Bengaluru FC will have to switch gears and shrug off fatigue from having travelled on Sunday as they ready to host Bangladesh side Abahani Limited Dhaka in an AFC Cup group stage fixture at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru on Tuesday. The Blues, who top Group E with two …
Read More »AFC Development Committee agrees to expand President’s initiatives!
The hugely successful Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President’s initiatives, which have aided the development of many of AFC Member Associations (MA), should be extended, the AFC Development Committee agreed on Friday, April 14. Meeting in Kuala Lumpur, the AFC Development Committee, chaired by HE Mohamed Khalfan MS Al Romaithi, recommended …
Read More »VIDEO – City2City | Beijing – Ep1: Sun Jihai inspires Grassroots Football in China!
Former Manchester City favourite and Chinese international Sun Jihai features in the first City2City episode as they follow Huang and Ding, the two young men who’ve broken social convention to take enormous risks with their futures. To grow the game across Beijing, they’ve set up their own Grassroots Football League. They …
Read More »VIDEO – City2City: The Destinations – Beijing!
Former Manchester City favourite and Chinese international Sun Jihai and Etihad Airways talk travel in Beijing ahead of the first City2City episode.
Read More »Inaugural Asia’s Football Administration Certificate concludes in Kuala Lumpur!
The Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) commitment to enhance the capability of its Member Associations (MA) reached another significant milestone on Thursday with the conclusion of the first-ever Football Administration Certificate (FAC) programme in Kuala Lumpur. During the last nine months, a total of 18 participants from eight MAs in the …
Read More »AFC Project Future Referees Course Batch 2016 underway!
The first development course for the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Project Future Referees 2016 batch got underway on Thursday, April 13 in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur. The main objective of the course is to evaluate the ability of the Project Future referees to handle real matches and assess their …
Read More »The Leaders Sport Business Summit to be held in Beijing in July 2017!
The Leaders Sport Business Summit is set to spread East with an event to be held in the Chinese capital Beijing on July 21, 2017. This summer, the Leaders Sport Business Summit will be at the heart of the Chinese sports market which is reaching its most exciting phase of …
Read More »AFC Futsal Elite Coaching Instructors’ seminar begins in Kuala Lumpur!
An Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Futsal Elite Coaching Instructors’ seminar has begun in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur. The seminar is the first collaborative futsal instructors workshop, bringing together 31 participants from the AFC Futsal Elite, Goalkeeping and Fitness Instructor’s panels to further enhance futsal development throughout the AFC’s Member …
Read More »2018 AFC Women’s Asian Cup qualifiers: India win final game 2-0 against Hongkong!
The Indian Women’s Senior National Team won 2-0 against Hongkong in their last match of the 2018 AFC Women’s Asian Cup qualifiers at the Kim II Sung Stadium in Pyongyang today, April 11, 2017. Goals by Sasmita Malik (68’) and Ratanbala Devi (70’) led the ‘Women in Blue’ to their …
Read More »India Women’s Coach Sajid Dar: We Cannot Underestimate Hong Kong!
The Indian Women’s Senior National Team take on Hong Kong in their last match of the 2018 AFC Women’s Asian Cup Qualifiers at the Kim II Sung Stadium in Pyongyang tomorrow (April 11, 2017). The kick-off for which is at IST 12 PM. Both India and Hong Kong have failed …
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