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==History==
The beginnings of Amputee football can be traced to Europe in the early 1900s.<ref>{{Cite web |title=HISTORY OF AMPUTEE FOOTBALL – World Ampute Football Federation |url=https://amputeefootball.org/history-of-amputee-football/ |access-date=2023-12-01 |language=en-GB}}</ref>The game which is played today, was created by Don Bennett, who was inspired from his accidental kick of
In 2023, [[Marcin Oleksy]] from [[Warta Poznań]], [[Poland]] became the first amputee footballer to win the [[FIFA Puskás Award]] for "most beautiful goal of the year" at [[The Best FIFA Football Awards 2022]] ceremony.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Summerscales |first=Robert |date=2023-02-12 |title=Polish Amputee Marcin Oleksy Wins 2022 FIFA Puskas Award |url=https://www.si.com/fannation/soccer/futbol/news/polish-amputee-marcin-oleksy-wins-2022-fifa-puskas-award |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230227224248/https://www.si.com/fannation/soccer/futbol/news/polish-amputee-marcin-oleksy-wins-2022-fifa-puskas-award |archive-date=2023-02-27 |access-date=2023-02-27 |website=FanNation}}</ref>
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==Around the world==
There are several amputee football associations around the world. A couple examples of this are the England Amputee Association and The Irish Amputee Football Association.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.irishamputeefootballassociation.com/ |title=Home |publisher=Irish Amputee Football Association |date=2015-12-07 |access-date=2016-02-18}}</ref> Each organization promotes the advancement of the sport and that it gains more recognition. The England Amputee Football Association states their main goal on their website as: "The England Amputee Football Association's aim is to provide all amputees, people with congenital limb deficiencies and persons with restricted use of limbs, with the opportunity to play football locally, nationally and internationally."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theeafa.co.uk/ |title=Home |publisher=Theeafa.co.uk |access-date=2016-02-18}}</ref>
==Members==
51 nations in 2024:<ref>{{cite web | url=https://amputeefootball.org/waffmembers/ | title=WAFF MEMBERS – World Ampute Football Federation }}</ref>
# Asia: 10
# Europe: 15
# North America: 5
# South America: 6
# Africa: 15
# Oceania: 0
==Main competitions==
=== Amputee Football World Cup ===
{{main|Amputee Football World Cup|2024 Women's Amputee Football World Cup}}
===European Amputee Football Championship===
{{main|European Amputee Football Championship}}
===African Amputee Football Cup of Nations===
{{main|African Amputee Football Cup of Nations}}
===Asian Amputee Football Championship===
{{main|Asian Amputee Football Cup of Nations}}
Source: 2022<ref>{{cite web | url=https://amputeefootball.org/asia/ | title=ASIA – World Ampute Football Federation }}</ref>
* West Asia Ranking: 1 {{IRI}}, 2 {{UZB}}, 3 {{IRQ}}, 4 {{PLE}}, 5 {{IND}}
* East Asia Ranking: 1 {{JPN}}, 2 {{INA}}
=== Other championships ===
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|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Volgograd]] ||Sep 24 – 30
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|{{flagicon|SLE}} [[Freetown]] ||February▼
||{{flag|Ghana}} ||{{flag|Liberia}} ||{{flag|Sierra Leone}}▼
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|2008 ||European Amputee Football Championship
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|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Warsaw]] ||Jun 24–25
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|2024 ||[[Amputee football at the 2023 African Para Games|1st African Para Games]]
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* [[Team Zaryen]]
* [[European Amputee Football Federation]]
* [[Powerchair Football]]
==References==
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==External links==
*{{official website|http://www.worldamputeefootball.com}}
* [https://www.usampsoccer.org/history-of-the-game History of Amputee Soccer] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210202012655/https://www.usampsoccer.org/history-of-the-game |date=2021-02-02 }}
{{Team Sport}}
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[[Category:Association football variants]]
[[Category:Amputee sports|football]]
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