Asia

The ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) has decided to further push the next edition of the AFF Cup to December 2021. Originally set for November this year, the AFF Cup was then postponed to April-May of next year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and now rescheduled to next December as the …

Asian Football Confederation (AFC) president Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa met Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Faisal, Minister of Sports and Chairman of the Olympic Committee in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, during his visit in the Kingdom of Bahrain. During the meeting, Shaikh Salman extended a warm welcome to …

With the eagerly anticipated UEFA preliminary draw for the 2022 FIFA World Cup fast approaching, FIFA Legends Daniele De Rossi and Rafael van der Vaart have been named as assistants ahead of the ceremony, which is due to take place in Zurich on December 7 at 18:00 CET. De Rossi, …

Wakatake Group and LaLiga have announced the agreement by which the Japanese company becomes an official partner of the Spanish championship for the development of grassroots football and the training of coaches in Japan until June 2022. This alliance will initially have three defined projects. The first will be a …

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) to receive a formal proposal and quotation for the provision Video Assistant Referee (VAR) Technology and/or Referees’ Audio Communication Device. Prospective bidders wishing to participate in the RFP process may participate in the tender for all the following …

The Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC) has announced its latest milestone achievement on the road to the 2022 FIFA World Cup – Qatar. The inauguration of the stadium located in Al Rayyan will take place on December 18 – Qatar National Day – exactly two years before the …

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) to receive a formal proposal and quotation for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup – China Hotel Procurement. Please click here to download the RFP document, and here for the Pricing Matrix. All interested parties are required to confirm their participation by completing …

The Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) commitment to grow the number one sport in Asia has been reinforced by the launch of new social media accounts in the People’s Republic of China to promote the AFC’s competitions – especially the AFC Champions League and the 2023 AFC Asian Cup – China. …

The landmark AFC-FIFA Safeguarding Orientation Webinar has successfully concluded after more than 100 participants from 46 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) member associations (MAs) and all five AFC regional associations (RA) joined the online programme. The virtual webinar was staged in a four-part series where key speakers Kathryn Leslie, FIFA’s head …

Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa has joined the world of football in paying tribute and mourning the loss of global football icon Diego Maradona, who passed away at the age of 60 from a heart attack in his hometown of Buenos Aires on Wednesday, …