On 31 October 2018, in accordance with Article 32.1 of the AFC Statutes (Edition 2018), the Member Associations were notified that the election for members of the AFC Executive Committee (term 2019-2023) would be held at the 29th AFC Congress in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on April 6, 2019. Member Associations …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC), in cooperation with the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF), Coaches Across Continents (CAC) and UNHCR, the United Nations Refugee Agency, have launched training camps and matches for street children and young Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar under their Social Responsibility Programme. The ongoing initiatives started on …
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The Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) partnership with SCORT, the Football Club Social Alliance, is again benefiting young children in Asia – this time in Vietnam. The AFC and SCORT, in alliance with Football for All Vietnam (FFLV), successfully completed the first module at the end of October in Hue, with …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) today signed an important Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia. The MoU will focus on supporting capacity building, training programmes as well as exchanging information and expertise between the two …
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The FIFA Doping Control Officers Accreditation Course (Asia) started in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur on Monday, December 3. The two-day course will see from 14 medical officers from 11 Member Associations go through a series of theoretical and practical sessions, relevant to the duties and responsibilities of AFC Medical …
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After another year of remarkable progress for Asian football, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) celebrated the Continent’s most exceptional achievements in a dazzling 2018 AFC Annual Awards ceremony in Muscat, Oman on Wednesday, November 28. AFC president Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa said, “We celebrate and applaud all our …
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Former Spain striker David Villa has announced that he will join Japan’s J-League club Vissel Kobe in 2019 after ending his stint with Major League Soccer side New York City FC. At Vissel Kobe, David Villa joins former FC Barcelona team-mate Andres Iniesta and former Germany striker Lukas Podolski to …
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Two Argentinian football legends joined forces to highlight the positive role that football can have in society and the unique power it can have in uniting fans and communities around the world. In a display of solidarity and sportsmanship ahead of next month’s FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2018, FIFA …
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After another year of remarkable progress for Asian football, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) celebrated the Continent’s most exceptional achievements in a dazzling 2018 AFC Annual Awards ceremony in Muscat, Oman on Wednesday. Al Sadd’s Abdelkarim Hassan claimed the coveted AFC Player of the Year Award while China’s Wang Shuang …
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Dubai Holding has announced it is partnering with the Globe Soccer Awards to bring the 10th edition of the internationally recognised football awards to the Emirate. Dubai Holding will be the title sponsor of the event which will take place in Madinat Jumeirah on January 3, 2019. The highly anticipated …
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