Kolkata giants East Bengal and Mohun Bagan have officially confirmed their participation in the all important meeting at AFC in Kuala Lumpur on June 7. Today, after a meeting at the five star hotel in the city, the Kolkata giants have decided to confirm their presence in the AFC meeting …
Read More »2017 AFC Grassroots Football Day: Part Two!
The recent AFC Grassroots Football Day has been hailed as a resounding success with a record number of Member Associations contributing to the event. Bhutan The Bhutan Football Federation organised a festival and friendly veteran football match in 20 districts across the country. Over 1000 boys and girls from the …
Read More »ISL/I-League Merger: IFA (West Bengal) requests another meeting with AIFF before Kuala Lumpur meeting!
The Indian Football Association (West Bengal) has written a letter to the All India Football Federation (AIFF) asking for another meeting between the AIFF and the Kolkata giants – East Bengal Club and Mohun Bagan AC – about their proposed induction into the Indian Super League ahead of a scheduled …
Read More »AFC & AIFF moots all ISL/I-League stakeholders meeting in Kuala Lumpur!
At the invitation of AIFF president Praful Patel, the General Secretary of the Asian Football Confederation Dato Windsor John visited India on Wednesday, May 24 for discussions on the future roadmap for Indian Football. Mr. Patel, Dato Windsor and AIFF General Secretary Kushal Das had an extensive discussion on the …
Read More »AFC Grassroots Football Day: A resounding success!
The recent AFC Grassroots Football Day has been hailed as a resounding success with a record number of Member Associations contributing to the event. BAHRAIN The Bahrain Football Association (BFA) organised a festival and grassroots instructors course for all affiliate clubs under its purview at the National Stadium on May …
Read More »Mohammedan Sporting Club observes AFC Grassroots Day 2017!
Mohammedan Sporting Club celebrated the annual AFC Grassroots Day at Mohammedan Sporting Ground in Kolkata on Saturday, May 20, focusing on getting kids in the age group of 6 to 12 years to come together to learn the basics of the game through various fun activities. Though the AFC Grassroots …
Read More »517 children from Anantapur Sports Academy celebrate AFC Grassroots Day!
Anantapur Sports Academy (ASA), upon receiving invitation from the All India Football Federation (AIFF), joined hands with local body, Anantapur District Football Association (ADFA) and State body, Andhra Pradesh Football Association (APFA) to organise the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Grassroots Festival 2017 in the district of Anantapur on May 15, …
Read More »AFC to deliver benchmarking report on Asian Clubs!
The Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) Club Licensing Task Force agreed to commission a benchmarking report into the ‘Asian club football landscape’ at their meeting at AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Wednesday. At the Task Force meeting, chaired by Shoji Fujimura of Japan, it was decided the report would …
Read More »AFC postpones North Korea v Malaysia Asian Cup Qualifier!
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has decided that because of the geo-political tension on the Korean Peninsula the 2019 AFC Asian Cup in the UAE Qualifying Final Round match between North Korea and Malaysia, scheduled for Pyongyang on June 8, 2017 should be postponed. The game will now be re-scheduled …
Read More »AFC: Head of Integrity recommends independent investigation on Guam FA President!
Independent Head of Integrity Mohammad Ali Al Kamali has written to the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) recommending the opening of an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the prosecution of former Guam Football Association President Richard Lai. On April 27, 2017 in Brooklyn, New York, Mr Lai pleaded guilty to two …
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