Chinese Taipei, India and Uzbekistan have expressed their interest in hosting the AFC Women’s Asian Cup in 2022 – Asia’s premier women’s competition. The All India Football Federation (AIFF) and the Chinese Taipei Football Association (CTFA) who hosted the tournament in 1979 and 2001 respectively as well as the Uzbekistan …
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The Technical Report and Statistics for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup held in the United Arab Emirates is now available on the-AFC.com! The 17th edition of the Continental championship was the biggest-ever AFC Asian Cup with an expansion from 16 to 24 teams, with the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system …
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Indian Senior National Team Head Coach Igor Stimac has released another batch of six players from the ongoing preparatory camp in New Delhi. The second batch of the six released players includes Narayan Das, Salam Ranjan Singh, Dhanpal Ganesh, Rowllin Borges, Komal Thatal. In addition, central defender Anwar Ali (Jr) …
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43 Member Associations joined the AFC Grassroots Football Day celebrations that took place across the Continent in May. Join AFC Media as they highlight the exciting activities that took place across Asia! Bhutan The Bhutan Football Federation saw an increase in participation with every passing celebration of the AFC Grassroots …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) conducted its inaugural Communications Mentorship programme – with the Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI) – the Continent’s first Member Association to benefit from the initiative. The mentorship programme, which was launched earlier this year, is part of the AFC’s commitment to provide its Member Associations …
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Following an invitation to all member associations (MAs) to express their interest in submitting a bid to host the 2021 FIFA U-20 World Cup, eight member associations have responded before the deadline of May 21, 2019. While three MAs have expressed their interest in bidding individually, the remaining five wish …
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The Curaçao Football Federation has announced a 23-member national team squad for the forthcoming King’s Cup 2019 in Buriram, Thailand. Curacao national team head coach Remko Bicentini is banking on a strong squad featuring various players from different European leagues. Curaçao will open their campaign against India on June 5 …
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The Indian football team led by skipper Sunil Chhetri gathered for the national camp in New Delhi to prepare for the King’s Cup, which will be played in Buriram, Thailand. The players trained with their new coach Igor Stimac at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi. New head coach …
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In line with the conclusions of the feasibility study approved by the FIFA Council at its last meeting, FIFA and Qatar have jointly explored all possibilities to increase the number of participant teams from 32 to 48 teams by involving neighbouring countries at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. …
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The AFC Champions League Group A match between Zobahan (Iran) and Al Nassr (Saudi Arabia), scheduled to be played in Karbala Sports City in Iraq on Tuesday, May 21 has been postponed. The AFC took the decision with the support of all parties concerned in the interests of safety. The …
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