Football Federation of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania

Football Federation of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania
CAF
Founded1961[1]
LocationKsar, Mauritania
FIFA affiliation1970
CAF affiliation1974 (Provisional member)
1976
UAFA affiliation1989
PresidentAhmed Ould Abderrahmane
Vice-PresidentMoussa Khaïry (1st VP)
Ely Lekhdeiem (2nd VP)
Websitehttp://ffrim.org/

The Football Federation of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania (Arabic: اتحادية الجمهورية الإسلامية الموريتانية لكرة القدم; French: Fédération de football de la République islamique de Mauritanie, FFRIM) 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.

  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.