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After the conclusion of the AFC Champions League 2022 group stage in early May, the-AFC.com looks back on some of the standout displays from those involved in order to find out the stats leaders from the first round. We begin with the goalkeepers. To select the candidates for each position, …

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) successfully conducted the AFC Elite Referees Seminar 2022 over four days from July 5 to 8. The first two days of the online seminar were attended by male match officials whereas the participants on the third and fourth days were exclusively women officials. On all …

The safety and well-being of children were put under the spotlight by the Football Association of Maldives (FAM), Commonwealth Secretariat, Football for Peace and FAM Foundation through the latest Safeguarding in Football Programme. Held in the cities of Male and Addu over nine days, the initiative was joined by 140 …

The livewire of the Blue Tigresses, one of the biggest stars of Indian Football, Dangmei Grace has fulfilled her first dream of playing abroad by signing a professional contract with an overseas club – FC Nasaf from Uzbekistan. “I am extremely excited. It’s a dream come true for me,” Grace …

Delegates from all 32 qualified teams attended the Team Workshop for the 2022 FIFA World Cup – Qatar in Doha on July 4/5. FIFA President Gianni Infantino and Nasser Al-Khater, the CEO of FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, addressed the audience at the opening session, with less than five months …

Remaining tickets for the 2022 FIFA World Cup – Qatar are now available to fans on a first-come, first-served basis, having gone on sale at 12:00 (noon) Doha time (11:00 CET) today, July 5. Fans can visit FIFA.com/tickets and confirm their purchase immediately after making and paying for their selection. …

The Future Panel Forum gathered virtually for the first time to discuss new and various approaches to further strengthen the development of football in Asia. The forum was led by Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Technical Director Andy Roxburgh and joined by renowned panelists consisting of Asian national team head coaches …

Football Australia’s success in rebuilding their grassroots game post-COVID has resulted in the renewal of their AFC Grassroots Charter Gold Membership. In endorsing the football body, the AFC Grassroots Panel stated that Football Australia “has been innovative and has understood the need for increased human and financial funding to ‘bounce …

Football Australia is back in the grassroots game in 2022 after the COVID-19 pandemic forced many programmes and competitions to abruptly pause and eventually be cancelled throughout 2020 and in some parts of the country, continuing in 2021. In 2019, Football Australia witnessed continued growth in grassroots participation with over …

India Women’s international forward Dangmei Grace will join Uzbekistan Super League club FC Nasaf in their ongoing season. Gokulam Kerala FC in a social media post wrote, “Our forward Dangmei Grace becomes the second Indian women footballer to sign a professional contract abroad. She will represent FC Nasaf next season.” …