The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) organised a virtual workshop for U23 National Coaches against the backdrop of the success of the 2022 AFC U23 Asian Cup – Uzbekistan. Following the AFC Technical Director Andy Roxburgh’s welcome address, the participants were given a brief rundown of the salient features of the …
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Alex King of Australia is the among the first AFC Referee Academy graduates to be appointed in an Asian Football Confederation (AFC) top-level competition, underlining the AFC’s Vision and Mission through the Academy to ensure Asia’s match officials continue to grace the biggest stages in world football. The 30-year-old King …
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Thursday’s 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup – Uzbekistan draw produced four exciting groups for the June 1-19 continental showpiece. With the groups now decided and the countdown underway, join AFC Media as they take a deep look at what awaits the 16 teams at Uzbekistan 2022. Group A: Uzbekistan, Iran, …
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South Korea will open their defence of the AFC U-23 Asian Cup title in Group C following the conclusion of the Uzbekistan 2022 Finals draw in Tashkent on Thursday. Joining South Korea, who defeated Saudi Arabia 1-0 in the 2020 final, will be the ASEAN trio of Thailand, 2018 runners-up …
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Asia’s brightest young talents will discover their road to Continental glory when the 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup – Uzbekistan official draw ceremony is staged in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on February 17 at 12pm (local time). The tournament, which is a platform to unearth future Asian stars, will be staged in …
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Goalkeeper Dheeraj Singh’s heroics under the woodwork did wonders for India as the boys had their best-ever finish in the AFC U-23 Asian Cup Qualifiers to date. As their final qualifying match against the Kyrgyz Republic ended in a stalemate at the Fujairah Stadium on Saturday, October 31. Earlier, UAE …
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India U-23s head coach Igor Stimac lauded Indian Arrows project and hosting the FIFA U-17 World Cup in India in 2017 for developing a “new generation of players” who went on to register India’s best-ever finish in the AFC U-23 Asian Cup Qualifiers in UAE on Saturday, October 30. “This …
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Goalkeeper Dheeraj Singh’s heroics under the woodwork did wonders for India as the boys had their best-ever finish in the AFC U-23 Asian Cup Qualifiers to date. As their final qualifying match against the Kyrgyz Republic ended in a stalemate at the Fujairah Stadium on Saturday, October 31. Earlier, UAE …
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“We are treating the match against Kyrgyz Republic as any other game,” Head Coach Igor Stimac averred prior to India U-23’s crucial encounter with Kyrgyz Republic in the qualifiers for the AFC U23 Asian Cup. India U23 are currently on 3 points from two matches, and a win against Kyrgyz …
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“Forget this match as fast as possible,” Head Coach Igor Stimac mentioned in the huddle, and paused again post India’s 0-1 loss to UAE in the qualifiers for the AFC U-23 Asian Cup. He then looked at everyone, and reiterated waving his hand. “Just forget it. In 3 days, you …
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