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GREAT BRITAIN AMPUTEE FOOTBALL
GBAF
As part of EAFA's commitment to providing all levels of amputee football, the EAFA charity has run Great Britain Amputee Football (GBAF) since 2006.
GBAF results: Euro Champs: 2nd in Volgograd, 2006 & 3rd in Antalya, 2008. Takeda Cup Winners 2010. World Champs : 7th Crespo, 2010.
Click here to see the Guardian newspaper's 'Behind the Scenes' video feature on the team from 29oct2009.
NEWS:
2011: GBAF Squad Training days are scheduled for October & November in the run up to the potential IWAS games in Sharjah in December. Squads will be chosen and players notified on their inclusion via email.
SQUAD NEWS - GHANA v GBAF cancelled: Veterans v Development Squad games play Saturday & Sunday 23rd & 24th July.
GBAF Veterans squad: July 2011.
GK's: Brade, Welcome.
Outfield: Kelly, Gibson, Mulvey, Dobson, Stafford, Johnson, Morgan, Wyatt, Wolfenden, Catchpole, Findlay.
(Coach: Tweed / Wild)
GBAF Development Squad: July 2011.
GK's: Weston, Minns.
Outfield: Jordan, Tregaskiss, Chambers, Heald, Westbrook, Wilmott, McGuire, Mitchell, Houghton, Bates, Jarvis, Durrant, Webster.
(Coach: Tweed / Temple / Wild)
2010:
Great Britain Amputee Football finished a commendable 7th in the WAFF World Cup 2010, held in the City of Crespo, Argentina in October. The squad had a very difficult lead up to the tournament only confirming their attendance at the latest possible moment due to funding difficulties, and then the team found themselves in the trickier side of the draw. Once through the first group stage GBAF had to face the top three teams in the world in 3 successive days! With a reduced preparation time it was never going to be an easy task. Ultimately the squad managed to pick themselves up and finish on a high beating the Ukraine in the 7th /8th play off 2-0.
Takeda Pharmaceuticals had a large part in ensuring the teams participation in Argentina and also hosted a friendly earlier in the year in Manchester. The next World Championships is to be in Japan in 2012, and we hope that the company can continue its association with EAFA & GBAF in the run up to the event, that will be hosted on their home soil.
A big thank you to all individuals and organisations that have donated already to allow the team to get this far. Please visit our Everyclick online donation site to help us achieve our future goals.
GBAF hosted the French Amputee National Team over the weekend of 05 & 06 June 2010 in Manchester to compete for the Takeda Cup. The games were held at Woodley Sports Stadium, Stockport. GBAF won both games and lifted the cup. See News page for results.
GBAF Squad for WAFF World Cup 2010, Crespo. Argentina 17th - 27th October 2010:
Gk's: Welcome, Mitchell A, Brade
Outfield: Kelly, Jordan, Heald, Dobson, Chambers, Houghton, Mitchell D, Morgan, Westbrook, Gibson, Findlay, Tweed, Mulvey.
GBAF with 5 goal hero & Takeda Man of the Match - Mickey Chambers
EAFA will once again be helping to raise awareness & funds. We wish the team all the best and we will publish the fixtures when we have the dates.
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GBAF thank those who have supported us in the past and we look forward to maintaining & creating new partners for future tournaments
For GBAF results please see this column on the news page.
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