Zanzibar Football Association

The Zanzibar Football Association ( ZFA ) is the governing body of football in Zanzibar, one of the two autonomous part of Tanzania States.

The association is a member of the Council for East and Central Africa Football Association ( CECAFA ) and, since 2004, the Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF ) since 2000.

History

Zanzibar has one of the oldest football traditions of Africa. In 1926 the association was founded. At this time, Zanzibar was still a British colony, but indirectly ruled by the Sultan of Zanzibar. At that time the football enjoyed a promotion by both the British and by the maniacs. After the socialist revolution in 1963 and the final declaration of independence from the British Crown in 1964 the government of Tanzania was created from the merger of Tanganyika and Zanzibar.

FIFA

Due to the intensive efforts of the ZFA, especially Ali Tamim, Haroum Ali Saleman and Farouq Karim, it is up to 2005 managed the membership of the International Football Federation (FIFA ) to get a little closer, which, however, in 2005 a membership excluded.

National

The Association represents the Zanzibar national football team on its own national team. Additionally, players are eligible to play in the common Tanzanian national football team, but not in the Tanzanian national football team of the mainland.