Asia

All eyes will be on Manama, Bahrain, for the 33rd Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Congress tomorrow where the AFC Executive Committee for the term 2023 to 2027 as well as the Continent’s representatives to the FIFA Council will be confirmed. Set against the backdrop of the immaculate Gulf Convention Centre …

The first match to take place in Australia of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup will be an even bigger celebration, with co-host country Australia now facing the Republic of Ireland at the tournament’s largest venue, Stadium Australia, in Sydney/Gadigal. Stadium Australia was due to host knockout matches only, but …

The Germany U-21s will face Japan and Romania in two friendlies in March, as they prepare for the U-21 EUROs later this year. The match against Japan will take place on March 24 (18:15 CET) at the PSD-Arena in Frankfurt. Four days later, the team will face EURO co-hosts Romania …

India U-20 Women’s National Team Head Coach Maymol Rocky, on Monday, January 30 announced the 23-member squad that will travel to Dhaka, Bangladesh, for the SAFF U-20 Women’s Championship next month. The India U-20s began their training camp in Chennai, on January 6, and have been preparing for the upcoming …

RC Strasbourg have completed the signing of Japan’s youth international midfielder Yuito Suzuki on loan from Shimizu S-Pulse, with an option to buy at the end of the season. Suzuki, who has represented his nation up to under-23 level is an attacking midfielder and winger who is leaves Japan just …

The India U-17 Men’s National Team will play two friendly matches against their Qatar counterparts on February 23 and 26, 2023 in Qatar as part of its preparations for the AFC U-17 Asian Cup. Coached by Bibiano Fernandes, the U-17 boys had qualified for the AFC U-17 Asian Cup last …

AFC General Secretary Datuk Seri Windsor John, upon his arrival in India, met with Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Thakur, along with Director General, Sports Authority of India, Sandip Pradhan in New Delhi, on Wednesday, January 25, 2023. All India Football Federation President Kalyan Chaubey and Secretary General …

For Thai football, the past week was especially eventful. The national men’s team won a record seventh title at the 2022 AFF Championship and FIFA President Gianni Infantino paid a visit to the Land of Smiles, during which he inspected projects and facilities supported by FIFA’s Forward program. Furthermore, a …

The Indian U-17 National Team went down 0-3 against Uzbekistan in the second friendly at the Tilak Maidan in Vasco da Gama on Tuesday, January 24. India ran out 2-0 victors on Sunday in the first of two friendly matches as part of the preparations for the AFC U-17 Asian …