Asia

Following another round of complex negotiations, FIFA can confirm that it has supported Qatar with the evacuation from Afghanistan of a second group of refugees linked to women’s football and basketball. A total of 57 individuals, mostly women and children, safely landed in Doha on Wednesday, October 20, on a …

Lalengmawia and Suresh Singh are no more juniors. Suddenly they have been elevated to the status of senior players in the India U-23 National Team squad currently in Dubai for the AFC U-23 Asian Cup Qualifiers. They have the senior team badge on their shoulders, and most recently, a SAFF …

The United Arab Emirates will host the next FIFA Club World Cup early in 2022, FIFA president Gianni Infantino announced on Wednesday. The latest edition of the tournament – which features the champions of the six continental Confederations along with the top team in the host nation – was due …

The India U23 squad departed for Dubai on Wednesday, October 20 morning to take part in the forthcoming Qualifiers for the AFC U-23 Asian Cup. The 23-member squad, plus the support staff flew from Bengaluru, where the U-23 boys had practiced for the last couple of days. India, who have …

The 2023 AFC Asian Cup – China Qualifiers Final Round will be converted from the conventional home and away format to single round robin ties to be played in centralised venues. The decision was taken by the AFC Executive Committee after taking into consideration the existing challenges caused by the …

Indian National Team head coach Igor Stimac mentioned that togetherness, energy, positive attitude and a great mindset have been the biggest takeaways as Indian Football moved forward together towards the final qualification process of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup – China. In a chat, Stimac talked at length about Indian …