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The roles and responsibilities of the national security officers (NSO) were strengthened with the second AFC NSO Seminar in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Friday, August 11. Officers from 38 Member Associations from across Asia took part in the two-day seminar which was organised by the AFC Competitions department, with the …

The first-ever AFC Member Associations (MA) Competitions Director workshop kicked-off on Thursday, August 10 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The aim of the two-day workshop is to share with all the MAs the suggested competitions calendar and receive feedback, to ensure a coherent combined effort for an optimised timetable. The workshop …

Soccerex have confirmed they will be bringing their football business platform to China for the first time next year, following the announcement of a four year agreement to host Soccerex China, a new football business event, with the first edition taking place in Shenzhen on April 17/18, 2018. Delivered in …

Striker Jinya Kishi scored twice as Bengaluru FC Reserves went down 2-1 to Avispa Fukuoka U18s in a friendly held at the Bangalore Football Stadium in Bengaluru on Saturday. Vice-captain Prashanth Kalinga’s 86th minute effort was a consolation in a clash that saw Blue Colts’ custodian Jafar Mondal named Man-of-the-match …

Bengaluru FC’s reserve side will look to put on a good show when they take on Japan’s Avispa Fukuoka Under-18s in an Asian Football Confederation approved friendly game at the Bengaluru Football Stadium on Saturday. Bengaluru FC Under-18s Head Coach John Kenneth Raj stressed at the importance of the clash, …

The AIFF U-16 Team are going to have a steeper road ahead before they fly to Nepal for the forthcoming 2018 AFC U-16 Championship Qualification. Head coach Bibiano Fernandes said that he and his team are still looking for more players to bolster his team’s chances to qualify for the …

A brace from substitute Pyari Xaxa enabled a dominant Indian Women’s National Team beat Malaysia by two goals in the International Friendly played at the MP Selayang Stadium in Kuala Lumpur on Monday, July 31. After a barren first half, Pyari scored in the 79th and the 86th minutes respectively. …

The Indian Senior National Team will be camping in Chennai prior to the 2019 AFC Asian Cup – UAE qualifiers fixture against Macau which is scheduled on September 5, 2017. After back-to-back wins against Myanmar and the Kyrgyz Republic in the first two fixtures, India will fly to Macau for …

The Indian national women’s football team is currently in Malaysia for a planned two match international friendly series, which on Friday was reduced to a one match encounter due to a mistake by the two federations involved. The Football Association of Malaysia did not consider a FIFA rule which states …