The Yoruba national football team[1] was founded as a football team for the Yoruba[2] people internationally. The Yoruba Football Federation was admitted[3] into second world organization[4] organizing a football cup aside from FIFA, the CONIFA Confederation of independent football association in October, 2020.[5] The Yoruba Football Federation is not a member of FIFA, CAF or WAFU therefore it can't play any games organised by these organizations.
| Nickname(s) | Yorùbá Leopard | |
|---|---|---|
| Association | Yoruba Football Federation | |
| Confederation | ConIFA | |
| Sub-confederation | ConIFA Africa | |
| Home stadium | Onikan Stadium | |
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| First international | ||
 Yorùbá 1–1 Matabeleland  (Johannesburg, South Africa; 21 May 2022) | ||
| Biggest win | ||
| None | ||
| Biggest defeat | ||
 Biafra 1–0 Yorùbá (Johannesburg, South Africa; 23 May 2022) | ||
| Website | https://yorubaff.org | |
History
editThe Yoruba Football Federation came into existence 1 September 2020 with grounds at Onikan Stadium Yorubaland. The Yoruba are a great footballing nation both as players and supporters, the presence of Yoruba footballers allows the Yoruba to grow and celebrate its own.
In October 2020 the Yoruba Football Federation was admitted into the Confederation of Independent Football Associations (CONIFA). CONIFA is the football federations for all associations outside of FIFA.[6]
Yoruba Nation debuted at the 2022 African Cup, where they finished 3rd, drawing Matebeleland 1-1 but losing to Biafra 1-0.
Colours and logo
editThe official colours of the Yoruba national football team are green, red, black and white, like the Yoruba Flag.
The meaning of the shirt colours is as follows: "Red represents the blood of the martyrs shed in the various struggle of the Yoruba wars from ancient history, through the Fulani invasions to the Operation Wetie, the Agbekoya revolt and the June 12 uprising, among others. Black represents the colour of the black man's skin. The Yoruba represent the largest collection of any ethnic group of the black race anywhere in the world. We are the shining beacon for all black people all over the world."
References
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- ^ "ILANA OMO OODUA TAKES YORUBA FOOTBALL TO CONIFA WORLD CUP! – Ìlànà Ọmọ Oòduà". Retrieved 2021-09-03.
- ^ Cañete, Daniel (2020-11-11). "FUTBOL NO FIFA - Daniel Cañete: Biafra y Yoruba nuevos miembros de CONIFA - Biafra and Yoruba new members of CONIFA". FUTBOL NO FIFA - Daniel Cañete. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
- ^ "Yoruba Nation And Its Alliance In Nigeria Under NINAS". NaijaWorld. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
- ^ "Yoruba". CONIFA. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
- ^ "Yoruba". CONIFA. Retrieved 2021-07-30.