Asia

With the AFC U-16 Championships just a few days away, the Indian team has already set sail for the Malaysian shores. As the preparations for the Colts’ biggest tournament of the year goes on in full flow, defender Samir Kerketta is one player who will be looking to shoulder the …

Seven countries are set to kick-off the inaugural edition of the SAFF U-18 Championship for Women which gets underway later this month in Bhutan. India have been clubbed in Group A, along with neighbours Sri Lanka and Maldives. The Indian girls kick-off their campaign against Maldives on September 28 before …

Attempting to create history by becoming the first Indian team to qualify for a FIFA World Cup, the Indian U-16 National Team under Head Coach Bibiano Fernandes is gearing up for the AFC U-16 Championship Finals, in a first, had arrived 12 days prior to the tournament in the host …

Community ambassadors of all nationalities from across Asia came together at Zayed Sports City Stadium for a rousing evening of speeches, workshops and celebration, in the lead up to the 2019 AFC Asian Cup in the UAE. Over 60 ambassadors or “Playmakers” representing 19 of the 24 competing nations were …

The AFC Elite Youth Scheme was further polished as the AFC Youth Panel met for the sixth time at the AFC House on Thursday, September 13. The panel – overseen by the AFC Technical Committee and AFC General Secretary – is tasked with supporting the promotion and development of elite …

Sir Alex Ferguson once famously said, “Attack wins you games, defence wins you titles.” The Indian football team, which is set to take part at the upcoming AFC U-16 Championships 2018 in September, will look to follow the same principle in order to reach the last stages of the competition. …

A five-day FIFA international refereeing course hosted by the Afghanistan Football Federation (AFF) has begun in the capital city of Kabul. The 35 referees and two FIFA instructors from Saudi Arabia and Italy were welcomed by AFF Vice President Mohammad Yosuf Kargar, Din Mohammad Safi, Senior Advisor to the AFF …

India coach Stephen Constantine, after going down in the SAFF Cup 2018 final against Maldives narrowly, stated that the team “didn’t disappoint anyone but ourselves” as they “didn’t do enough to win the game”. “We didn’t play the game according to our potential and that’s where the lack of experience …

Youth development took a leap forward as the first AFC Youth Elite Scheme workshop took place at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Thursday, September 13. The AFC Elite Youth Scheme is an important step in talent development that will help the Member Associations (MAs) to establish youth …