In today's world, Egyptian Football Association has become a topic of great relevance and interest to a wide range of audiences. Both on a personal and professional level, Egyptian Football Association has been the subject of discussion and debate, generating all kinds of opinions and positions. With the advancement of society and technology, the role of Egyptian Football Association has taken on a new dimension, which has led to an increase in its importance and relevance in different aspects of daily life. In this article, we will explore the evolution of Egyptian Football Association, its impact on today's society, and the possible future prospects arising from its growing relevance.
CAF | |
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Short name | EFA |
Founded | 3 December 1921 |
Headquarters | Cairo |
FIFA affiliation | 1923 |
CAF affiliation | 1957 |
President | Gamal Allam |
Website | www |
The Egyptian Football Association (Arabic: الاتحاد المصري لكرة القدم) is the governing body of football in Egypt. A member of FIFA since 1923 and a founding member of CAF, the EFA has jurisdiction for the Egyptian football league system and is in charge of the men's and women's national teams. The EFA headquarters is located in Gezira, Cairo. The EFA organizes the semi-professional Egyptian Second Division alongside the lower regional leagues in the third and fourth level of the league system.
Christians comprise about 5-15% of Egypt's population, the majority of which are Coptic Orthodox Christians. Currently, there is no Christian representation on the national team. But previously there have been notable Christian stars as Hany Ramzy. Also, the coach of Egypt national football team has been usually Christian. In addition to that, almost all of the strongest clubs in Egypt have Christian players and foreign Christian coaches. There are also notable clubs owned by the richest Christian family in Egypt as El Gouna FC and ZED FC. Thus many think that these controversies don't exist because of the fact that the majority of coaches for top clubs are Christians , many clubs are owned by Christians , Christians have memberships in almost all Egyptian clubs, and many foreign Christian players play for the best clubs in Egypt.
Despite that, there have been complaints from the pro Christian group Coptic Solidarity filed to FIFA regarding the purposeful exclusion of Christians from the league, as well as their exclusion from Egypt's national team. A similar complaint was filled by Coptic Solidarity to the International Olympic Committee regarding the similar exclusion of Christians on Egypt's Olympic teams. The exclusions are cited as being systemic. But neither FIFA nor the IOC has taken action to investigate these complaints.