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Football was first introduced to Africa in the early 1860s by Europeans, [4] due to the colonisation of Africa.The first recorded games were played in South Africa in 1862 between soldiers and civil servants and there were no established rules for the game at this time; [5]" Initially, there were various forms of playing the game, which included elements of both rugby and soccer.
Football was first introduced to Africa in the early 1860s by Europeans, [1] due to the colonisation of Africa.The first recorded games were played in South Africa in 1862 between soldiers and civil servants and there were no established rules for the game at this time; [2]" Initially, there were various forms of playing the game, which included elements of both rugby and soccer.
The oldest football (and oldest cricket) club in the Netherlands is Koninklijke UD from Deventer, founded in 1875 as a cricket club. [44] In 1894, the club founded an association football section. [45] Koninklijke HFC was the first Dutch rugby club, established on 15 September 1879 by the 14-year-old Pim Mulier, who first encountered the sport ...
It is the successor competition of the Gossage Cup, held 37 times from 1926 until 1966, and the East and Central African Senior Challenge Cup, held between 1967 and 1971. In August 2012, CECAFA signed a sponsorship deal worth US$ 450,000 with East African Breweries to have the cup renamed to the CECAFA Tusker Challenge Cup .
1.1 Early history (1932–1973) 1.2 The ... AmaZulu Football Club is a South African professional soccer club based in the city of Durban in ... One of the oldest ...
In 1921 the LFA became founding members of the Dublin based Football Association of Ireland. ^2 Not a UEFA member. ^3 Founded as the Football Association of Yugoslavia. ^4 Founded as the Sarajevo football subassociation of former Yugoslavia in 1920 but re-founded as the Football Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1992.
Oldest association football competition in Africa. 1921: Malaysia Cup: club trophy: 1921– southern champ, Singapore FA and the northern champ, Selangor FA: Association football: Malaysia: Oldest football competition in the ASEAN: 1921: Emperor's Cup: club trophy: Association football: Japan: 1923: Totty Cup: primary school tournament: post ...
FIFA recognised first internationals. International matches stated below are according to the FIFA official records since January 1872.; The matches listed below shouldn't always be the first international matches kept in the national football associations records, as FIFA keeps records for countries after being affiliated.