Asia

AFC Referees Committee underlines continued support to Asia’s match officials!

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Referees Committee praised the progress of Asian refereeing and reinforced its commitment to ensure the continued development of AFC match officials at its second meeting today, November 5. In a virtual meeting, chaired by Du Zhaocai, the AFC Referees Committee hailed the successful implementation of …

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AFC Club Licensing Task Force agree to raise standards with new regulations!

The Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) commitment towards strengthening the professional landscape of Asian football was further underlined after the AFC Club Licensing Task Force approved the revisions to the AFC Club Licensing Regulations at its first meeting held online today. Chaired by Hamad Mohamed Aljneibi, the Task Force noted the …

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Borussia Dortmund sustainability partnership in South East Asia!

Borussia Dortmund (BVB) have announced a new and unique partnership with Brand Connexxion Pte Ltd, a company focusing on corporate social responsibility activities with an aim to connect organisations, corporate entities and individuals to provide a holistic, innovative program, which is part of Brand Connexxion’s overall CSR strategy, where there …

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AFC Development Committee reinforces the unity & solidarity of MAs!

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Development Committee today, October 27 praised the Asian football family for demonstrating great unity during the COVID-19 pandemic and for standing together in solidarity amidst this period of uncertainty. In a virtual meeting, chaired by Kanya Keomany, the AFC Development Committee unanimously agreed on the …

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AFC President extends condolences on the passing of Prince Hj Abdul Azim!

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa has sent his condolences to the National Football Association of Brunei Darussalam following the untimely demise of HRH Prince Haji Abdul Azim who passed away at the age of 38 on Saturday, October 24. The AFC President said, …

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UMBRO announces partnership with Iraq Football Association!

International kit maker UMBRO has announce a new two-year partnership with the Iraq Football Association. Commencing today, this exciting new partnership will see UMBRO provide match kit, training kit and off field wear for a number of the teams under the Association including the Iraq National Team, Under-23, U-20 and …

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UEFA preliminary draw for 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers on December 7!

With 2022 FIFA World Cup preliminary-competition action already under way in Africa, Asia and South America, UEFA’s 55 member associations are eagerly looking ahead to the start of their own race to reach Qatar 2022, with 13 berths available. Their anticipation will be heightened on December 7, when the preliminary …

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Host City selection process for 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup to begin!

Following the decision in June to award Australia and New Zealand the right to host the next FIFA Women’s World Cup in 2023, the process to select the Host Cities for the tournament took its first steps today with confirmation that virtual workshops between FIFA and the 12 candidate cities …

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AFC extends condolences on the passing of UAE’s Sultan Saif!

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) have offered its condolences to the family and friends of Sultan Saif who died along with his wife and son in a car accident on October 15, 2020. The 27-year-old striker was the top scorer for Al Falah club in the United Arab Emirates’ second …

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2020 AFC Champions League final to be played in Doha, Qatar!

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC), together with the Qatar Football Association (QFA), have today confirmed Doha, Qatar as the venue for this year’s AFC Champions League single-leg Final, which will be held on December 19, 2020. With the successful conclusion of the AFC Champions League 2020 (West) in Qatar recently, …

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