The Chagos Islands National Football has successfully qualified for the CONIFA World Cup, to be held next year in North Macedonia. The tournament will be begin on 30th May. The CONIFA World Cup gives nations not recognised by football's official world governing body - FIFA - the chance to compete. The Chagos Islands National Football team has taken part in the previous two tournaments, raising significant awareness of not only the team but wider Chagossian history and the inj

This Sunday the Chagos International Football Team will be playing a high profile game against Supporting Charities Football Club. Supporting Charities Football Club play to games to help raise awareness of and support for a variety of causes. The game is being played at Hyde United's Ewen Fields ground and tickets can be bought on the night for £5 (free for kids). Gates will be open from 4:30PM. The Chagos International Football have played a range of games over the past few

In the last few month or so a number of major media outlets from around the world have covered the Chagossian community's unique history and fight for justice. Taking various approaches to the issue, we've put together a quick summary below with links to the full works. US Military newspaper Stars and Stripes reprinted a Los Angles Times article about the history of the Chagossian expulsion and the struggle for return. The piece, which attracted a lot of readers in the USA, w

Chagossians made history this month, as they represented their community in the CONIFA World Cup. The CONIFA World Cup is the largest international tournaments for unrecognised states. Other countries taking part included Somaliland, Kurdistan and the hosts, Abkhazia (formally part of Georgia). Results didn't got the Chagossians way, with three defeats and a draw before being eliminated, but the tournament really helped raise awareness of the Chagossians' struggle and brought

As you may have heard, The Chagossian National Football team, based in Crawley, are currently trying to raise the £3000 they need to get to the CONIFA World Cup, a competition for minorities and stateless peoples, such as the Iraqi Kurds and the Sami of Lappland. You can now watch interviews with the players and support their team on the brilliant Cheer Chagos page. It is being held this year in Abkhazia, an autonomous region within Georgia, with the first ball due to be kick