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Rohingya national football team
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The Rohingya national football team represents the Rohingya people, a predominantly Muslim ethnic group in Rakhine State, Myanmar (also known as Arakan, Burma).[1][2] The team is not affiliated with FIFA and therefore cannot compete for the FIFA World Cup. However, it is a member of CONIFA, a federation of football associations representing ethnic minorities and stateless nations.[3]

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The team is sponsored by Rohingya Vision TV, the Kick Project (NGO), and the Government of Australia.[4]

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Rohingya Football Club

It is composed of refugees living in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, who are members of the Rohingya Football Club (RFC),[5][6] which was founded in 2015.[7]

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