A total of 19 participants across Lebanon completed their AFC Futsal Coaching Certificate Course – Level 1 in the Beirut district of Roucheh on Tuesday, December 5. Jihad Al Chohof, the General Secretary of the Lebanese Football Federation, in his opening remarks said: “I would like to thank the AFC …
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The situation of the Football Federation of Australia (FFA) was submitted to the FIFA Member Associations Committee during its meeting on 4 December 4, 2017. The Committee took note that proposals put forward by the FFA regarding the expansion of the FFA Congress failed to reach consensual agreement amongst the …
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The official draw for the 2018 AFC Cup was carried out in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday with the South Zone (Group E) set to once more feature two Indian club sides. I-League champions Aizawl FC are playing the AFC Champions League qualifiers. If they lose they will play in the …
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The draw for the 2018 AFC Champions League group stage and qualifiers was carried out on Wednesday in Kuala Lumpur and in the qualifiers I-League champions Aizawl FC were drawn to face Iranian side Zobahan FC. If Aizawl FC win the encounter, then they would be the first Indian club …
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The AFC Champions League winners will receive US$4m – up from US$3m – in 2018 while the club that lifts the AFC Cup will pick up US$1.5m from next season rather than the US$1m currently on offer. In announcing the rise, Dato’ Windsor John, the AFC General Secretary, said, “There …
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The Bureau of the FIFA Council has today, December 6, 2017 lifted the suspension that was imposed on the Kuwait Football Association (KFA) in October 2015 for its failure to comply with its obligations stipulated in articles 14 and 19 of the FIFA Statutes. This decision has been taken following …
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The AFC Dream Asia Foundation continued to support the Football Club Social Alliance’s (FCSA) Young Coach Education Programme in Lebanon which was held here last week. Following a successful start to the project in September, the coaching education is delivered by instructors from the Swiss league champions FC Basel 1893 …
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iSportconnect, the largest global private network of sport business executives, brought the sports industry together at the inaugural Dubai Summit on November 29, 2017. The event, which was hosted in association with PwC, Dubai Sports Council and Nielsen Sports, took place in the picturesque surroundings of the Address Boulevard Hotel …
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Omar Khrbin and Samantha Kerr have been named as the top players in Asia at the glittering AFC Annual Awards held in Bangkok tonight, November 29. After a historic 2017 which saw five AFC teams qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, the Asian Football Confederation celebrated the …
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Albert Roca coached Bengaluru FC will face Bhutanese team Transport United FC in a two-legged 2018 AFC Cup South Asian Zone Preliminary Round Qualifier, the first of which will be held at the scenic Changlimithan Stadium in Thimphu on January 23, 2018. The return leg at Bengaluru’s Sree Kanteerava Stadium …
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