The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has today agreed that telecommunications giant FPT Telecom will be their new media partner in Vietnam from 2021 to 2024. FPT Telecom secured the AFC rights through a competitive tender process, which had been launched by the AFC and Football Marketing Asia (FMA) in September …
Read More »AFC Champions League (East) to be staged in Doha!
The AFC Champions League (East) is to be played in Doha, Qatar after an agreement was reached today, October 9 between the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and the Qatar Football Association (QFA). The AFC Champions League (East), which will be played between November 18 and December 13, 2020, follows the …
Read More »FIFA President praises Qatar’s World Cup preparations during his first visit to Al Bayt Stadium!
FIFA President Gianni Infantino described preparations for the 2022 FIFA World Cup – Qatar as ‘impressive’ during a whistle-stop tour of the country this week. Infantino met with tournament organisers and took part in a seven-a-side match at Al Bayt Stadium, a 60,000-capacity venue designed to resemble a traditional Arab …
Read More »Three India junior players participate in eGoal Social Responsibility Programme!
Three players from the Indian junior national teams are participating in the ‘eGoal – Virtual Social Responsibility Programme’ organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) in partnership with Aurora, which kicked off on Monday, October 5 and consists of a total of nine sessions conducted over three weeks – concluding …
Read More »AFC rebrands age group championships to AFC Asian Cup’s!
The growing reputation and prestige of the Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) competitions have been reflected by a revamping and rebranding of the AFC age group championships to become AFC Asian Cups from 2021. At the same time the AFC Futsal Championship, AFC Women’s Futsal Championship, AFC U-20 Futsal Championship and …
Read More »AFC announces request for proposal for 2022-2024 Official Match Balls & Apparel!
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC), through its exclusive Commercial agency Football Marketing Asia (FMA), is looking for sponsor(s) and/or technical supplier(s) in the Official Match Ball as well as the Apparel & Accessories categories for the period of 2022 to 2024. FMA has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for …
Read More »AFC DEC confirms Al Hilal’s exclusion from the AFC Champions League (West)!
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Disciplinary and Ethics Committee today dismissed a protest lodged by Al Hilal SFC, of Saudi Arabia, in connection with their withdrawal from the AFC Champions League (West) pursuant to Article 4.3 of the ‘Special Rules Applicable to AFC Competitions During the COVID-19 Pandemic’. The AFC …
Read More »Al Hilal no longer part of AFC Champions League (West)!
Al Hilal, of Saudi Arabia, failed to name the required 13 players for their AFC Champions League (West) Group B match against Shabab Al Ahli Dubai, of the United Arab Emirates and under the Article 4.3 of the Special Rules Applicable to AFC Competitions during the COVID-19 pandemic are deemed …
Read More »AFC & AURORA expand pioneering youth development programme across Asia!
Building on the widely acclaimed pilot e-Goal project in the West Zone, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), through its AFC Dream Asia Foundation, has partnered again with Jordan-based youth development organisation, Aurora for Training and Development, to expand the positive impact of the ground-breaking programme to the AFC Member Associations …
Read More »GWC announced as Regional Supporter & Official Logistics Provider for 2022 FIFA World Cup!
Qatar-based GWC (Q.P.S.C.), a leader in supply chain solutions including warehousing, freight forwarding, commercial, fine art, and event logistics services, was announced as the first Regional Supporter and Official Logistics Provider for the 2022 FIFA World Cup – Qatar. As such, GWC will be the key operational supplier of logistics …
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