{{Infobox Organization |name = IFAF Americas |formation = 2007 |leader_title = Continental chair |leader_name = Javier L'Episcopo |website = {{url|http://www.americanfootball.sport/}} }} '''IFAF Americas''' is the federation that governs the sport of American football in the Americas and qualifies teams from North America, Central America, the Caribbean and South America in the IFAF World Championship. It replaced the Pan American Federation of American Football (PAFAF) in 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://usafootball.com/news/press-box/ifaf-congress-ratifies-new-structure|title=IFAF Congress ratifies new structure|access-date=30 December 2015|date=7 July 2012|website=usafootball.com|archive-date=8 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160808120310/http://usafootball.com/news/press-box/ifaf-congress-ratifies-new-structure|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.americanfootballinternational.com/american-football-to-get-new-look-in-europe-starting-in-2015-thanks-to-ifaf/|title=Structural changes on the horizon for American Football in Europe|last1=Kelly|first1=Roger|date=18 August 2014 |website=AmericanFootballInternational.com|access-date=30 December 2015}}</ref> The organization also oversees flag football competitions.
In June 2024, there were 16 member nations.
==Members== * {{af|Argentina}} * {{af|Brazil}} * {{af|Canada}} * {{af|Chile}} * {{af|Colombia}} * {{af|Cuba}} * {{af|El Salvador}} * {{af|Guatemala}} * {{af|Haiti}} * {{af|Honduras}} * {{af|Jamaica}} * {{af|Mexico}} * {{af|Nicaragua}} * {{af|Panama}} * {{af|United States}} * {{af|Uruguay}}
== Competitions == '''American Football competitions''' * Central American Bowl (men) * North American Youth Championship (men)
'''Flag Football competitions''' * Americas Continental Flag Football Championship (men and women) * South American Flag Football Championship (men and women) * Americas Youth Flag Football Championships
==See also== * International Federation of American Football (IFAF)
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==External links== * [http://www.americanfootball.sport/ IFAF Americas on the IFAF website]
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Category:International Federation of American Football Category:IFAF Americas Category:Sports governing bodies in the Americas Category:Sports organizations established in 2007 Category:flag football
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