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If we look back at the year 2019, it was a mixed year for the Indian national football team with only two wins, four draws and seven losses across 13 matches. And interestingly, the two win came against the same opponent in Thailand, the first a historic 4-1 win in …

The 10 host cities for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup in China have today been announced by the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The cities include the People’s Republic of China capital, Beijing as well as Tianjin, Shanghai, Chongqing, Chengdu, Xi’an, Dalian, Qingdao, Xiamen and Suzhou. The full details will be …

Asian football will reach another historic milestone with the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system making its full tournament debut at the upcoming 2020 AFC U23 Championship – Thailand, which is scheduled to take place across three cities – Bangkok, Buriram and Songkhla – between January 8 to 26, 2020. Having …

CAF President Ahmad Ahmad and Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Thani, President of the Qatar Football Association (QFA), signed an agreement on Sunday, December 22 that will see the CAF Super Cup take place on February 14, 2020 in Doha, Qatar’s capital. The Super Cup match to be …

The Myanmar Football Federation (MFF) has a vacancy for the position of Head Coach of the women’s national senior team. For detailed information regarding the position, please click on the link below: https://www.the-afc.com/afc/documents/PDFFiles/mff-advertisement-head-coach-myanmar-national-senior-women-team Submit a resume, detailing your knowledge and experience, to Myanmar Football Federation for the attention of Mr. …

Abdulrahman Al Jassim from Qatar will officiate tomorrow, December 21 match of the 2019 FIFA Club World Cup between Liverpool FC and CR Flamengo at Khalifa International Stadium in Doha at 20:30 (local time). Taleb Al Marri and Saoud Almaqaleh, also from Qatar, will be the assistant referees for the …

German Bundesliga side 1.FC Köln has announced that they are ending their engagement in an football academy project in Shenyang. In an article in the local Köln Stadt-Anzeiger newspaper on Wednesday, December 18 it was widely reported that 1.FC Köln have withdrawn from the football academy project in Shenyang. For …

India U-17 Women’s team beat Thailand 1-0 in their second match of the U-17 Women’s Football Tournament, at the Mumbai Football Arena on Tuesday, December 17. The injury-time goal by Thounaojam Kritina sent India into the final of the tournament, where they will face Sweden at the same venue on …

The India U-17 girls take on Thailand in a must win match in the third and final league-stage match of the U-17 Women’s Football Tournament at the Mumbai Football Arena on Tuesday, December 17. India need a victory to seal a place in the final against Sweden which is slated …

Sweden moved into the final of the U-17 Women’s Football Tournament 2019 with a 3-1 victory against Thailand at the Mumbai Football Arena on Sunday, December 15. The Europeans were quick to seize the initiative after the referee’s whistle, creating more chances than the Thai side. 25 minutes into the …