Asia

Over the past week, Football Australia has been delivering public diplomacy and capacity-building initiatives in India, joined by former Matilda and Julie Dolan medallist Ash Sykes, and former Canberra United player/current Canberra Olympic coach Nicole Begg. Joined by Refereeing Experience and Engagement Lead Daniel Goodwin, the group delivered a two-day …

The India U-23 Men’s Team were placed alongside United Arab Emirates, Maldives and China in Group G of the 2024 AFC U23 Asian Cup – Qatar Qualifiers after the Official Draw held at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Thursday, May 25, 2023. Group G of the Qualifiers …

The draw for the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup – Qatar Qualifiers was finalised at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Thursday, May 25. The hopefuls were divided into 11 groups – 10 groups of four teams each, with the last group containing three. Qatar, …

VfL Bochum is pleased to see the strong number of participants in its youth football activities in Japan. As with the successful project in Vietnam, many children and young people are regularly taking part in the digital programmes offered by the VfL FOOTBALL SCHOOL. After enjoying this success in Japan, …

In 2023’s first episode of “It’s My Game”, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) features Isabella Fernando-Dela Cruz as the Philippines Football Federation (PFF) Head of Women’s Football shines the spotlight on the Filipinas’ historic qualification for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup – Australia & New Zealand. For Isabella, who …

When it comes to grassroots football development, there is no one-size-fits-all strategy. That was the core message at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Grassroots Online Session 2023 on May 23, Tuesday afternoon, where participants gathered to glean insight on the best practices in Stimulating Grassroots Development – the theme for …

Ever since hanging up his boots in 2014, Asian legend Park Ji-sung has dedicated his time to improving the standards of Asian football. A centurion with South Korea, Park was the first Asian player to score at three successive FIFA World Cups and his trophy-laden spell at Manchester United made …

For the second consecutive year, VfB Stuttgart is enjoying a fruitful collaboration in Japan in terms of football development. Both during and after the global pandemic, digital further training sessions for coaches and other courses have been held in conjunction with local partners. This year, a number of Japanese coaches …