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The ever-improving stature and reach of the Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) competitions was further underlined at the first meeting of the AFC Marketing Committee for the term 2019-2023 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Tuesday, November 5. AFC President Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa, who opened the meeting chaired by …

Just days before the start of the Indian Super League – Season 6 last month, the ISL’s chairperson Nita Ambani had stated that the league wanted to play matches abroad. Nita Ambani had said in a media statement, “I do want to take it (the ISL) abroad, at least play …

In what is a major shot in the arm for Coach Education programme in India, the Asian Football Confederation has provided the conferment of AFC Coaching Convention A Level to All India Football Federation. The development entitles all Indian licensed coaches to cross go and coach in any part of …

Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President, pledged that the AFC will continue to use the power of football to benefit communities in need across Asia in the coming years. Speaking at the first meeting of the AFC’s Social Responsibility (SR) Committee for the cycle …

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has extended its partnership with the Indonesian broadcast powerhouse MNC for the period 2021 to 2024. The deal includes all the major AFC national team and club competitions, such as the 2022 FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifiers Final Round, the AFC Champions League, the AFC …

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) began its Futsal Club Development Workshop with the Football Federation of Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI) on Monday to further develop the sport in the country. The five-day workshop’s focus is on the introduction of the Futsal Club Licensing System for The Iranian Futsal Super …

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) will mark the start of a new era of national and club team competitions by further investing in the AFC Women’s Asian Cup and the AFC Champions League – one of the world’s most prestigious Continental competitions. At the second AFC Executive Committee meeting of …

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Executive Committee meeting for the first time in Vietnam today endorsed the roadmap for Indian football as a plan to grow the sport in the world’s second most populous country. The endorsement comes shortly after the AFC held a summit in Kuala Lumpur on October …

India’s first-ever Level 3 AFC Goalkeeping course began at the Bangalore Football Stadium on Monday, October 21, 2019. The AIFF and AFC approved course will take place for 7 days. Some of the country’s top former goalkeepers including Indian ace Tanumoy Bose are taking the course, which is being held …

Safety and security officers from Member Associations across Asia benefitted from the latest AFC Safety and Security Seminar, which concluded on Friday, October 18. The two-day seminar held at the AFC House was officially opened by AFC Competitions and Football Events Division Director Shin Man Gil, who said: “It is …