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{{Short description|Governing body of association football in Republic of the Congo}}
{{About|the FA of the Republic of the Congo|the FA of the Democratic Republic of the Congo|Congolese Association Football Federation}}
{{National football association |
{{National football association |
Logo = Congo Republic FA.png |
Logo = Congo Republic FA.png |
Founded = 1962 |
Founded = 1962<ref>CAF and FIFA, ''50 years of African football - the DVD'', 2009</ref> |
FIFA affiliation = 1962 |
FIFA affiliation = 1964 |
Region = [[Confederation of African Football|CAF]] |
Region = [[Confederation of African Football|CAF]] |
Region affiliation = 1966 |
Region affiliation = 1965<ref>[[East African Standard]]. 20 November 1965.</ref> |
President = [[Jean-Michel M'Bono]] |
President = [[Jean Blaise Guy Mayolas]] |
Coach = [[Gaston Tchiangana]] |
Coach = [[Gaston Tchiangana]] |
}}
}}


The '''Fédération Congolaise de Football''' (FECOFOOT) is the governing body of [[Football (soccer)|football]] in the [[Republic of Congo]]. It was founded in 1962, affiliated to [[FIFA]] the same year and to [[Confederation of African Football|CAF]] in 1966. It organizes the national football league and the [[Congo national football team|national team]].
The '''Congolese Football Federation''' ({{lang-fr|Fédération Congolaise de Football, FECOFOOT}}) is the governing body of [[Football (soccer)|football]] in the [[Republic of Congo]]. It was founded in 1962, affiliated to [[FIFA]] in 1964 and to [[Confederation of African Football|CAF]] in 1966. It organizes the national football league and the [[Congo national football team|national team]].

==History==
Founded in 1962, the Congolese Football Federation was headed by thirteen presidents, some of whom, such as Sylvestre Mbongo and Thomas Gilbert Manckundia, have served several terms. It has experienced several crises that have led the Ministry of Sports to intervene and set up ad hoc committees.

Before 1962, Congolese football was run by two personalities who wrote some fine pages in its organization. Jacques Ndingahat, former president of the Brazzaville league from 1950 to 1955 who was responsible for organizing national competitions, and especially the famous Papa Odin, vice president of football of French Equatorial Africa, who played an important role in organizing Congolese football.

==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{Official website|http://www.fecofoot.cg/}}
*[http://fecofoot.com/] Fédération Congolaise de Football Official Site
*[http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=cgo/index.html Congo] at the FIFA website.
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070615031924/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=cgo/index.html Congo] at the FIFA website.
*[http://www.cafonline.com/association/congo Congo] at the CAF website.
*[http://www.cafonline.com/association/congo Congo] at the CAF website.


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[[Category:National members of the Confederation of African Football|Congo]]
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[[Category:Football in the Republic of the Congo]]
[[Category:Sports organizations established in 1962]]
[[Category:Sports organisations of the Republic of the Congo]]
[[Category:1962 establishments in the Republic of the Congo]]
[[Category:Association football governing bodies in Africa|Congo]]


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Latest revision as of 00:27, 2 November 2023

This article is about the FA of the Republic of the Congo. For the FA of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, see Congolese Association Football Federation.
Congolese Football Federation
CAF
Gegründet1962[1]
FIFA affiliation1964
CAF affiliation1965[2]
PresidentJean Blaise Guy Mayolas
Websitehttp://www.fecofoot.cg/

The Congolese Football Federation (French: Fédération Congolaise de Football, FECOFOOT) is the governing body of football in the Republic of Congo. It was founded in 1962, affiliated to FIFA in 1964 and to CAF in 1966. It organizes the national football league and the national team.

History

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Founded in 1962, the Congolese Football Federation was headed by thirteen presidents, some of whom, such as Sylvestre Mbongo and Thomas Gilbert Manckundia, have served several terms. It has experienced several crises that have led the Ministry of Sports to intervene and set up ad hoc committees.

Before 1962, Congolese football was run by two personalities who wrote some fine pages in its organization. Jacques Ndingahat, former president of the Brazzaville league from 1950 to 1955 who was responsible for organizing national competitions, and especially the famous Papa Odin, vice president of football of French Equatorial Africa, who played an important role in organizing Congolese football.

References

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  1. ^ CAF and FIFA, 50 years of African football - the DVD, 2009
  2. ^ East African Standard. 20 November 1965.
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