THE deputy chairperson of the SA Football Association’s technical committee, Jacob “Buddha” Mathathe and 1996 Nigeria Olympic winner, Victor Ikpeba, will form part of the International Football Association (IFA7), a seven-a-side event, which will be launched in Cape Town on 18 December
They will be joined by other prominent members of the football community who will attend the event.
The launch will showcase teams that will be participating in 2022 Men’s 7v7 World Championship in Manta, Ecuador July next year.
IFA7 South Africa will be hosting a series of Indabas nationwide next year, and that will include certification courses, as well as workshops aimed at kick-starting 7v7 football initiatives nationwide.
This will include 7v7 football tournaments, high performance clinics and school leagues.
The International Football Association is the only football organisation that operates via a co-existence agreement with Fifa.
Since the inception of the IFA7 in 2015, it has grown to a current base of 29 country members globally.
Most of the African executive board members are also currently executive members of their respective country’s Football Associations.