FIFPRO is welcoming the Union of Professional Footballers in Bosnia and Herzegovina (SPFBiH) as one of four new members on 1 January 2021.

During a multi-purpose trip to Qatar this week, FIFPRO has met with leaders of the Qatar Players Association with a view to helping the recently-established organization to support local and expatriate professional footballers who work in the Gulf state.

The Union of Professional Footballers of Bosnia and Herzegovina (SPFBiH) welcomed 120 new women’s members as part of a special project called: This is Our Game - Empowerment of Women in Bosnian Football.

The 15th FIFPRO Africa Congress has been held in Johannesburg where in 2009, two years after its foundation, the division really took off.

Poland is back. After a two-year absence FIFPRO welcomes back Polish player union Polski Zwiazek Pilkarzy (PZP). The revamped player union is led by former national team player Euzebiusz (Ebi) Smolarek.

Ten years after former Zambia national team striker Linos Chalwe decided to establish a player union, FIFPRO officially welcomes the Footballers and Allied Workers Union of Zambia (FAWUZ) as a new member per 1 January 2021.

FIFPRO fully supports the strike action by the football players in Panama, organized with their union AFUTPA.

One year ago, two player unions became a member of FIFPRO, while another was introduced as a candidate member. One year on, we look back with these three unions. This week, Polish player union PZP.

FIFPRO member unions from the global player association’s regional divisions will gather in Bali, Indonesia for the 2024 FIFPRO General Assembly in November 2024. The annual event enables FIFPRO and member unions to align on global strategy, reflect on the work done to help players over the last calendar year, and look ahead to the future to successfully serve the needs of members worldwide.

Yamazaki, who has served as the division’s Chair for eight years, was nominated by FIFPRO Asia/Oceania members during its divisional general assembly in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. He will join the new global board alongside nominees from other divisions, subject to member approval at November’s FIFPRO General Assembly in Bali, Indonesia.