Indian Senior Men’s National Team Head Coach Igor Stimac named six newcomers into India’s final list of 23 for the King’s Cup slated to kick-off in Buriram, Thailand from June 5. The six newcomers include Rahul Bheke, Brandon Fernandes, Raynier Fernandes, Michael Soosairaj, Abdul Sahal, and India U-17 World Cup …
Read More »Igor Stimac names final India squad for Thailand’s King’s Cup!
New Team India coach Igor Stimac has named his final 23 player squad for the King’s Cup in Buriram, Thailand next week. Missing from the final India squad are defender Nishu Kumar and striker Jobby Justin. Head coach Igor Stimac had started his first India preparatory camp with 37 players …
Read More »AFC & Mongolia FF announce initiative to build new football pitch for students!
Students at School No. 79 on Friday, May 31 received encouraging news after the Mongolian Football Federation (MFF) announced that they will build a new football pitch supported by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Dream Asia Foundation. MFF President and AFC Vice President Ganbaatar Amgalanbaatar made the announcement at their …
Read More »Chinese Taipei, India & Uzbekistan express interest in hosting 2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup!
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 …
Read More »Technical Report for 2019 AFC Asian Cup – UAE published!
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 …
Read More »Igor Stimac releases six more players from India preparatory camp!
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) …
Read More »2019 AFC Grassroots Football Day a resounding success!
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 …
Read More »First-ever Communications mentorship programme concludes in Indonesia!
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 …
Read More »Five expressions of interest received for hosting 2021 FIFA U-20 World Cup!
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 …
Read More »Curacao announce 23-member squad for Thailand’s King’s Cup 2019!
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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