Forty-three Asian hopefuls now know their qualifying opponents following Friday’s draw at AFC House in Kuala Lumpur. 2016 champions, Japan, having finally claimed the crown after six previous appearances in the final, will face Thailand, Singapore and Mongolia, who are scheduled to host the Group I qualifiers. India face 2016 …
Read More »Draw for 2018 AFC U-16 Championship qualifiers out, India face Iraq, Palestine & Nepal!
45 participating Member Associations from across Asia learned their opponents for the upcoming 2018 AFC U-16 Championship qualifiers on Friday, April 21 following the official draw at AFC House in Kuala Lumpur. India have been grouped with defending champions Iraq, Palestine and Nepal who will host the qualifiers of Group …
Read More »AFC to launch AFC Referee Academy in Asia!
The AFC Referees Committee met on Thursday, April 20 at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and approved the establishment of a new AFC Referee Academy. The AFC Referee Academy is scheduled to open later this year and it will be based at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur. …
Read More »VIDEO – Allianz Goal of the Week (AFC Cup 2017: April 17-19)!
The-AFC.com has announce this week’s nominations for Goal of the Week presented by Allianz for the 2017 AFC Cup tournament with the winner decided by public vote amongst the fans on the AFC’s social media networks. The four selected goals from this week are as follows: Adam Swandi (Home United vs Yadanarbon) …
Read More »Alisports takes to the platform at World Football Forum!
Alisports is the latest major sports industry name to confirm its participation in the forthcoming World Football Forum 2017 in the Chinese city of Changsha. Established in 2016 by Chinese eCommerce giant Alibaba Group together with Sina Corporation and Yunfeng Capital in Shanghai, Alisports diverse portfolio includes broadcasting of the …
Read More »VIDEO – AFC Cup: Mohun Bagan 0-1 Maziya S&RC – Match Highlights!
Kolkata giants Mohun Bagan’s AFC Cup campaign suffered a major jolt as they suffered a lone goal loss to Maziya Sports & Recreation Club of the Maldives at the Rabindra Sarobar Stadium on Wednesday evening.
Read More »AFC Cup: Mohun Bagan suffer home loss to Maziya S&RC of the Maldives!
Kolkata giants Mohun Bagan’s AFC Cup campaign suffered a major jolt as they suffered a lone goal loss to Maziya Sports & Recreation Club of the Maldives at the Rabindra Sarobar Stadium on Wednesday evening. The Mariners rested a number of their regulars for their I-League top of the table …
Read More »My #arunfoot Videoblog #29!
Besides writing on my blog arunfoot.com, I now regularly do my arunfoot Videoblog on Facebook LIVE on the latest in the world of football with a special focus on Indian and German football. In the latest installment I speak about the following: 1. Looking forward to the UEFA Champions League …
Read More »VIDEO – AFC Cup: Bengaluru FC 2-0 Abahani Limited Dhaka – Match Highlights!
Nineteen-year-old Nishu Kumar‘s first goal for the club and a Marjan Jugovic goal eight minutes from time made it three wins in as many games as Bengaluru FC beat Abahani Limited Dhaka from Bangladesh 2-0 to keep pole position (9 points) of Group E in the AFC Cup at the …
Read More »VIDEO – XtraTime: Mohun Bagan to face Maziya in AFC Cup without key players!
As XtraTime reports, Indian Federation Cup champions Mohun Bagan AC host Maziya Sports & Recreation Club of the Maldives in a Round 3 match of the 2017 AFC Cup – Group E at the Rabindra Sarobar Stadium in Kolkata on Wednesday evening.
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