Asia

Abahani Limited Dhaka of Bangladesh kept themselves tentatively in the race for the Inter-Zonal semifinals of the 2018 AFC Cup on Wednesday, April 25 drawing 1-1 with India’s Aizawl FC at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka. Aizawl FC started the brighter of the two sides and almost took the …

Goals from Ali Fasir (30′) and Ali Ashfaq (47′) consigned Bengaluru FC to their first defeat in the 2018 AFC Cup campaign as New Radiant SC beat the Blues 2-0 at the National Stadium in Male on Wednesday afternoon. The win for the Maldivian side leaves Group E tantalisingly poised …

The AFC Grassroots Panel, comprising recognised specialists in the field, assembled for the fifth time at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur to discuss, fine-tune and determine the AFC Grassroots Charter approvals. AFC Technical Director Andy Roxburgh began the meeting by re-emphasising the definition of grassroots football, which includes children, …

The Mumbai Football Arena, the new hub of Indian Football will play host to the inaugural edition of the four-nation Intercontinental Cup from June 1-10, 2018 which will see the Indian National Team competing with the likes of South Africa, New Zealand and Chinese Taipei. The Intercontinental Cup which will …

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Women’s Football Committee agreed yesterday, April 20 on the importance of the introduction of a women’s football club competition in Asia. The Committee met ahead of the final of the 2018 AFC Women’s Asian Cup in the capital of Jordan, Amman. A pilot phase will …

The 12th edition of the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Championships will be played from September 4 to 15, 2018 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The draw for the 12th SAFF Cup was carried our earlier today in Dhaka by the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) president Salahuddin. In Group A, hosts …

Paris Saint Germain (PSG) president Nasser Al Khelaifi, will be attending Soccerex China – April 17/18, Zhuhai – to officially launch the club’s new strategic partnership with leading Chinese sports marketing agency, desports. Al Khelaifi will be speaking alongside desports President, Lizhang Jiang as part of a special session which …

Women’s football managers from across the AFC’s Member Associations met yesterday, April 16 in Jordan, host country of the ongoing 2018 AFC Women’s Asian Cup, for a FIFA leadership workshop. The AFC is the first confederation to host such a continent-level event and the leadership training gathered together both women …

As per a decision of the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Congress on Wednesday, April 11; the 12th edition of the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Championships will be played from September 4 to 15, 2018 in Bangladesh after an earlier postponements. The original date of December 2017 had been …

The first-ever Women in Sports Law (WISLaw) meeting in Asia took place on Thursday, April 12 on the sidelines of the 2018 AFC Women’s Asian Cup in Amman, Jordan. WISLaw is an international, non-profit association based in Switzerland aiming at promoting women in the sports law sector, through scientific and …