Nickname(s) | Rohingya Football Club (RFC) | ||
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Association | Rohingya Association of Malaysia | ||
Confederation | CONIFA | ||
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The Rohingya national football team represents the Rohingya people, a predominantly Muslim ethnic group in Rakhine State, Myanmar (also known as Arakan, Burma). [1] [2] The team is not affiliated with FIFA and therefore cannot compete for the FIFA World Cup. However, it is a member of CONIFA, a federation of football associations representing ethnic minorities and stateless nations. [3]
The team is sponsored by Rohingya Vision TV, the Kick Project ( NGO), and the Government of Australia. [4]
It is composed of refugees living in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, who are members of the Rohingya Football Club (RFC), [5] [6] which was founded in 2015. [7]
Nickname(s) | Rohingya Football Club (RFC) | ||
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Association | Rohingya Association of Malaysia | ||
Confederation | CONIFA | ||
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Website |
rohingyafc |
Part of a series on |
Rohingya people |
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Category Commons |
The Rohingya national football team represents the Rohingya people, a predominantly Muslim ethnic group in Rakhine State, Myanmar (also known as Arakan, Burma). [1] [2] The team is not affiliated with FIFA and therefore cannot compete for the FIFA World Cup. However, it is a member of CONIFA, a federation of football associations representing ethnic minorities and stateless nations. [3]
The team is sponsored by Rohingya Vision TV, the Kick Project ( NGO), and the Government of Australia. [4]
It is composed of refugees living in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, who are members of the Rohingya Football Club (RFC), [5] [6] which was founded in 2015. [7]