The management of digital media, content and communications planning were cast in sharp focus in West Asia at the first-ever regional Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Communications Workshop which concluded in Oman on Sunday, April 29. Hosted by the Oman Football Association (OFA), the two-day workshop opened with an overview of …
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The Bahrain Football Association (BFA) started its second AFC Professional Football Diploma Coaching Course in the capital city on Saturday, April 28. The first batch will see 24 coaches put through the demanding course that includes practical and theoretical sessions. The opening ceremony was graced by BFA President Shaikh Ali …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Futsal and Beach Soccer unit conducted a three-day futsal assessment visit to Turkmenistan on Thursday, April 26. The AFC delegation team were welcomed by newly elected First Vice-President Serdar Divanov of Football Federation of Turkmenistan (FFT), who said, “Futsal and football are one of our …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Youth Panel concluded its fifth meeting in the Malaysian capital on Thursday, April 26. The panel – which is overseen by the AFC Technical Committee and AFC General Secretary – is tasked with supporting the promotion and development of Elite Youth Football in Asia as …
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This week, as part of its activities to expand its digital presence in China, FIFA is opening an official FIFA WeChat account and a microsite in Mandarin, FIFAofficial.cn, as well as launching a special online campaign, FIFA World Cup Wish. The aim of these activations is for FIFA to deepen …
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Bundesliga side FC Schalke 04 are entering into large, long-term and economically attractive partnership with Chinese Super League club Hebei China Fortuna FC (CFFC). The project was originally started at the start of 2018, and was set to run for five years. Schalke 04 will look after the content-element and …
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The AFC U-16 Championship 2018 hosts Malaysia and Asia’s 15 best teams learnt their opponents on Thursday, April 26 at the draw, conducted at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur. Watch the full draw ceremony in the video above!
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Soccerex China has broken new ground as China’s biggest ever football business summit, with over 1,500 senior industry figures participating in the inaugural event in Zhuhai. FIFA Secretary General Fatma Samoura, CFA General Secretary Zhang Jian and Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al Khelaifi were just some of the big name …
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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. Watch the match highlights!
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The AFC U-16 Championship 2018 hosts Malaysia and Asia’s 15 best teams learnt their opponents on Thursday, April 26 at the draw, conducted at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur. The draw saw Malaysia, quarterfinalists in 2014, drawn in Group A with two-time champions Japan, 1998 winners Thailand and Tajikistan. …
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