Skopje’s Philip II football staidum was selected to host the CONIFA world cup of stateless nations.

The competition brings together teams from ethnic minorities, nations without established states or displaced nations. Current champions are the Ruthenian Hungarians – Karpatalija and other notable participants include Nice, Abkhazia, Panjab, Northern Cyprus, Southern Ossetia… The 2020 championship was supposed to take place in Somaliland, but the plan is being thrown out.

It is now planned that the competition takes place in Skopje between May 30th and June 7th next year.