The University Study Center of the Argentine Football Association, presented by Claudio “Chiqui” Tapia a month ago, was embroiled this Saturday in a growing controversy after the AFA classified as “New attack on education” warns government to resolve its situation as it does not yet qualify as a university and asked it to stop supporting this educational service.
In this context, the Undersecretary of State for University Policy, Alejandro Alvarez, Argentine football’s governing body is accused of claiming that “abuse is being done as if everything were valid, “There is abuse because it is the AFA.”
“There is a certain idea that anything is possible” The official made the accusations in dialogue with Radio Miter after highlighting the decision taken by the Ministry of Human Capital on Friday in the areas of education, when it asked the AFA to stop promoting its UnAFA study center as a university, since it is not yet legally authorized as such.
On the other hand, the AFA responded to this measure today and maintained it “UNAFA is a recently started project” and emphasized that “the information present in our digital media gives expression transparent way its aims and purposes”.
“We comply with all legal requirements set out in the applicable regulations for the current phase and we follow the steps for our development as prescribed by current law and fully subject to the requirements of the relevant authorities,” explained the AFA about the study center, whose rector is one of the former rectors of the UBA, Alberto Barbieri.
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Crosses for UNAFA: In the government there is talk of an “abuse of being AFA”.
Regarding the conflict, Undersecretary Álvarez pointed out that “there is People who believe they are above the law that they can do everything.
And in relation to the Unafa page advertising the 2026 courses on offer, he claimed: “It is a false information to students because they say they have agreements with other universities that are not in force.
“Promoting an AFA university is a very serious misinformation,” he said, adding, referring to the institution led by Chiqui Tapia: “Whoever the law is, it is the same for everyone.from the largest to the smallest.”
And he differentiated the situation with the initiatives of the football clubs by recalling that he had also announced students (from La Plata) who had the start of his university but they had a different attitude They contacted us immediately, said “sorry, we will fix everything” and reminded her: “Flow “He has his university and everything is fine.”
But, he added, from the AFA “Nobody has communicated so far,” with the responsible agency.
In the statement released on Friday by the Ministry of Human Capital, led by Sandra Pettovello, this was imposed five days’ notice to the AFA to get in touch to regulate the situation of your educational project if you wish to continue the activities of the university that promotes it on the Internet with courses from March 2026.
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For now that is Unafa has removed all promotional posts from its social network account of their activities, which were even illustrated with photos of the most important players of the Argentine team, the three-time world champion.
This Saturday they were only available a post with the AFA statement and another from November 3rd with the announcement of the presentation of the study center, which was presented publicly and to the press at the Ezeiza estate the next day.