The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and Special Olympics Asia Pacific (SOAP) have signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote social inclusion through football across Asia. The partnership will see the two organisations deliver football development programmes for athletes with intellectual disabilities in the Asia Pacific region. The MoU …
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The race for the 40th AFC U-19 Championship title has begun as the top 16 teams in the Continent discovered their opponents, following the official draw in Jakarta on Friday, May 18. Indonesia, who will be hosting the prestigious tournament for the third time and having been crowned champions in …
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The FIFA Appeal Committee has taken the following decision on the appeal lodged by Worawi Makudi, the former President of the Football Association of Thailand. The FIFA Appeal Committee has partially confirmed the decision taken by the adjudicatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee on 10 October 2016, reducing the …
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Five Member Associations were granted AFC Grassroots Charter Memberships following their outstanding achievement in the development of football. The gold standard in the best MA category of the AFC Grassroots Charter Membership was given to The Football Federation of Australia (FFA), while The Chinese Football Association (CFA) were awarded the …
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Aizawl FC earned a 2-1 win over New Radiant SC on Matchday Six of the AFC Cup 2018 – Group E at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium in Guwahati to knock the Maldivian side out of the competition on Wednesday evening. Watch the match highlights above!
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It took a bit of everything – a boss-like show in Dhaka, drama in Guwahati and a big push from a resolute Aizawl FC side as Bengaluru FC finished as champions of the South Zone and booked a place in the knockout stages of the AFC Cup for a fourth …
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The Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) ambition, under its Vision and Mission, to grow the popularity of football across the continent marked a significant milestone on Tuesday, May 15 as a record 41 Member Associations (MA) pledged to celebrate the AFC Grassroots Football Day 2018. The latest achievement demonstrates the continued …
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Aizawl FC earned a 2-1 win over New Radiant SC on Matchday Six of the AFC Cup 2018 – Group E at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium in Guwahati to knock the Maldivian side out of the competition on Wednesday evening. After a goalless first half, the home side had …
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It took a bit of everything – a boss-like show in Dhaka, drama in Guwahati and a big push from a resolute Aizawl FC side as Bengaluru FC finished as champions of the South Zone and booked a place in the knockout stages of the AFC Cup for a fourth …
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Bengaluru FC will hope for the rub of the green to go their way at more than one venue on Wednesday, when they take on Abahani Limited Dhaka at the Bangabandhu National Stadium, in Bangladesh in their final Group E game of the 2018 AFC Cup. Albert Roca’s men need …
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