Asia

The Chinese Taipei Football Association has named their 23 players senior national team squad for the upcoming Intercontinental Cup in India. Chinese Taipei head coach Gary White has called up 23 players for the tournament in which his side would face hosts India, African side Kenya and New Zealand from …

Karma Tsering Sherpa, the newly elected President of the All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) met with the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) General Secretary Dato’ Windsor John at the AFC House on Friday to discuss the rejuvenation of football in Nepal. Sherpa was accompanied by ANFA Vice President Pankaj Bikram Nembang …

The Chinese Football Association (CFA) successfully conducted a two-day ‘Dream China’ social responsibility programme, which concluded in the city of Shanghai, China on Wednesday, May 23. With assistance from the AFC Social Responsibility unit, CFA has continued to implement social development programmes using football as a compelling tool in China …

All India Football Federation announces the sale of online tickets for the forthcoming Intercontinental Cup which kicks-off at the Mumbai Football Arena, the new hub of Indian Football from June 1. Tickets for all the matches are now available online on https://in.bookmyshow.com/sports/football/intercontinental-cup-tournament India begin their campaign on the opening day …

South Zone champions Bengaluru FC were drawn to face Turkmenistan side Altyn Asyr FK in the 2018 AFC Cup Inter-Zone semifinals, at the AFC club competitions draw, held in Kuala Lumpur, on Wednesday, May 23. While the Sree Kanteerava Stadium is set to host the Turkmenistan side on August 22, …

The first phase of the 50th AFC ‘A’ Coaching Certificate Course concluded last week in the city of Mashhad in Iran. The course was held from May 2 to 14, and the second phase is set to kick off in June 23 to July 5, 2018. It was organised by …

India will take on Chinese Taipei on the opening day of the much-awaited Intercontinental Cup which kicks-off at the Mumbai Football Arena on June 1, 2018. The other two teams in the competition – Kenya and New Zealand will play their first match against each other the next day. The …

Senior Members of the Beijing Football Association paid a courtesy visit to the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) General Secretary Dato’ Windsor John at AFC House today to discuss football development. Dato’ Windsor, accompanied by several AFC directors, thanked Mr Yang Haibin, the Beijing FA President, Mr Wang Pinxi, the General …

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 …

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 …