Asia

Sixteen of the Arab world’s top national teams are all set to meet in Qatar for the first pan-Arab tournament to be held under the FIFA umbrella. The 2021 FIFA Arab Cup – Qatar will not only showcase the region’s passion for the beautiful game, it will also serve as …

India’s Gokulam Kerala FC will be eyeing their first victory while Shahrdari Sirjan of Iran will bid to stay perfect when the two sides meet in the AFC Women’s Club Championship 2021 at the Aqaba Development Corporate Stadium on Tuesday, November 10. Gokulam Kerala FC suffered a 1-2 defeat against …

Asia’s continued rise as global leaders in world refereeing was hailed by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Referees Committee at its fourth meeting held virtually today. The Committee, led by Chairperson Du Zhaocai, was pleased to recognise the appointment of Asia’s match officials in three major finals since August this …

Telecommunications company Ooredoo has been unveiled as the Official Middle East & Africa Telecommunications Operator of the 2022 FIFA World Cup – Qatar and the upcoming 2021 FIFA Arab Cup – Qatar. The Qatari operator’s agreement strengthens the company’s long-standing commitment to FIFA’s leading events. Ooredoo was also a National …

Gokulam Kerala FC suffered a 1-2 loss at the hands of Jordanian home side Amman Sports Club at the Aqaba Development Corporate Stadium in Amman, Jordan, on Sunday, November 7. Gokulam Kerala, playing in the pilot edition of the AFC Women’s Club Championship, opened the scoring in the match through …

Gokulam Kerala FC face Jordan league champions Amman SC in the opening match of AFC Women’s Club Championship in Aqaba (Jordan) on Sunday, November 7. The match will kick-off at IST 10pm (7pm Jordanian time) and will be telecast live on Jordan FA Youtube page. This is the first time …

The Korea Football Association (KFA) and the Korea Futsal Federation (KFF) successfully organised an AFC Futsal Coaching Qualification Course Level 1 in Jeonju that ended today. The six-day course was attended by national futsal team players Chun Jin-Woo and Lee Seun-Woo and alongside Korean Football League (KFL) players Lim Oh-kuy, …

The determination and resilience of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and its Member Associations (MAs) in ensuring the successful and safe resumption of Asian football in 2021 was praised by the AFC Competitions Committee at its fourth meeting held virtually today. Chaired by Dr Tran Quoc Tuan, the Committee reflected …

The Malabarians are the first women’s team from India to participate in the continental championship and have sent a strong team with 10 Indian internationals and five foreigners. The team from Kozhikode will play its first match on November 7 against Jordan champions Amman SC. On November 10, Gokulam face …

The Kyrgyz Football Union (KFU) is the latest Member Association (MA) to be awarded the A Level membership in the widely-acclaimed AFC Coaching Convention for their continuous efforts to further improve coach education in the country. Under the leadership of Technical Director Anarbek Ormombekov, who is also one of the …