Football was introduced to The Bahamas by veterans returning to the island after World War I. Clubs from the island of New Providence arranged matches between themselves as well as playing against teams from visiting Naval ships and other vessels, which stopped in Nassau. In 1954 The Bahamas Amateur Football Association was organized with Brian Andrews, selected as the first President. Under the auspices of the BAFA, two leagues, the New Providence Sunday League and the New Providence Saturday League, developed. In 1967, the need for appropriate international membership became necessary as international matches became more frequent and the two leagues merged, forming the Bahamas Football Association.[1][2] The BFA became a member of FIFA in 1968[3] and joined CONCACAF in 1981.[4]
Caribbean Football Union corruption whistle blowersedit
In May 2011 the vice president of the Bahamas Football Association, Fred Lunn (now serving as BFA General Secretary), attended a meeting in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago in the stead of Anton Sealey, the President of the Bahamas Football Association who was attending an event in the run-up to the 61st FIFA Congress in Zürich, Switzerland. The meeting had been arranged so that the president of the Asian Football Confederation, Mohammed Bin Hammam, could address representatives of the CFU, in an attempt to persuade them to vote for him in the upcoming FIFA presidential elections. During the meeting Lunn was given brown envelope with the word "Bahamas" written on it containing US$40,000. Believing it to be a bribe in a cash-for-votes scandal, funded by bin Hammam, Lunn reported the incident to Sealey, who in turn reported it to CONCACAF General Secretary Chuck Blazer. Lunn took a photograph of the money and the envelope before returning them. He later gave journalists a digital copy of the photograph for publication.[5][6][7]
Bahamas-based newspaper The Tribune praised Sealey and Lunn for not accepting the envelope: "The attempted bribe was an insult to the whole Caribbean. Those seeking the Caribbean Football Federation's vote obviously saw its members as coming from poor island nations who would never have seen so much money as fell from the brown envelope that was offered them. Many proved to their tempters that poor they might be, but they had pride, they had integrity and although they might never see so much money again, under such tainted conditions they would never stoop so low as to pick it up. As was pointed out, $40,000 for the Caribbean's smaller islands would be the equivalent of several years' salary."[8]
Formed when the BFA joined FIFA in 1968, the Bahamas national team, nicknamed the bahamian Slayersz or Baha Boyz) has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup as of the 2018 World Cup including when they voluntarily withdrew from the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers after playing in the first round.[17][18]
The Bahamas national beach soccer team represents The Bahamas in international beach soccer competitions. Excluding their participation as the host nation for the 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, they have never qualified for a World Cup.[19]
Referencesedit
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^"Bfa Chief: We Wanted No Part In Blatter'S Corruption". The Tribune. 3 June 2015. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
^Kelso, Paul (12 October 2011). "Former Fifa vice-president Jack Warner is caught on tape offering 'gifts' of £25,000 to Caribbean delegates". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
^Pagán Rivera, Esteban (30 May 2011). (in Spanish). Primera Hora. Archived from the original on 13 December 2011. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
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^"BAHAMAS". www.concacaf.com. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
^"Bahamas Football Association Names Soraya Toppin-Herbert Director of Women's Football". Bahamas Football Association. 1 December 2021.
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^"FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Bahamas 2017™". fifa.com. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
External linksedit
Official site
at FIFA site
Bahamas at CONCACAF site
January 19, 2024
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The Bahamas Football Association BFA is the official governing body of the sport of Association football in The Bahamas Founded in 1967 and headquartered in Nassau the federation is a full member of FIFA since 1968 and governs Bahamian football at the international professional and amateur levels including the men s and women s national teams BFA Senior League youth organizations and the beach soccer national teams BFA sanctions the national cup Bahamas President s Cup Grand Bahama FA Cup and New Providence FA Cup tournaments The BFA is also a member of the Caribbean Football Union and CONCACAF Bahamas Football AssociationCONCACAFFounded1967 57 years ago 1967 HeadquartersNassauFIFA affiliation1968CONCACAF affiliation1981PresidentAnton SealeyWebsitebahamasfa wbr net Contents 1 History 1 1 Caribbean Football Union corruption whistle blowers 2 Association staff 3 National Teams 3 1 Bahamas Men s Team 3 1 1 Coaches 3 2 Bahamas Women s Team 3 3 Bahamas beach soccer team 4 References 5 External linksHistory editFootball was introduced to The Bahamas by veterans returning to the island after World War I Clubs from the island of New Providence arranged matches between themselves as well as playing against teams from visiting Naval ships and other vessels which stopped in Nassau In 1954 The Bahamas Amateur Football Association was organized with Brian Andrews selected as the first President Under the auspices of the BAFA two leagues the New Providence Sunday League and the New Providence Saturday League developed In 1967 the need for appropriate international membership became necessary as international matches became more frequent and the two leagues merged forming the Bahamas Football Association 1 2 The BFA became a member of FIFA in 1968 3 and joined CONCACAF in 1981 4 Caribbean Football Union corruption whistle blowers edit Main article Caribbean Football Union corruption scandal In May 2011 the vice president of the Bahamas Football Association Fred Lunn now serving as BFA General Secretary attended a meeting in Port of Spain Trinidad and Tobago in the stead of Anton Sealey the President of the Bahamas Football Association who was attending an event in the run up to the 61st FIFA Congress in Zurich Switzerland The meeting had been arranged so that the president of the Asian Football Confederation Mohammed Bin Hammam could address representatives of the CFU in an attempt to persuade them to vote for him in the upcoming FIFA presidential elections During the meeting Lunn was given brown envelope with the word Bahamas written on it containing US 40 000 Believing it to be a bribe in a cash for votes scandal funded by bin Hammam Lunn reported the incident to Sealey who in turn reported it to CONCACAF General Secretary Chuck Blazer Lunn took a photograph of the money and the envelope before returning them He later gave journalists a digital copy of the photograph for publication 5 6 7 Bahamas based newspaper The Tribune praised Sealey and Lunn for not accepting the envelope The attempted bribe was an insult to the whole Caribbean Those seeking the Caribbean Football Federation s vote obviously saw its members as coming from poor island nations who would never have seen so much money as fell from the brown envelope that was offered them Many proved to their tempters that poor they might be but they had pride they had integrity and although they might never see so much money again under such tainted conditions they would never stoop so low as to pick it up As was pointed out 40 000 for the Caribbean s smaller islands would be the equivalent of several years salary 8 Association staff editName Position Source nbsp Anton Sealey President 9 10 nbsp Anya James Vice President 11 nbsp Fred Lunn General Secretary 12 13 nbsp Soraya Toppin Herbert Director of Women s Football 14 nbsp Bruce Carrell Team Coach Men s 15 nbsp Cherlindria Thompson Team Coach Women s 16 National Teams editBahamas Men s Team edit Main article Bahamas national football team Formed when the BFA joined FIFA in 1968 the Bahamas national team nicknamed the bahamian Slayersz or Baha Boyz has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup as of the 2018 World Cup including when they voluntarily withdrew from the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers after playing in the first round 17 18 Coaches edit Randy Rogers nbsp 1987 Peter Wilson nbsp 1998 2000 Gary White nbsp 2000 2006 Neider dos Santos nbsp 2006 2010 Paul James 2011 Nesley Jean nbsp 2014 Dion Godet nbsp 2014 2018 Nesley Jean nbsp 2019 2022 Bruce Carrell nbsp 2022 present Bahamas Women s Team edit Main article Bahamas women s national football team The Bahamas women s national football team is the national women s football team of the Bahamas It has never qualified for a World Cup Bahamas beach soccer team edit Main article Bahamas national beach soccer team The Bahamas national beach soccer team represents The Bahamas in international beach soccer competitions Excluding their participation as the host nation for the 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup they have never qualified for a World Cup 19 References edit History bahamasfa net Retrieved 27 October 2021 Bahamas List of Champions RSSSF Retrieved 27 October 2021 Bahamas FIFA com Archived from the original on 4 August 2007 Retrieved 27 October 2021 History bahamasfa net Retrieved 27 October 2021 Bfa Chief We Wanted No Part In Blatter S Corruption The Tribune 3 June 2015 Retrieved 10 October 2021 Kelso Paul 12 October 2011 Former Fifa vice president Jack Warner is caught on tape offering gifts of 25 000 to Caribbean delegates Daily Telegraph Retrieved 3 March 2012 Pagan Rivera Esteban 30 May 2011 Rompe el silencio Eric Labrador in Spanish Primera Hora Archived from the original on 13 December 2011 Retrieved 6 March 2012 Sir Jack Hayward praises BFA as whistleblower The Tribune 1 June 2011 Archived from the original on 5 June 2011 Retrieved 6 June 2011 FIFA com Member Association Bahamas FIFA com www fifa com Retrieved 4 December 2020 BAHAMAS www concacaf com Retrieved 4 December 2020 FIFA com Member Association Bahamas FIFA com www fifa com Retrieved 4 December 2020 FIFA com Member Association Bahamas FIFA com www fifa com Retrieved 4 December 2020 BAHAMAS www concacaf com Retrieved 4 December 2020 Bahamas Football Association Names Soraya Toppin Herbert Director of Women s Football Bahamas Football Association 1 December 2021 FIFA com Member Association Bahamas FIFA com www fifa com Retrieved 4 December 2020 FIFA com Member Association Bahamas FIFA com www fifa com Retrieved 4 December 2020 Bahamas withdraws from World Cup qualifying concacaf com CONCACAF 19 August 2011 Archived from the original on 14 March 2012 Retrieved 20 August 2011 Bahamas withdraw from 2014 World Cup qualifiers fifa com FIFA 22 August 2011 Archived from the original on 6 November 2011 Retrieved 22 August 2011 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Bahamas 2017 fifa com Retrieved 10 October 2021 External links editOfficial site Bahamas at FIFA site Bahamas at CONCACAF site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bahamas Football Association amp oldid 1194705595, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
