The AFC Referees Committee met on Thursday, April 20 at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and approved the establishment of a new AFC Referee Academy. The AFC Referee Academy is scheduled to open later this year and it will be based at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur. …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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The first Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Member Associations’ (MA) General Secretaries’ Conference began in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Tuesday, April 4. AFC General Secretary Dato’ Windsor John opened the three-day event which also includes an induction programme for newly-appointed MA General Secretaries later in the week. Dato’ Windsor said: “This …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) on Monday, April 3 launched a long-term legacy programme for one of its key social responsibility initiatives, the AFC Village. The AFC Village is an award-winning housing project in Tacloban, the Philippines, giving new homes to families who were left homeless by Typhoon Haiyan in 2013, …
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The AFC-AIFF Match Commissioner’s Workshop kicked off in Kolkata yesterday, April 1 and the two-day long workshop concluded today. P. Sivakumar, an eminent FIFA and AFC Match Commissioner from Singapore is the instructor of the workshop where 20 AIFF-appointed Match Commissioners, including five AFC-appointed Match Commissioners from India are invited …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa has hailed the proposed slot allocation for a 48-team FIFA World Cup, which will give Asia a guaranteed eight places in 2026. Shaikh Salman said, after attending the meeting of Bureau of the FIFA Council on Thursday which …
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The AFC Non-Elite Women Referees and Assistant Referees Course concluded in the Malaysian capital on Friday, March 24. The main objective of the four-day course was to identify potential referees and assistant referees to be promoted to the AFC Elite Panel, with the opportunity to officiate regional, continental and international …
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