Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President praised the instrumental role of the AFC’s Member Associations (MAs) and Regional Associations (RAs) in ensuring the AFC continued to emerge stronger than ever from the COVID-19 pandemic at the 31st AFC Congress held virtually today. Setting the …
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Asia’s representative in the FIFA World Cup Intercontinental Playoff will have to navigate past a CONMEBOL side if the continent is to have a historic sixth representative in Qatar 2022. The second Intercontinental Playoff following Friday’s draw at FIFA’s headquarters in Zurich will see CONCACAF squaring off against Oceania to …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has today announced Sky Network Television Limited (Sky) as their new media partner in New Zealand. The two-year deal from 2021 to 2022 includes the AFC Asian Qualifiers – Road to Qatar, the 2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup – India 2022, as well as the …
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The Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) commitment to leverage on the power of football for social development, as underlined in its Vision and Mission, received a significant boost on Tuesday after the Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) pledged USD500,000 to the AFC Dream Asia Foundation. AFC President and Patron of the …
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The 2022 FIFA World Cup – Qatar Official Countdown Clock, powered by Hublot, was unveiled on Sunday, November 21 at Doha’s picturesque Corniche Fishing Spot, marking one year to go to the big kick-off. The striking timepiece was revealed to fans worldwide who tuned in live to ‘Join the Beat’ …
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Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa today lauded the resilience and steadfast dedication of the Asian football family as the AFC remained well positioned to successfully deliver its competitions and numerous online development and education programmes in 2021. Chairing the 8th AFC Executive Committee meeting …
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LaLiga will support the Unleash the Roar! project, promoted by the government of Singapore with the special focus of fostering youth development in the country. Through its business unit LaLiga Grassroots, LaLiga will provide coaches in ten school academies, where they will implement the LaLiga methodology and philosophy. “From LaLiga …
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The draw for the 2022 FIFA World Cup – Qatar intercontinental play-offs will be held in Zurich, Switzerland, on Friday, November 26, 2021. The fixtures that will determine who plays who between the AFC, CONCACAF, CONMEBOL and the OFC in the contest for the last two spots at football’s flagship …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) organised the latest Youth Special Online Session that was attended by more than 100 participants who joined the virtual programme focused on developing the future stars of the game in Asia. The latest workshop is part of an online series of technical sessions conducted this …
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Nubank, one of South America’s largest digital retail financial institutions, was announced today, November 18, 2021, as an Official Regional Supporter of the 2022 FIFA World Cup – Qatar. The agreement covers the South American market and will provide the digital banking giant with a unique opportunity to engage with …
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