World Amputee Football Federation

World Amputee Football Federation
Founded1985 (1985)
HeadquartersWarsaw, Poland
FIFA affiliation2002 (2002)
PresidentArif Umit Uzturk
Vice-President
  • Celeste Tchiama
  • Mateusz Widlak
Websiteamputeefootball.org

The World Amputee Football Federation (WAFF) is the sport governing body responsible for the administration of amputee football associations worldwide.

By 1985 the first world amputee football federation was established as Amputee Soccer International through efforts of Bill Barry with the assistance of Don Bennett and other members of the Seattle Seattle Handicapped Sports and Recreation Association (SHSRA). On December 8, 1998 International Amputee Football Federation was formed. In November 2003 World Amputee Football Federation becomes new global governing body.

WAFF is responsible for the organization of the Men and Women's Amputee World Cup.

WAFF mission is "to include and support people with amputations or limb defects, increase their access to amputee football opportunities, and use soccer to improve their quality of life".

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