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W. A. F. F. Leadership
2005 - 2007

Steve Johnson, England
President


Dr Kamil Yazicioglu, Turkey, Secretary General


Ademir Cruz de Almeida
Brazil, 1st Vice President
Chair, Technical Committee



Kristine Henning, USA
2nd Vice President
Chair, PR & Media Committee

Foday Dumbuya
Sierra Leone
Player Representative


David Davies, England
Chair, Referee's Committee


Jim Frere, England
International Development Officer



Steve Johnson, England, President

  • Involved with amputee football in England since 1987;
        one the founders of the game in that country

  • Co-coordinated the Amputee World Championships
        in England, 1999

  • Co-coordinated a national disability football programme
        in England 2000-2003

  • Six time Amputee Football World Cup competitor

  • Currently employed by the Everton Premier football club
        as a disability football development manager


  • Ademir Cruz de Almeida, Brazil
    First Vice President
    Chair, Technical Committee


  • President, Brazilian Amputee Sports Association

  • Member of the Brazilian National Commission
        of Athletes, Ministry of Sport

  • Four time Amputee Soccer World-Cup Champion:
        1999, 2000, 2001, 2005.




  • Jim Frere, England
    International Development Officer


  • Former semi-professional footballer
  • Retired police officer, injured in the line of duty.
  • Involved with disability sports for the past 25 years
  • Former Development Officer for the International Sport
        Organization for the Disabled (ISOD)
  • Presdient, International Badminton Association for the
        Disabled (IBAD)
  • Founding Delegate & VP Development, IAFF
  • Co-Author, Association Statutes, IAFF, WAFF
  • Co-Founder, WAFF
  • Organizer/Coordinator, with FIFA, 1st All-Africa
        Amputee Football Tournament




  • David Davies, England
    Chair, Referee's Committee


  • Certified Level 5 Senior Referee by the British Football Association
  • Amputee Football World Cup Referee in every World Championship,
        since 1998

  • Named to the amputee football world governing body in 1998
  • In addition to refereeing six to eight 90-minute matches per week at the regional and university levels, Mr. Davies is also active in pan-disibility football for all ages, including the National Deaf Cup Final, the Cerebral Palsey Internationals, the Learning Disability Internationals, and the LD home internationals between England, Scotland, Ireland, and Northern Ireland.
  • Author of WAFF 'Laws of the Game'








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