's child organization or unit is recorded as Guinean Football Federation^[12].
• West African Football Union's child organization or unit is recorded as Federação de Futebol da Guiné-Bissau^[13].
• West African Football Union's child organization or unit is recorded as Liberia Football Association^[14].
• West African Football Union's child organization or unit is recorded as Mali Football Federation^[15].
• West African Football Union's child organization or unit is recorded as Fédération de Football de la Républic Islamique de Mauritanie^[16].
• West African Football Union's child organization or unit is recorded as Fédération Sénégalaise de Football^[17].
• West African Football Union's child organization or unit is recorded as Sierra Leone Football Association^[18].
• West African Football Union's child organization or unit is recorded as Fédération Béninoise de Football^[19].
• West African Football Union's child organization or unit is recorded as Fédération Burkinabé de Football^[20].
• West African Football Union's child organization or unit is recorded as Ghana Football Association^[21].
• West African Football Union's child organization or unit is recorded as Fédération Ivoirienne de Football^[22].
• West African Football Union's child organization or unit is recorded as Fédération Nigérienne de Football^[23].
• West African Football Union's child organization or unit is recorded as Nigeria Football Federation^[24].
• West African Football Union's child organization or unit is recorded as Fédération Togolaise de Football^[25].
• West African Football Union's part of is recorded as FIFA^[26].
• +1972-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of West African Football Union^[27].

Body

Founding

+1972-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of West African Football Union^[27].

Identity

Official names include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'West African Football Union'}^[28], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Union des Fédérations Ouest Africaines de Football'}^[29], and {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'União das Federações Oeste Africanas'}^[30]. Its part of is recorded as FIFA^[26]. Short names include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'WAFU'}^[31] and {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'UFOA'}^[32].

Operations

West African Football Union's parent organization or unit is recorded as Confederation of African Football^[33]. Subsidiaries include Federação Caboverdiana de Futebol^[10], an association football federation^[34], in Cape Verde^[35], founded in 1982^[36]; Gambia Football Association^[11], an association football federation^[37], in The Gambia^[38], founded in 1952^[39]; Guinean Football Federation^[12], an association football federation^[40], in Guinea^[41], founded in 1960^[42], headquartered in Conakry^[43]; Federação de Futebol da Guiné-Bissau^[13], an association football federation^[44], in Guinea-Bissau^[45], founded in 1974^[46]; Liberia Football Association^[14], an association football federation^[47], in Liberia^[48], founded in 1936^[49]; and Mali Football Federation^[15], an association football federation^[50], in Mali^[51], founded in 1960^[52].

Why It Matters

West African Football Union draws 112 Wikipedia views per month (international_sport_governing_body category, ranking #55 of 247).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[53] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[54]