QNB Group, the largest financial institution in the Middle East and Africa, has announced the appointment of Brazilian and Paris Saint-Germain player, Neymar Jr, as the Group’s Global Brand Ambassador. The exclusive partnership was signed by Yousef Darwish, General Manager of QNB Group Communications, and Neymar Silva Santos, Owner of …
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The AFC Futsal Development Department concluded its AFC Futsal Club Development Workshop in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates on Thursday. The two-day workshop which started on Tuesday, was intended to introduce Futsal Club Licensing System in the UAE Futsal Top League. The AFC delegation was led by the Head of AFC …
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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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