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ENGLAND AMPUTEE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION
NEWS:
Do you know anything about amputee football that we don't? Announcements, meetings, new clubs. if you think it will help amputee football in England or Great Britain then send us an email and we will include it in this page.
NEW for 2010: Support EAFA using our online donation facility:
Ever wanted to donate & support EAFA but didn't know how? EAFA has just gone live with an online giving site courtesy of everyclick.com. It couldn't be easier, visit our hompage at www.everyclick.com/amputeefootball (or click here) and follow the simple donation instructions. While you are there read about all the hard work others have been doing to support the charity, or set up your own sponsored event on our behalf. Thanks for your support.
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23aug10: EAFA - East Anglia Amputee Football Announcement:
EAFA would like to thank the outgoing East Anglia region rep for his work. After just a short time in the job he has taken the decision to cease his involvement in the sport and his work with EAFA.
We would lke to reassure all those affected in the region that they will still be able to find footballing opportunities at local disability clubs and through their County FA & their Centre of Excellence programs, dependent on age. More importantly you will still be able to compete in next seasons England Amputee Football League meetings and represent your region.
Anyone with any interest in starting the game or with any questions about ongoing projects should contact EAFA's Football Development Officer via the contact page of this site for further information.
02aug10: World Cup group draw announced:
Great Britain Amputee Football have a demanding route to the final and will certainly earn any honours they receive following the draw made in Argentina yesterday.
Group A: Argentina, Ukraine, France, Japan, Haiti.
Group B: Uzbekistan, Brazil, Iran, Nigeria.
Group C: Turkey, El Salvador, Ghana, Liberia, Algeria.
Group D: Russia, Great Britain, Angola, Sierra Leone.
Top 2 go through from each group, A play C and B play D in the 2nd phase, with semi's and finals to follow.
30jul10: Great Britain Amputee Football, confirm WC entry:
It has gone right down to the wire for EAFA to confirm GBAF's entry at the 2010 WAFF World Cup. Thankfully we can announce that the team will be there and looking to improve on 2007's disappointing result.
The team still desperately need funds to ensure the preparation can be as good as it needs to be to take on the rest of the world elite, so if you can help please do. Thanks to those who have supported us and got us to this point.
15jul10: Important County FA news for all young amputees:
Great news for all young amputees & those with limb deficiencies aspiring to play football. This season sees the County Football Associations looking to include amputees in specific Under 14 & Under 18 age groups at their CFA Centres of Excellence. This should mean access to quality coaching in every region across England for amputees between September and May and should provide a genuine player pathway to county level and beyond. Trial sessions will be starting soon and anyone wishing to attend should contact their local CFA Disability Officer. Follow the link to find your nearest CFA.click here
05jul10: EAFA / GBAF World Cup booklet, Royle Publishing:
Following the Takeda Cup International games and the media coverage surrounding the event, Tom Ansbro of Royle Publishing based in Burnley Lancs, has offered his company's assistance in producing a World Cup booklet to help raise funds for the team to cover it's expenses and raise the profile of the sport further.
Thanks to everyone who is offering their support to the production of this booklet and contributing to the GBAF's efforts. For further information contact Tom atinfo@roylepublishing.co.ukor visit him atwww.roylepublishing.co.uk
07jun10: GBAF v France, Takeda Cup games:
Great Britain Amputee Football played the French National team at Woodley Sports Stadium on the 5th & 6th June for the Takeda Cup.
GBAF ran out comfortable winners on the Saturday in a 10-0 display of dominating football. On Sunday, France upped their game to get on the score sheet with some fine counter-attacking football, but still lost 3-1 on the day.
EAFA would like to express its thanks to everyone who turned out to support the teams over the weekend and those who made the event possible, especially Takeda UK, Sainsburys, Interaction PR, Umbro and Woodley Stadium.
With appearances on regional news and the BBC's 'One Show' great steps forward were made in getting amputee football in to the homes of the nation.
Further news & video clips will appear on the GBAF page of the site over the coming weeks and donations to support the team to WC2010 in Argentina can be made online following the link above.
01jun10: GBAF v France international , Takeda Cup:
This coming saturday (5th june) Great Britain Amputee Football will host the French national team and compete for the 'Takeda Cup' in a World Cup warm up game at Woodley Sports Stadium, Stockport, Manchester. The day is shaping up to be the greatest amputee football spectacle that the country has ever seen.
The event is also about raising awareness of our great sport and hopefully raising some much needed funds to enable the team to compete in the WAFF World Cup to be held in Argentina in October this year.
The days events get underway at 1300hrs with a U12's pan-disability game between Manchester United & Everton, followed by the main event kicking off about 1345hrs at:
Woodley Sports Stadium, Lambeth Grove, Woodley, Stockport, SK6 1QX.
Entry is free, donations are welcome and all monies collected will go towards sending the squad to the World Cup. All the seating has been pre-allocated so standing room only on the day. We hope to see you there.
17may10: The LA Cup:
The EAFA supported LA Cup featured teams from London, East Anglia & Manchester. The day, held at Chelsea FC's Cobham training facility, was a great success and featured many new players & those making their competitive debuts.
The round robin format saw London Amputees & Manchester (United) Amputee FC playing off for the top spot for the 3rd year running, with MAFC winning a close game 3-1 by the final whistle.
There were many stand out moments during the day's play, the country's top two keepers were in fine form, and the outfield players were looking to shine and catch the eye of the national selectors in the run up to the GBAF international versus France in June.
A massive thanks goes out to Rob of Chelsea & Dean from the Limbless Association for making the day happen. We look forward to next year's Cup and more teams being involved.
12may10: EAFA League meeting 3, the 'LA Cup'
This Sunday, 16th May, the Limbless Association host the LA Cup. The annual Amputee Football Trophy competition will be held at Chelsea FC's training ground, 64 Stoke Rd, Stoke D'Abernon, Cobham, Surrey KT11 3PT.
All are welcome to come and watch or join a team for the day.
Manchester Amputee FC are aiming for their 3rd success in a row, but if it is anything like last year they will be pushed all the way by the London team, and the newly formed East Anglia team cannot be underestimated.
Whatever happens it promises to be a great day. The fun kicks off at 2pm, players should be there for 1pm.
04may10: GBAF v AFFA Provisional squad announced:
GBAF has just announced the provisional squad for the upcoming 'Takeda Cup' games against France on the 5th & 6th June at Woodley Sports Stadium in Stockport, Manchester.
Congratulations to those selected, the squad list is available to view on the GBAF page of the website (click here), the main squad will be announced after the LA Cup competition weekend on the 17th May.
19apr10: EAFL Cambridge:
The EAFA drop-in league held its second meeting in Cambridge with great success. On a beautiful sunny day at Comberton Sports College, Team Anglia made their debut in competitive football and pushed the experienced Manchester AFC to a close result. MAFC ran out winners with an extra time goal from their young international Martin 'Biscuits' Heald.
Team Anglia manager & event organiser Simon Johnston, was delighted with how the day went and is looking to push the sport further throughout the region and increase participation in time for the LA Cup next month in London.
A big thank you goes to Cambridge FA for hosting the EAFL, we look forward to returning next season.
14apr10: Takeda UK sponsor EAFA / GBAF:
Takeda UK have offered their kind support to EAFA & GBAF and will sponsor the June International games between Great Britain and France amputee football teams.
For further details follow the link to Takeda UK's website: click here
01apr10: EAFA Drop-in Football League Meeting:
Following the sucess of the first EAFA regional limbless football league meeting in Sheffield last month, the next session is to be hosted by Cambridge FA on SATURDAY 17th APRIL 12-3pm Comberton Village College.
Simon Johnston East Anglia EAFA Rep is looking forward to debuting his newly formed East Anglia team at his home event. To join in or further info please contact him via the links page.
The EAFL is a 'drop-in' league so anyone wishing to participate is welcome to come along on the day and we can place you in a team for the session and the rest of the season (if you enjoy it!).
01feb10: EAFA Amputee Football Development Sessions:
EAFA, in association with its regional partners, will be holding a series of development days across the country. These sessions are open to anyone with a limb disorder or amputation of any form. See the 'Fixtures' page for dates, times & venues.
The first EAFA development session of 2010 will be held in East Anglia, hosted by 'Team Anglia' on 06th March.click here for further details
The Norfolk Amputee session that was planned for February was cancelled due to adverse weather conditions and has been rescheduled for June. Please keep checking our fixtures page for details.
01feb10: EAFA League & Cup Launches Soon:
EAFA hae just announced the highly anticipated launch of the Amputee Football League. March, April & June will see the league being played in Sheffield, Cambridge & Birmingham. May will see the teams compete for the LA Cup in Cobham at Chelsea's training complex.
Please visit the 'Fixtures' page for further details.
18jan10: Upper Limb Loss Info:
For those with upper limb amputations & deficiencies you can now see a video clip of GBAF's Goalkeepers in action on our 'Youtube' page. Although at international level you would be restricted to being a goalkeeper, when the EAFA Amputee League launches in February this year you are welcome to play any position you like. So come along and give it a go.
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NEWS from 2009
01dec09: European Development News: Germany:
UPDATE: see footage of this trip on our 'youtube clips' page: click here.
EAFA & Manchester Amputee Football Club players were guests of the first German Amputee football Team at their second ever training weekend over the 28th & 29th November, in the city of Stuttgart. The German team had 11 players for the sessions, and played a series of games both against and with the English players to develop technique & awareness of the sport. Team organiser, Lothar Schacke, now aims to take the development sessions around Germany to increase participation and provide playing opportunites. To contact him please go to the links page of www.theEAFA.co.uk
EAFA would like to thank our hosts for a great weekend & we look forward to welcoming them to England for a return fixture in the near future.
23nov09: Argentinian 'Brotherhood Cup' kicks off:
For the next week, the Argentinian Amputee football Club 'Club Crespo' host Brazil, El Slavador & Ghana to play for the 'Brotherhood Cup' in what is expected to be a trial for the hosting of next years World Cup. For results and further info please visit the hosts site from the EAFA links page. click here
UPDATE:
Results: 1st, Brazil. 2nd, Argentina. 3rd, El Salvador. 4th, Ghana.
16nov09: Amputee Footballer wins well deserved Sports Award.
An amputee footballer has been honoured at the Lancashire Sports Awards ceremony in Blackpool. To see who it was and what he won, please follow the press link at the bottom of this page.
29oct09: 'Behind the Scenes with GBAF' video diaries.
The Guardian's John Domokos spent a few days with GBAF recently. You can see video footage of what he discovered about amputee football and the realities facing the team, by following the link at the bottom of this page.
28oct09: EAFA development news: East Anglia team?
Great news for all potential players in East Anglia. EAFA are linking in with a regional contact that will hopefully increase participation and lead to a new team in the area. For the time being, people wishing to find out whats happening should email fdo@theEAFA.co.uk and we will forward your details on.
15oct09: World Cup 2009 Cancelled!
GBAF are in a state of shock after the WC09 was cancelled with less than 4 weeks to go.
EAFA reported that it was in doubt last week, and it seems that the Brazilian organisation couldn't secure the necessary funding to host the competition in the short time left after the town of Nova Friburgo pulled out.
GB Head coach, Adam Temple said 'We're all gutted, after all the hard work that's gone in over the past year from everyone, from players to fundraisers. We need to make sure that we now plan for the future, and use the funds that we've raised wisely and make sure the squad gets some competitive international football, if possible.'
The World Amputee Football Federation has yet to release a statement on it's website, or indicate what lies ahead for the sport after this disappointing episode.
10oct09: World Cup 2009 in doubt!
EAFA sadly has to report that the Brazilian town of Nova Friburgo has now withdrawn their pledge to fund the Amputee World Cup 2009, a mere 4 weeks before the event was due to take place.
Details are unclear as to what will happen, but it is believed that alternatives are being looked at by the host organisation. GBAF are still committed to playing competitive football this year and are hoping a quick solution can be found.
19sept09: MP helps the GBAF fundraising cause.
David Borrow, Labour MP for South Ribble, kindly organised for the team to collect outside McDonlalds in Leyland. The event surpassed everyone's expectations thanks to the generosity of the people of Leyland.
For further details & pictures click here and visit David's website.
july09: GBAF announce new teamwear supplier.
Great Britain Amputee Football are happy to announce that sportswear manufacturer Umbro are to provide playing and teamwear for the 09/10 season. You can view the Umbro teamwear range by clicking here.
13july09: WAFF World cup 2009, Brazil.
The WAFF world cup that was scheduled to be played in Brazil in early September has been postponed until November. The hosts quickly notified the participating teams, with the local authorities citing the current swine flu pandemic as the reason for the delay. The new dates for the competition will be 08-18 november 09.
12july09: LA Football Cup, Feltham Community College, London.
The Limbless Association hosted its annual cup competition at Feltham Community College, 1-4pm on the 12 july 2009.
It was a great afternoon of football with amputee teams from Chelsea, Tottenham and Manchester United competing.
The final was played between Tottenham and Manchester United, a determined Tottenham managed to take the northerners to extra time but ended up losing 0-1 by the time the whistle was blown. So Manchester ended up sucessfully defending the title which they won last year for the first time.
click here to go to the limbless association's website for further info.
28june09: GBAF fundraiser, Wyre Juniors FC, fleetwood, Lancashire.
Paul Gray of Pro-onefootball.co.uk with the help of Wyre Juniors FC kindly organised a fundraising event to help towards GBAF's world cup trip this September.
GBAF played an exhibition match against one of the attending teams in a day of several matches organised by the hosts. A substantial amount of money was raised and big thank you goes out to all that donated and turned up to enjoy the day.
27june09: SPEEAD masterclass, Loughborough.
EAFA hosted the football stand at the SPEEAD masterclass at the High Performance Athletic Centre, Loughborough University.
The emphasis of the day was on limb users exploring the boundaries of their current prosthesis by trying the many sports on offer, the EAFA stand was well received, and everybody from amputees to physios had a go at 'sticking the ball in the back of the net'.
We hope everyone enjoyed the day and chooses to get involved in football at some level after this short taster session.
june09: African Amputee Football President passes away.
EAFA has been informed that Rev. Robert Maluwe Karloh, the President of the Amputee Football Federation of Africa has passed away.
The Rev. was a tireless supporter of amputee football in africa, and we hope that his work will be continued and remain a testament to him.
click here for further words of support from our friends across the globe.
23may09: GBAF trial day, Partington Sports Village, Manchester.
A total of 19 players new and old attended the GBAF world cup trials, held at Partington sports village. a series of training weekends are planned in the run up to the competition.
The players represented the following areas: Greater Manchester, Yorkshire, Lancashire, Hampshire, Mersyside, London, West Midlands, Derbyshire & Glamorgan.
The squad needs financial help to attend and is still working hard to raise funds to travel to the tournament to be held in Nova Friburgo, Brazil, in September this year.
Amputee football in press. follow the links to see what's being written:
14april10 'Takeda UK backs British Amputee Football' click here
16november09 'inspiring footballer honoured' click here
29october09 'behind the scenes with GBAF' guardian news video: click here
22may09 'public support saves amputees cup dream' click here
20may09 'amputee footballers defy FA snub' click here
16may09 'funding veto ends amputees dream' click here
30march09 'football glory for fylde amputee' click here
05march09 'brave boy's soccer goal' click here
26sept08 'amputee footballer inducted into national hall of fame' click here
20june05 'the boy from brazil' click here
GBAF trial squad 23/05/09 partington sports village
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