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India has been recommended as the first South Asian hosts for the 2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup by the AFC Women’s Football Committee which met in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia today, February 19 as part of the AFC’s commitment to grow the women’s game. It was felt that India, who will …

Bengaluru FC saw their AFC Cup qualifying campaign hit a roadblock as Maziya S&RC threw a spanner in the works with a 2-1 win over Cuadrat’s men at the National Stadium in Male on Wednesday. Goals from Ibrahim Mahudhee and Cornelius Stewart on either side of a Nili Perdomo spot-kick …

The All India Football Federation received the AFC Grassroots charter- Bronze Level membership for its stupendous work towards promoting grassroots football. In a letter to AIFF general secretary Kushal Das, AFC general secretary Dato Windsor John wrote, “We are pleased to inform you that your application for membership at the …

During its meeting held in Kuala Lumpur, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Electoral Committee approved the regional candidates for the AFC Executive Committee as eligible to stand at the elections which will be held at the AFC’s 30th Congress in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on April 16, 2020. After conducting the …

Following the developments that have affected the Iraqi Football Association (IFA) since September 2019, which resulted in the resignation of all members of the IFA Executive Committee and the IFA General Secretary, the Bureau of the FIFA Council decided on February 10 2020 to appoint a normalisation committee for the …

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has been made aware of travel restrictions put in place by Governments of several Participating Member Associations, due to the coronavirus outbreak, which have resulted in the postponement of the AFC Cup 2020 Preliminary Stage matches between Ulaanbaatar City FC (MGL) and Taipower Company (TPE), …

Bengaluru FC romped into the play-off round of the AFC Cup with a resounding 9-1 (10-1 on aggregate) win over Bhutanese side Paro FC at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium on Wednesday. Hattricks from Semboi Haokip (6′,26′,67′,85′) and Deshorn Brown (29′,54′,64′) and a goals from Juanan Gonzalez (14′) and Nili Perdomo …

Bengaluru FC will look to secure progress to the final stage of qualifying for the 2020 AFC Cup when Bhutan’s Paro FC visit the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru on Wednesday. Semboi Haokip’s goal in Thimphu last week gives the Blues a vital advantage and Carles Cuadrat’s men will bank …

Australian football legend Tim Cahill has been unveiled as an official ambassador for the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC), at a special event in Qatar. Cahill, 40, becomes the latest renowned name to join the SC family – and accompanies Xavi, Samuel Eto’o, Cafu plus a number of …

The extensive array of federations donning the Swoosh each have unique histories and cultures. In 2020, their distinctive attributes are celebrated with highly differentiated collections. Building upon the learnings from the successful 2018 Nigeria Collection, Nike undertook deep cultural immersions and collaborated with each federation to ensure the designs truly …