Asia

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Vietnam are the first recipients of the newly-introduced Best Inspiring League and Best Developing League recognitions at the SPIA Conference & Awards 2018 in a grand ceremony held in Bangkok, the capital of Thailand. The new award categories were introduced for the first time …

The AFC Elite Referees & Assistant Referees Seminars 2018 for Group 1 and 3 simultaneously opened in the Malaysian capital and in Dubai, United Arab Emirates yesterday, November 20. Conducted annually, the aim of the Seminars is to review the 2018 AFC Competitions season and prepare the AFC’s top match …

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Futsal and Beach Soccer unit began an assessment visit to Sri Lanka on Saturday, November 17. Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL) president Anura de Silva and General Secretary Jaswar Umar expressed their appreciation to the AFC for the five-day assessment which will conclude on …

The I-League won Silver at the SPIA Awards in the “Best Developing Football League of the Year” category nominated by the Asian Football Confederation in Bangkok today, November 20. The I-League is the premier league in the country and the ongoing edition is being played among 11 Clubs, the champions …

After another thrilling Asian football season, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has announced the nominees for this year’s AFC Annual Awards Oman 2018 which will be held at the Oman Convention & Exhibition Centre in Muscat on November 28 at 7pm local time. Kashima Antlers’ Yuma Suzuki and Kento Misao, …

The AFC-UNHCR Programme Phase 2 participants competed in a mini football carnival to mark the closing of the second phase of this highly successful programme. Phase 2 of the football training programme kicked off in September 2018 and concluded with two of the leading students from the Rohingya Education Centre …

After India narrowly lost 1-2 against Jordan in Amman yesterday, November 17, Head Coach Stephen Constantine dubbed India’s performance as “outstanding with being unfortunate to not get an equalizer”, as debutant Nishu Kumar’s strike had reduced the deficit to one, after Jordan had taken a two goal lead, only for …

Ticket sales for the biggest-ever Asian football spectacle are selling quickly as some of the world’s finest footballing talents prepare to battle for Continental supremacy when the AFC Asian Cup kicks off on January 5, 2019 – less than 50 days away – in the UAE. The expanded competition, which …

A penalty save, and a rare misjudgement from Indian goalkeeper and captain Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, and a sublime strike from debutant Nishu Kumar defined India’s 1-2 loss to a strong Jordan team in the International Friendly at the King Abdullah II International Stadium in Amman on Saturday, November 17. The …

The decisive matches in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup – UAE are to be enhanced by the introduction of the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system after the AFC Referees Committee approved its use from the quarterfinals onwards. Asia already boasts some of the world’s leading referees and now they will …