Asia

Japanese youth players visit VfB Stuttgart!

As part of its decades-long twinning arrangement with Ogaki, Stuttgart is once again taking part in a youth sports exchange programme with the Japanese city this year – and VfB are involved too. The exchange programme between Stuttgart’s Youth Sports Association and the Ogaki Amateur Sports Federation, which is part …

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AFC President meets with Royal Belgian FA President!

Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President His Excellency (H.E.) Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa met with Pascale Van Damme, President of the Royal Belgian Football Association (RBFA) on Tuesday during her visit to the Kingdom of Bahrain. During the meeting, which was also attended by H.E. Shaikh Ali bin Khalifa …

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Mumbai City FC name 15-member squad for Mina Cup 2024 in Dubai!

The Mina Cup is back with its third edition in 2024 in Dubai and Mumbai City FC have been placed in Group A. Ahead of the competition, the Islanders named their squad, which will have 15 players and the squad will be led by coach Raj Fidai and assistant coach …

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FIFA Disciplinary Committee decision on North Korea vs Japan!

The chairman of the FIFA Disciplinary Committee has taken a decision in relation to the unplayed match between the national teams of North Korea v. Japan initially scheduled to be played on March 26, 2024 in the frame of the preliminary competition for the FIFA World Cup 2026. After analysing …

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10th AFC Women’s Football Day 2024 marked by joyous celebrations – Part 2!

A series of exciting and fun-filled activities took place this March as Asia came together to commemorate the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Women’s Football Day 2024. A record-equalling 41 Member Associations (MAs) joined the celebrations on the milestone 10th edition of the AFC Women’s Football Day, which aims to promote …

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4th AFC Knowledge Sharing Programme gets underway!

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) continued its quest to maximise the potential of its Member Associations (MAs) and Regional Associations (RAs) when the latest edition of the AFC Knowledge Sharing Programme commenced on Monday. The programme, currently in its fourth instalment, will witness one candidate from Football Australia embark on …

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FIFA World Cup 26 – Asian Qualifiers – Matchday 3 & 4 in Numbers!

An action-packed double-header in the AFC Asian Qualifiers saw 36 nations take to the field as some of the continent’s biggest stars turned on the style for their countries. Four games into the Preliminary Joint Qualifiers – Round 2 for the FIFA World Cup 2026 and AFC Asian Cup Saudi …

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