Sana'a, Yemen – Insaf Mayo, a Yemeni Member of Parliament, has been appointed as the new head of the Yemeni Football Association's (YFA) election committee, the association announced on Wednesday. Mayo replaces Nabil Al-Faqih, who resigned last week citing concerns over the fairness ...
On November 18, 2024, a sports source warned that interference from the Houthi group, which is internationally classified as a terrorist organization, could lead to the suspension of football activities in Yemen by both FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation. The source, speaking to Barran P...
A sports source reported on November 16, 2024, that the Houthi movement, designated as a terrorist organization internationally, has barred candidates and several members of the General Assembly of the Yemeni Football Union from traveling through Sana'a International Airport. This comes just d...
A young Yemeni athlete died in a traffic accident in the Murkha al-Sufla district of Shabwah governorate (southeastern Yemen) on Saturday, September 14, 2024. Local sources told "Barran Press" that Salem Ali Latnab al-Nasi, a player for both the "Shabab Murkha" and "Al-...
Yemen's Under-19 national football team drew 1-1 with Kuwait in their final group-stage match at the West Asian Football Federation Championship in Taif, Saudi Arabia. The result dashed Yemen's hopes of securing a direct qualification to the semi-finals. Abdul Aziz Al-Masnoom ...