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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.
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 'Fixures' page (coming soon) 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.
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:
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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