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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »442oons VIDEO: Frontmen XI Season 7 – Football Pranks (Parody)!
I just love to watch the 442oons and their funny take on football and its matches! In the 442oons of the day its the Frontmen XI season seven continues with the Football Pranks challenge.
Read More »2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup – Historical Facts & Figures!
The AFC U23 Asian Cup Qatar 2024 kicks off on April 15 with 16 teams vying to lift the coveted trophy. As the teams enter their final phase of preparations and excitement begins to build, the-AFC.com takes a look at some interesting facts and figures from the previous editions of …
Read More »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 …
Read More »Sydney FC U19 visit Bayer 04 Leverkusen!
The U19 team of Australian club Sydney FC spent an eventful day at Bayer 04 Leverkusen ahead of Easter weekend as part of an upcoming tournament in Düsseldorf. The visit to a training session with the Werkself first team was followed by a match with the Leverkusen youngsters at the …
Read More »Sri Lanka & Brunei shine in pilot FIFA Series!
The inaugural FIFA Series took place across six different locations over the recent international period featuring 24 teams from all over the world including five from Asia. Mongolia, Cambodia, Brunei Darussalam, Sri Lanka and Bhutan were all part of the new FIFA initiative. In the series hosted by Azerbaijan in …
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