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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The Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) ambition, under its Vision and Mission, to grow the popularity of football across the continent marked a significant milestone on Tuesday, May 15 as a record 41 Member Associations (MA) pledged to celebrate the AFC Grassroots Football Day 2018. The latest achievement demonstrates the continued …
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The power of football to promote social cohesion and empower vulnerable refugee communities was further emphasised in Lebanon with the recent conclusion of the Young Coach Education Programme Lebanon 2017/18. The first-of-its-kind six-month long coaching course was brought to fruition thanks to a global partnership between the Asian Football Confederation’s …
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A number of key proposals shaping the future of Asia’s elite Futsal & Beach Soccer competitions were approved, as Chairman Ali Kafashian Naeini oversaw the fourth Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Futsal & Beach Soccer Committee Meeting in Bangkok, Thailand, on Friday, May 11. Held on the eve of the AFC …
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