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AFC President Sheikh Salman congratulates Iraq’s Air Force Club for historic AFC Cup win!

History was made at the 2016 AFC Cup final on Saturday night when Air Force Club became the first club from Iraq to capture the coveted continental club competition. Hammadi Ahmed scored the only goal of the game in the 70th minute to seal Air Force Club’s 1-0 win over …

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AFC looking to strengthen youth academies across the Asian continent!

With the stars of tomorrow battling it out at the 2016 AFC Under-19 Championship in Bahrain, the continent’s youth football specialists gathered to discuss the football education of Asia’s aspiring and brightest talents at the second AFC Youth Panel meeting in Manama, Bahrain on Saturday, October 29. As envisaged in the …

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AFC GS Windsor John: Indications of strides Indian Football has taken in recent years!

The Asian Football Confederation General Secretary Dato’ Windsor John says Bengaluru FC reaching the Final of the AFC Cup is an “indication of the strides Indian Football has taken in recent years.” In an exclusive interview with AIFF Media, Dato’ Windsor spoke at length about the significance of the match …

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AFC Technical Study Group praises coach Nicolai Adam & India U-16s!

It’s not only the players and the coaches who run the game of Football, there are others too who make the sport run smoothly and attain the next level, but they operate so quietly that they always remain unheard of. Asian Football Confederation’s Technical Study Group (TSG) who are here …

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AFC-AIFF Task Force meets in Goa, AFC won’t interfere in Indian Football restructuring!

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and the All India Football Federation (AIFF) held their initial taskforce meeting today, September 28 in Goa, India. The meeting was described as ‘extremely positive.’ Dato’ Windsor John, the AFC General Secretary, and Kushal Das, the AIFF General Secretary, led the delegations who agreed the …

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The AFC votes to postpone the FIFA Council elections!

In a somewhat of a surprise move, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Member Associations earlier today overwhelmingly voted to postpone the AFC Extraordinary Congress 2016 held in Goa, India. The AFC Member Associations voted 42-1 in favour of not continuing with an agenda which included the election of three additional …

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Six candidates to contest FIFA Council elections at AFC Extraordinary Congress in Goa tomorrow!

The elections of the Asian members for the new FIFA Council will be held during the AFC Extraordinary Congress tomorrow, September 27 in Goa, India. Further world football governing body FIFA has advised the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) that, based on the report of the Investigatory Chamber of the FIFA …

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AIFF Executive Committee meets ahead of AFC Extraordinary Congress in Goa!

The President of the All India Football Federation Praful Patel Chaired the AIFF’s Executive Committee Meeting in Goa on Monday, September 26, 2016. Besides, AIFF General Secretary Kushal Das; Vice-Presidents Subrata Dutta, K.M.I. Mather, Shrinivas Dempo, Subhash Chopra; and all other members except Treasurer Z.A. Thakur, Vice-President Larsing Ming, and …

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Eleven Candidates clear AFC ‘B’ License Coaching Course in India!

11 candidates out of 24, who have appeared for the AFC ‘B’ License Coaching Course, cleared the course! The AFC ‘B’ License Coaching Course was held in Hoshiarpur Punjab from July 6 to 25, 2016 with former India coach Savio Medeira being the instructor of the course. The successful candidates …

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