competitive games; this permission was abolished in 1983 when Northern Cyprus was declared. The Turkish Cypriot Football Federation administers a football league in Northern Cyprus. Northern Cyprus is among the countries listed by the FIFA Working Committee on Small Nations. Northern Cyprus is a member of Confederation of Independent Football Associations (ConIFA). In September 2014, Demetris Vasiliou became the first Greek Cypriot football player to sign for a team in the Northern Cypriot league. He plays for Değirmenlik (team of Kythrea). Greek Cypriot nationalists labelled him a "traitor" and surrounded his home, preventing him from attending his first match with the team. Vasiliou said he received death threats. He also lost his job as youth coach of Omonia Aradippou. CONIFA Euro 2017 will be hosted by Northern Cyprus. Football Tennis Football Tennis Association of North Cyprus is a member of the Federation International de Footballtennis Association. Northern Cyprus placed 6th in the 9th World Footballtennis Championship The 2011 European FootballTennis Championship was hosted by Northern Cyprus. The 2014 World FootballTennis Championship was hosted by Northern Cyprus in 19–24 October. Gymnastics Turkish Cypriot Gymnastic Federation administers the related activities in the country. Handball Handball Federation of Northern Cyprus administers a league in the country. Shooting Shooting: TRNC Shooting Federation participated in Airgun Championships 2011 in Bisley, UK and the team became 2nd. Martial arts Federation of North Cyprus is a member of Global Taekwon-do Federation (GTF). The 9th GTF World Championship in 2013 was hosted by North Cyprus. The headquarters of "Eurasia Taekwondo Federations Union" is in Kyrenia of Northern Cyprus. Judo, Hapkido and Kickboxing federation of Northern Cyprus became a member of International Sport Kickboxing Association (ISKA) in 2011. 14th Euro-Asia Taekwon-Do Championships and First World Budo Martialarts Championships will be organized in Northern Cyprus in 2014. Northern Cyprus participated to the World Kickboxing Championship organized by International Sport Kickboxing Association (ISKA) in 2015. Tennis Eliz Maloney Yorganci from Tennis Federation of Northern Cyprus became champion in the 2014 UK Masters 14U Tennis Tournament. Volleyball Volleyball Federation of Northern Cyprus administers a league in the country. Wrestling Northern Cyprus is an associate a member of United World Wrestling, previously known as FILA. The UWW Bureau members raised no objection to the application of Northern Cyprus in 2008. Multi-sport events On 18 May 2010 Northern Cyprus became a member of the Islamic Solidarity Sports Federation (ISSF). Membership of international sports federations