The Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) dedication to raising the standards of women’s football in Asia was further underlined at the 2nd AFC Women’s Football Conference 2019, which successfully ended in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Thursday, November 21. The three-day conference, with more than 70 participants from the AFC Member Associations, …
Read More »420 Grams S02E13: India vs Oman review – Was the Qatar World Cup Dream real?
Don’t let the newspaper headlines fool you. Of course, football fans in India dream of making it to the FIFA World Cup. But Qatar 2022? Really? When India’s qualifying campaign began the men’s national football team had two clear objectives; the first was to make it to the AFC Asian …
Read More »Borussia Dortmund and DAZN Media team up for Asia campaign!
The Bundesliga’s Borussia Dortmund has brought in DAZN Media to create a social media campaign that showcases the club’s 2019/20 football season, its star players and past masters to entertain and grow its fanbase in South East Asia. Weekly content produced by DAZN Media’s creative content studio in Singapore will …
Read More »Igor Stimac: I want my India to play without fear against anyone!
Blue Tigers head coach Igor Stimac, after the narrow 0-1 defeat to Oman in Muscat, pronounced that he wants his team to “play without fear” against any opponent they face. “I want my India (team) to play without fear against anyone. Irrespective of whoever you are playing against, you always …
Read More »India Women’s Maymol Rocky calls up 30 players for South Asian Games camp!
The Indian women’s senior national team’s next assignment will be the upcoming South Asian Games 2019, which will take place in Kathmandu, Nepal from December 1-10. The Indian team will undergo a training camp in Kolkata from November 20-29 to prepare for the same, with head coach Maymol Rocky having …
Read More »Associations & Finance Committees strengthen commitment to develop AFC MAs!
Northern Mariana Islands has been recommended for ordinary membership of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) by the AFC Associations Committee meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The NMI Football Association submitted their application following the amendment of the AFC Statutes at the 29th AFC Congress, held in Kuala Lumpur on April …
Read More »India lose to Oman, out of 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers!
India went down to Oman by a solitary goal in the joint 2022 FIFA World Cup/2023 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex Stadium in Muscat on Tuesday, November 19. Muhsen Al Ghassani scored in the 33rd minute for the home team as India now stand at …
Read More »Qatar’s logistics leader GWC signs as first Official National Supporter for 2019 FIFA Club World Cup!
FIFA announced today that GWC (Q.P.S.C.), a leading provider of logistics and supply chain solutions in the Middle East and North Africa, has signed as an Official National Supporter of the upcoming 2019 FIFA Club World Cup presented by Alibaba Cloud. GWC has been an active logistics provider for some …
Read More »AFC GS meets Pakistan FF Normalisation Committee Chairperson!
The AFC General Secretary Dato’ Windsor John met the Chairperson of the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) Normalisation Committee Humza Khan and Acting General Secretary Colonel Mujahid Ullah Khan at the AFC House on Monday. The meeting was to discuss the progress of the Normalisation Committee which is tasked with holding …
Read More »Anas Edathodika comeback a boast for India ahead of Oman tie!
India head coach Igor Stimac praised the ‘character’ of Anas Edathodika, who despite losing his mother, has opted to join the Blue Tigers two days before they face-off against Oman at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex Stadium in Muscat, Oman on Tuesday, November 19. The match will kick-off at 8:30pm …
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