The A-League Men’s and Women’s clubs are expected to receive a cash windfall after an American private equity firm bought a minority share in the body which oversees both competitions. Technology investment specialists Silver Lake have struck the deal with the Australian Professional Leagues (APL), which is responsible for the …
Read More »Hong Kong FA widens grassroots initiatives to parent!
The Hong Kong Football Association LTD. (HKFA), a silver member in the AFC Grassroots Charter, has extended their grassroots activities to parents by launching an innovative Parents Volunteer Programme – Parents Seminar and Workshop. HKFA aims to provide a safer and conducive environment for children, and the latest series of …
Read More »India U-19 Women look for further improvement ahead of Bhutan clash!
The India U-19 Women’s Team has a lot of areas of improvement ahead of their second game in the SAFF U-19 Women’s Championship against Bhutan, believes head coach Alex Ambrose. India kicked-off their SAFF U-19 Women’s Championship campaign against Sri Lanka with a resounding 5-0 win. However, the team is …
Read More »AFC Dream Asia Foundation to create greater impact through enhanced funding allocation model!
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC)’s ambitions to maximise the power and passion of the beautiful game to provide much needed support to vulnerable communities across the Continent through the AFC Dream Asia Foundation was further strengthened today at the 3rd AFC Social Responsibility Committee meeting. In his opening address at …
Read More »India start SAFF U-19 Women’s Championship with 5-star performance against Sri Lanka!
The India U-19 Women’s Team got off to a flying start in the SAFF U-19 Women’s Championship in Dhaka, Bangladesh defeating Sri Lanka by a massive 5-0 margin to lodge their first points of the tournament. Nitu Linda scored two goals for the Alex Ambrose-coached outfit, while Santosh, Karen Estrocio, …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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, …
Read More »CAF Super Cup venue in Doha & KO time announced!
CAF, together with Qatar Local Organising Committee, today confirmed the venue and the kick-off time of the TotalEnergies CAF Super Cup to be played in Doha, Qatar on Wednesday, December 22, 2021. The match will be played at Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium at 20h00 local time (17:00 GMT). The game …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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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