Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, Jordan, Laos, Oman and Vietnam joined in on the 2018 AFC Grassroots Football Day in May and AFC Media tracks what each country undertook to spread the joy of the game. BHUTAN The AFC Grassroots Football Day celebration in Bhutan saw a huge turnout in the capital …
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Football Association of Singapore (FAS) received a boost in their grassroots initiatives after being endorsed for the Silver membership of the AFC Grassroots Charter. The Grassroots Charter is a development tool for Member Associations to raise the quality of their grassroots programmes. It identifies 20 performance categories such as grassroots …
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Representatives from the AFC’s South Zone Member Associations (MA) met in Kuala Lumpur over two days to update their communications skills at the first AFC Media & Communications workshop targeted to the South region. Finishing yesterday, May 28, the workshop provided the participants an opportunity to learn through practical sessions …
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41 Member Associations across Asia celebrated the AFC Grassroots Football Day throughout the month of May and the AFC tracks what each country undertook to spread the joy of the game. AFGHANISTAN The Afghanistan Football Federation (AFF) Stadium in Kabul welcomed over 200 children to celebrate the AFC Grassroots Football …
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Karma Tsering Sherpa, the newly elected President of the All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) met with the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) General Secretary Dato’ Windsor John at the AFC House on Friday to discuss the rejuvenation of football in Nepal. Sherpa was accompanied by ANFA Vice President Pankaj Bikram Nembang …
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The Chinese Football Association (CFA) successfully conducted a two-day ‘Dream China’ social responsibility programme, which concluded in the city of Shanghai, China on Wednesday, May 23. With assistance from the AFC Social Responsibility unit, CFA has continued to implement social development programmes using football as a compelling tool in China …
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The first phase of the 50th AFC ‘A’ Coaching Certificate Course concluded last week in the city of Mashhad in Iran. The course was held from May 2 to 14, and the second phase is set to kick off in June 23 to July 5, 2018. It was organised by …
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Senior Members of the Beijing Football Association paid a courtesy visit to the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) General Secretary Dato’ Windsor John at AFC House today to discuss football development. Dato’ Windsor, accompanied by several AFC directors, thanked Mr Yang Haibin, the Beijing FA President, Mr Wang Pinxi, the General …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and Special Olympics Asia Pacific (SOAP) have signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote social inclusion through football across Asia. The partnership will see the two organisations deliver football development programmes for athletes with intellectual disabilities in the Asia Pacific region. The MoU …
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Five Member Associations were granted AFC Grassroots Charter Memberships following their outstanding achievement in the development of football. The gold standard in the best MA category of the AFC Grassroots Charter Membership was given to The Football Federation of Australia (FFA), while The Chinese Football Association (CFA) were awarded the …
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