The role of Australian Football International (AFI) is to promote and develop the sport internationally, with a focus on Footy 9s and community development.
Our major aim is to empower people and communities through sport. Just some of AFI’s many achievements to date have included:
- Creation of the AFL International Cup, Melbourne
- Creation of the EU Cup (9-a-side European championship)
- Creation of the Harmony Cup, Melbourne
- Creation of the World 9s, Melbourne
- Creation of the Masters 9s, Melbourne
- Creation of the Touch Footy World Cup, Melbourne
- Creation of the Darwin 9s, Darwin
- Creation of the ANZAC Cup, France
- Establishing the Aussie Rules Schools junior program in the UK
- Establishing a senior National League in the UK, including teams from England & Wales
- Introducing the game to Botswana, Mozambique, Kenya & Zimbabwe
- Staging a demonstration match at the Africa Games, Mozambique
- Staging a demonstration match at the TAFISA World Sport for All Games, Lithuania
- Coordinating Australian Convicts tours to Europe, Africa, South America, Canada and the USA
- Appointing full-time Development Officers in the Pacific through the Australian Youth Ambassadors (AYAD) program
- Development of a pilot project for Latin American schools in Santiago, Chile