The Kiribati Islands Football Association , formerly the Kiribati Islands Football Federation , is the governing body of football in Kiribati , established in 1980. It organises the nation's football league, the Kiribati National Championship , as well as controlling national men's , women's and futsal teams.
3-649: KIFA became a member of the Confederation of Independent Football Associations in ConIFA on May 6, 2016. This article about an association football -related organization is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Republic of Kiribati -related article about sports in Kiribati is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Confederation of Independent Football Associations The Confederation of Independent Football Associations ( CONIFA )
6-515: Is the international governing body for association football teams that are not affiliated with FIFA . All members of CONIFA are encouraged to invest in women's football in their communities, and to create female national selections to play and compete against other CONIFA members. CONIFA's first ever official women's football match took place on 10 November 2018 in Northern Cyprus, with Sápmi ladies beating their Northern Cyprus hosts 4–0 in
9-508: The Women's Friendship Cup. CONIFA announced their first Women's World Football Cup on 31 January 2021, to be hosted by Székely Land between 23 and 30 June 2021 and involve 6 teams. CONIFA expressly uses the term "members" rather than "countries" or "states". A football association may be eligible to apply for membership of CONIFA if it, or the entity (ethnic and/or linguistic minority, indigenous group, cultural organization, territory) it represents,
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