AFC | |
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Founded | 1975 |
Headquarters | Barrigada, Guam |
FIFA affiliation | 1996 [1] |
AFC affiliation | 1991 (Associate member), [2] 1996 |
EAFF affiliation | 2002 |
President | Valentino San Gil |
Website | www |
The Guam Football Association is the governing body of association football in the United States territory of Guam. [3]
Name | Position | Source |
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Valentino San Gil | President | [4] [5] |
George Lai | Vice-president | [6] [7] |
Joseph F. Cepeda | General secretary | [8] [9] |
Team coach (men's) | ||
Sakiko Ogura | Team coach (women's) | [10] [11] |
Jill Espiritu | Media/communications manager | [12] |
Fred Alig II | Futsal Coordinator | [13] |
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