THE LOWDOWN EPISODE #18 - PURPOSE THROUGH FOOTBALL w/ CONIFA'S JASON HEATON

CONIFA, the Confederation of Independent Football Associations, is the football federation for all associations outside FIFA. It’s a global acting non-profit organization that supports representatives of international football teams from nations, de-facto nations, regions, minority peoples and sports isolated territories. CONIFA was founded on the 7th of June 2013, and organized his first World Football Cup in June 2014 in Ostersund, Sweden. Recently I had the pleasure to sit down with Jason Heaton, global ambassador of the organization to discuss all things CONIFA and his passion for football. In a wide ranging discussion we remarked upon the following;

- Finding your purpose through football

- Why the strength of an organization is it's people?

- What does a Kernow FA board meeting look like?

- Sticking to your principles amid geopolitical pressure

- The workload of representing a population base of 675 million

CONIFA Website; http://www.conifa.org/en/

CONIFA Instagram; https://www.instagram.com/conifaofficial/

Jason's LinkedIn; https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-heaton-6a9083106/

Timestamps;

00:00 - 04:36 - What is CONIFA?

04:37 - 14:00 - Passion for football

14:01 - 18:04 - Common purpose

18:05 - 23:16 - Kernow FA

23:17 - 30:31 - Heart warming stories

30:32 - 33:45 - Upcoming tournaments

33:46 - 40:16 - CONIFA future

40:17 - 44:31 - Closing thoughts