Conifa Asia

27/08/2026

The Confederation of Independent Football Associations returns to , this time for the much-awaited third edition of the CONIFA Women's World Football Cup! ⚽🏆

Mark your calendars!

🗓️ 28 May - 5 June 2027
🥅 Walsall, West Midlands, United Kingdom

Conifa Asia is delighted to have one of its newest member associations to be the excellent host of the , the Khalistan FA.

Visit their website to follow their journey, as they prepare to organize and host one of CONIFA's biggest events.

https://www.khalistanfootballassociation.com

We invite companies and media whose vision for a peaceful and more humane world aligns with CONIFA's values to support the WWFC2027.

Contact | CONIFA https://share.google/NIaI87acQYms09IRQ

Media accreditation, CONIFA Women WFC2027
https://simplesignup.se/event/238587



Conifa Europe
Conifa Africa
CONIFA Oceania
Tamileelam F.A.
Hmong Futbol Federation
Hmong Women Futbol Federation
Tnsa Dharamsala
Rojava National Team منتخب روج افا
Hawaiian Football
FA Sápmi
Székelyföld Labdarúgó Egyesület

25/05/2026

𝐀 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐈𝐅𝐀.

Aria Rashid has been appointed President of Rojava FA, becoming the first female member association president in CONIFA’s history. 👏🦅

Rojava FA is one of the newest members of CONIFA Asia, and this appointment marks a meaningful step forward for gender equality in football governance — in line with UN SDG 5.

In her own words:

“𝙁𝙤𝙧 𝙢𝙚, 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙞𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙤𝙣𝙡𝙮 𝙖 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙖𝙡𝙨𝙤 𝙖𝙣 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙥 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙧𝙚𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙬𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙣 𝙞𝙣 𝙛𝙤𝙤𝙩𝙗𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙨 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨. 𝙄 𝙝𝙤𝙥𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙜𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙜 𝙜𝙞𝙧𝙡𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙥𝙖𝙩𝙚, 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙙, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙖 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙧 𝙫𝙤𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙤𝙧𝙜𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙯𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙪𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚.” ⚽🤍

𝐀𝐫𝐢𝐚 𝐑𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐝
President, Rojava National Team منتخب روج افا

We celebrate this moment with Aria and the Rojava FA. The game is stronger when more voices lead it.



Confederation of Independent Football Associations
Conifa Europe
Conifa Africa

22/05/2026

A year of milestones for CONIFA Asia & Oceania.

In July 2025, the second CONIFA Men’s Asia Cup in London marked a historic first — bringing the Confederation of Independent Football Associations and a FIFA member association into collaboration for the first time.

Three new member associations joined our confederation this year: the Syrian Kurds, the Palestinian Refugees, and Khalistan — communities representing tens of millions of people finding their place in the global sport ecosystem for the first time.

We are working to welcome the Kurdistan Region back into CONIFA — nine million people, the largest stateless nation in the world, and a proud footballing culture that deserves representation.

At the CONIFA Asia Cup London, the flag of East Turkistan was raised on an international sports platform for the first time in history. Eight months later, a Uyghur footballer who competed in London signed with a club in the Singapore Premier League — the first professional transfer for East Turkistan and for CONIFA. Forty million people, represented on a pitch, and now on a contract.

This year also brought formal recognition of something that had been developing within CONIFA Asia for some time: the voice we are giving to refugees, who remain largely invisible in the normative sport world. At the CONIFA AGM in Northern Cyprus in April 2026, CONIFA established a new membership category for refugee football associations.

The work continues. For the people. For the game.



Tamileelam F.A.
East Turkistan FA
Tnsa Dharamsala
Hmong Futbol Federation
Kıbrıs Türk Futbol Federasyonu
Conifa Europe
Conifa Africa

22/04/2026

17 April 2026, , Northern Cyprus, JOINT DINNER — a stunning representation of Asia and Europe at the annual gathering of the Confederation of Independent Football Associations member associations and membership applicants, hosted by the Kıbrıs Türk Futbol Federasyonu.

With Conifa Europe

16/04/2026

Your CONIFA Global and Continental leaders

CONIFA aims to build bridges between people, nations, minorities and isolated regions all over the world through friendship, culture and the joy of playing football. CONIFA works for the development of affiliated members and is committed to fair play and the eradication of racism.

02/03/2026

18/02/2026

Confederation of Independent Football Associations’ breakthrough of a member association transferring a player to a FIFA league comes from a Conifa Asia FA: the East Turkistan FA!!! We are so proud of ETFA and Abdushukur Abuduryim!! Congratulations!!! 👏👏👏

Proudly announcing………
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13/02/2026

𝐀 𝐠𝐢𝐟𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 ❤️ 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 Conifa Asia

Here is a collection of the finest moments from the CONIFA Asia Cup London, held from July 1 to 4, 2025. This event marked a significant milestone in bridging the gap between the Confederation of Independent Football Associations and .

Surrey FA referees officiated the , sanctioned by The Football Association and featured teams from the Tamil Eelam, East Turkistan, and Tibet diaspora.

Their footballers came from 35 communities in Europe, Asia, and North America, converging in London to compete with all their grit and might for the continental championship title and to represent their nations on the international stage.

The CONIFA Asia Cup (2023 in and 2025 in ), organized by CONIFA Asia & Oceania and hosted in 2025 by back-to-back champions Tamil Eelam FA, has provided an international platform for nations that are in existing sport-governing structures.

Football through has provided them the opportunity to break barriers, gain international visibility, and advocate for their and very existence through a powerful tool for — .

Attached is the PDF version of the CONIFA Asia Cup London digital magazine, created with the help of HashTag Digital Media.

It is a primary source of information on and can serve as a key reference for and .

Please click ▶️ to play the audio and view the visual recordings embedded in the digital magazine, and enjoy the read!

Tamileelam F.A., East Turkistan FA, Tnsa Dharamsala, Hmong Futbol Federation, Conifa Europe, Conifa Africa, CONIFA Oceania