Ireland team gets ready to compete at the Powerchair Football World Cup 2023 in Sydney

July 28th, 2023

 

The Association of Irish Powerchair Football (AIPF) is the governing body of powerchair football in Ireland. Set up in 2009, it organises league and cup competitions, prepares teams for international tournaments and events, and develops new teams and clubs around the country. The ethos of the AIPF is to give every powerchair user in Ireland the opportunity to play the Beautiful Game.

The FIPFA World Cup will take place in Sydney, Australia from 15 to 21 October 2023. It’s an international Powerchair Football competition contested by members of the Fédération Internationale de Powerchair Football Association (FIPFA), the sport’s global governing body.

MDI are proud to support the Ireland FIPFA powerchair soccer team and made a contribution of €12,000 in October 2022 towards the delegation’s fees for the FIPFA World Cup.

We are behind you all the way! Come on Ireland! We also wish our friends in the Northern Ireland team the very best of luck! You can follow the World Cup here FIPFA Powerchair Football World Cup 2023 – Home (fipfawc2023.org)

The Ireland powerchair soccer team are always looking for new members for their squad. If you are interested in getting involved or representing Ireland on the pitch, contact:

Association of Irish Powerchair Football
Contact: Donal Byrne (Secretary)
Telephone: 087 4117911
Email: donal@aipf.ie

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