The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) today outlined its commitment to stay at the forefront of the digital media and communications realm during the first meeting of the AFC Media & Communications Committee for the 2023-2027 term. Led by Chairperson Ganbaatar Amgalanbaatar, the virtual meeting saw the Committee receiving updates on …
Read More »AFC MAs & Regional Associations Presidents’ & General Secretaries’ Conference 2023 set to kick off!
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) will conduct the inaugural AFC Member Associations (MAs) & Regional Associations (RAs) Presidents’ and General Secretaries’ Conference 2023, from October 7 to 8 in Uzbekistan’s capital city, Tashkent. With the preceding editions of the event exclusively attended by the General Secretaries of the AFC’s Members, …
Read More »Thailand recommended as host for the 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup!
The Football Association of Thailand (FA Thailand) has been selected as the Host Association of the 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Futsal & Beach Soccer Committee for the 2023 to 2027 term at its first meeting held virtually today. After carefully reviewing the Bidding …
Read More »Saudi Arabia FF & FFIR of Iran matches to be played home-and-away!
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) is pleased to confirm that all matches between the national teams and clubs of the Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) and Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI) will take place on a home-and-away basis. The welcome development follows a groundbreaking agreement between the SAFF …
Read More »Asian officials benefit from valuable insights at the AFC Video Assistant Referees Course 2023!
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) conducted the AFC Video Assistant Referees (VAR) Course 2023 in the capital city of Malaysia from August 26 to 30. Yet another indication of the AFC’s resolve towards establishing itself as a model Confederation, as outlined in its Vision and Mission, the highly interactive and …
Read More »Inaugural AFC Football Technology Conference inspires MAs to embrace innovation!
The first-ever Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Football Technology Conference 2023, aimed at empowering Member Associations (MAs) with the current technological advances, concluded in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Wednesday. The two-day conference also served to underline the AFC’s established track record of embracing technology and cultivating a spirit of innovation, particularly …
Read More »AFC Grassroots Charter welcomes Hong Kong FA as latest Gold level member!
The Hong Kong Football Association (HKFA) became the latest Member Association (MA) of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) to be endorsed with a Gold level membership under the AFC Grassroots Charter. Endorsed with a Bronze membership in 2018, the HKFA worked its way up to the Silver level by 2021 …
Read More »AFC Associations Committee reinforces commitment to elevate MAs & RAs!
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC)’s ambitions to uphold the highest standards of professionalism and good governance through closer collaboration with its Member Associations (MAs) and Regional Associations (RAs) was further reiterated at the 1st AFC Associations Committee meeting for the 2023 to 2027 term held virtually today. While the Committee, …
Read More »AFC Futsal Instructors inspired to set new benchmarks across the Continent!
In a bid to harness the ever-growing popularity of futsal, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) concluded the AFC Futsal Train the Trainers Coaching Instructors Selection Course 2023 on Saturday in the Malaysian capital city of Kuala Lumpur. The six-day long programme saw instructors and coaches from 19 Member Associations (MAs) …
Read More »Teams gear up for 2023/24 AFC season with club competition workshops!
As excitement ramps up ahead of the return of the AFC Champions League and AFC Cup next month, participating clubs received a timely refresher of competitions’ ins and outs earlier this week. With the 2023/24 editions of both tournaments set to kick off with the first round of Group Stage …
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