Bahamas Football Association
CONCACAF | |
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Founded | 1967 |
Headquarters | Nassau |
FIFA affiliation | 1968 |
CONCACAF affiliation | 1981 |
President | Anton Sealey |
Website | bahamasfa |
The Bahamas Football Association (BFA), is the official
History
Football was introduced to The Bahamas by veterans returning to the island after World War I. Clubs from the island of New Providence arranged matches between themselves as well as playing against teams from visiting Naval ships and other vessels, which stopped in Nassau. In 1954 The Bahamas Amateur Football Association was organized with Brian Andrews, selected as the first President. Under the auspices of the BAFA, two leagues, the New Providence Sunday League and the New Providence Saturday League, developed. In 1967, the need for appropriate international membership became necessary as international matches became more frequent and the two leagues merged, forming the Bahamas Football Association.[1][2] The BFA became a member of FIFA in 1968[3] and joined CONCACAF in 1981.[4]
Caribbean Football Union corruption whistle blowers
In May 2011 the vice president of the Bahamas Football Association, Fred Lunn (now serving as BFA General Secretary), attended a meeting in
Bahamas-based newspaper The Tribune praised Sealey and Lunn for not accepting the envelope: "The attempted bribe was an insult to the whole Caribbean. Those seeking the Caribbean Football Federation's vote obviously saw its members as coming from poor island nations who would never have seen so much money as fell from the brown envelope that was offered them. Many proved to their tempters that poor they might be, but they had pride, they had integrity and although they might never see so much money again, under such tainted conditions they would never stoop so low as to pick it up. As was pointed out, $40,000 for the Caribbean's smaller islands would be the equivalent of several years' salary."[8]
Association staff
Name | Position | Source |
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Anton Sealey | President | [9][10] |
Anya James | Vice President | [11] |
Fred Lunn | General Secretary | [12][13] |
Soraya Toppin-Herbert | Director of Women's Football | [14] |
Bruce Carrell | Team Coach (Men's) | [15] |
Cherlindria Thompson | Team Coach (Women's) | [16] |
National Teams
Bahamas Men's Team
Formed when the BFA joined FIFA in 1968, the Bahamas national team, nicknamed the bahamian Slayersz or Baha Boyz) has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup as of the 2018 World Cup including when they voluntarily withdrew from the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers after playing in the first round.[17][18]
Coaches
- Randy Rogers (1987)
- Peter Wilson (1998–2000)
- Gary White (2000–2006)
- Neider dos Santos (2006–2010)
- Paul James (2011)
- Nesley Jean (2014)
- Dion Godet (2014–2018)
- Nesley Jean (2019–2022)
- Bruce Carrell (2022-present)
Bahamas Women's Team
The Bahamas women's national football team is the national women's football team of the Bahamas. It has never qualified for a World Cup.
Bahamas beach soccer team
The Bahamas national beach soccer team represents The Bahamas in international beach soccer competitions. Excluding their participation as the host nation for the 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, they have never qualified for a World Cup.[19]
References
- ^ "History". bahamasfa.net. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
- ^ "Bahamas - List of Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
- ^ "Bahamas". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 4 August 2007. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
- ^ "History". bahamasfa.net. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
- ^ "Bfa Chief: We Wanted No Part In Blatter'S Corruption". The Tribune. 3 June 2015. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
- ^ Kelso, Paul (12 October 2011). "Former Fifa vice-president Jack Warner is caught on tape offering 'gifts' of £25,000 to Caribbean delegates". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
- ^ Pagán Rivera, Esteban (30 May 2011). "Rompe el silencio Eric Labrador" (in Spanish). Primera Hora. Archived from the original on 13 December 2011. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
- ^ "Sir Jack Hayward praises BFA as 'whistleblower'". The Tribune. 1 June 2011. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
- ^ FIFA.com. "Member Association - Bahamas". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ^ "BAHAMAS". www.concacaf.com. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ^ FIFA.com. "Member Association - Bahamas". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ^ FIFA.com. "Member Association - Bahamas". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ^ "BAHAMAS". www.concacaf.com. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ^ "Bahamas Football Association Names Soraya Toppin-Herbert Director of Women's Football". Bahamas Football Association. 1 December 2021.
- ^ FIFA.com. "Member Association - Bahamas". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ^ FIFA.com. "Member Association - Bahamas". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ^ "Bahamas withdraws from World Cup qualifying". concacaf.com. CONCACAF. 19 August 2011. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
- ^ "Bahamas withdraw from 2014 World Cup qualifiers". fifa.com. FIFA. 22 August 2011. Archived from the original on 6 November 2011. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
- ^ "FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Bahamas 2017™". fifa.com. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
External links
- Official site
- Bahamas at FIFA site
- Bahamas at CONCACAF site