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India U-19 Women’s Alex Ambrose: We will be giving all players the opportunity to play!

The India girls are all set to kick off their SAFF U-19 Women’s Championship with an opening fixture against Sri Lanka on Monday, December 13, tomorrow at the Bir Sherestha Shadeed Shiapi Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Dhaka. The match will kick off at 6:30pm IST and will be streamed live …

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UEFA working group returns to Qatar one year ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup!

The UEFA working group on worker’s rights in Qatar has conducted its second visit to the 2022 World Cup hosts to continue on-site dialogue about the situation in the country in the run-up to the tournament at the end of next year. Following an initial mission in August this year, …

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Asian Grassroots managers gain valuable insights from best practices in the latest special online session!

Nearly 100 Technical Directors, Coach Education Tutors and Heads of Grassroots Football from across 43 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Member Associations (MAs) were presented with an opportunity to obtain valuable insights on the best practices by the Japan Football Association (JFA), an AFC Grassroots Charter Gold Member, in the latest …

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Slot allocation for AFC Champions League and AFC Cup 2023 confirmed!

The club allocations for the AFC Champions League and AFC Cup in 2023 have been determined following the latest AFC Club Competitions Ranking. Saudi Arabia, who lead the AFC Club Competitions Ranking 2021, are ranked first in the AFC Champions League (West), with three of their clubs automatically qualifying to …

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Five member associations in race to host 2023 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup!

Nearly three months on from the thrilling end of the 2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Russia, FIFA has received registrations from five member associations interested in hosting the next edition of the tournament in 2023, namely: Colombian Football Association Bahrain Football Association United Arab Emirates Football Association Seychelles …

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Al Ahly & Raja AS to play CAF Super Cup in Doha on December 22!

The Confederation Africaine de Football (CAF) today announced that the 2021 TotalEnergies CAF Super Cup will be hosted in Doha, Qatar on December 22, 2021. Al Ahly (Egypt), winners of the 2020-21 TotalEnergies CAF Champions League will face Raja AS (Morocco), winners of the 2020-21 TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup in …

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Rising standards in good governance underlined by AFC Associations Committee!

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC)’s remarkable strides in ensuring its Member Associations (MAs) and Regional Associations (RAs) continue to uphold the highest standards of good governance was further emphasised by the AFC Associations Committee at its third meeting held virtually today. Chairperson Hachem Haidar noted the vast challenges faced by …

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Saudi Arabia take over top spot in the AFC Club Competitions Ranking!

Al Hilal SFC’s record breaking victory in the AFC Champions League 2021 Final has propelled Saudi Arabia to the top of the latest AFC Club Competitions Ranking. With the results of clubs participating in the four previous sporting seasons, Saudi Arabia lead the rankings on 100 points as South Korea …

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Enhanced programmes set to elevate AFC’s MAs and RA!

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC)’s Member Associations (MAs) and Regional Associations (RAs) will be in a stronger position to develop football across the Continent with the new AFC Enhance Member Association Programme and AFC Enhance Regional Association Programme, which were ratified by the AFC Executive Committee at its eighth meeting …

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