Refereeing development in Asia continues to progress as 41 football and 21 futsal referees gather in Malaysia on Tuesday, October 3 for the 2017 AFC Referees Recruitment courses happening concurrently. As the earliest phase of the path leading to the AFC Elite Panel, the three-day course aims to evaluate referees …
Read More »India coach Constantine: Qualification to 2019 AFC Asian Cup will be an achievement!
Against the backdrop of the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup India the fact that the Senior National Team is currently practicing in Mumbai in preparation for the crucial 2019 AFC Asian Cup Qualifier against Macau has almost gone unnoticed. India, unbeaten in the three matches in the Qualifiers need a …
Read More »2018 AFC U-16 Championship: India one of 15 teams to qualify!
There is good news for the India Under-16 national team as they have qualified as one of the best five second-placed teams in the 2018 AFC U-16 Championship qualifiers. Besides South Korea, the other nine groups were won by Australia, North Korea, Japan, Jordan, Iraq, Indonesia, Iran, Tajikistan and Yemen with …
Read More »AFC Level Two Coaching Course for FA of Thailand coaches completed!
The AFC Futsal Level Two Coaching Course got underway in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand on September 18. The Opening Ceremony was attended by Yossavat Dumrongkulvisit, Futsal and Beach Soccer Course Director for Football Association of Thailand, Mana Chun-Iem, the Assistant Instructor for Football Association of Thailand and Bunlert Charoenwong, Futsal Instructor for …
Read More »North Korea-Malaysia 2019 AFC Asian Cup match postponed!
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has today been informed by the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) that the Malaysia Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a travel ban on Malaysian nationals visiting North Korea. In light of this information, the AFC has postponed the 2019 AFC Asian Cup UAE Final …
Read More »Soccerex to address the Governance of Football in Asia!
Soccerex have announced that during the Asian Forum in Doha, Qatar, December 4-5, a conference panel featuring legal experts with extensive FIFA and Asian Football Confederation (AFC) experience will debate ‘The Governance of Football in Asia’. The speakers will include former AFC Head of Sports Legal Services, Disciplinary and Governance …
Read More »VIDEO – AFC Cup: FC Istiklol 1-0 Bengaluru FC – Match Highlights!
Bengaluru FC fought hard, but were done in by dubious decisions at the end, as they went down 0-1 to a resolute FC Istiklol side in the first leg of the 2017 AFC Cup Inter-zone final at the Hisor Central Stadium in Dushanbe on Wednesday.
Read More »AFC Cup: Bengaluru FC go down fighting 0-1 to FC Istiklol!
Bengaluru FC fought hard, but were done in by dubious decisions at the end, as they went down 0-1 to a resolute FC Istiklol side in the first leg of the 2017 AFC Cup Inter-zone final at the Hisor Central Stadium in Dushanbe on Wednesday. A first half goal from …
Read More »India end SAFF U-18 Championship with 0-2 loss to Nepal!
India U-18 ended their SAFF U-18 Championship 2017 journey with a 0-2 loss to Nepal at the Changlimithang Stadium in Thimpu, Bhutan today, September 27. With this loss India ended their campaign in third place on the standings. India suffered a setback early on when Nepal managed to score in …
Read More »AFC Cup: Bengaluru FC focus to clear FC Istiklol test in Tajikistan!
Albert Roca said his side would forget for a while that they are a step away from a second consecutive AFC Cup final and focus on getting one half of the job done when Bengaluru FC take on FC Istiklol in the first leg of the zonal final at the …
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