The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has announced the launch of its first official mobile app, AFC LIVE, which is available now on the iOS and Android app stores. The app is set to become the new mobile home of AFC news, highlights, stats, live updates and more. Fans can now …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) is proud to launch today the latest programme under its landmark AFC Academic Centre of Excellence (ACE) – the AFC Certificate in Child Safeguarding (ACCS). The AFC is firmly committed to protecting the rights of children and ensuring that they can play football within a …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and Canal+ Group have announced a new partnership agreement for the 2025-2028 cycle, which will also encompass the AFC Asian Qualifiers (2026 FIFA World Cup – Asian Qualifiers Final Round) and the AFC club competitions until the 2028/2029 season. As part of this agreement, Canal+ …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has announced today the appointment of MATCH Hospitality Asia as its exclusive provider of the commercial hospitality programme for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup – Qatar, which is scheduled to take place from January 12 to February 10, 2024. As part of the agreement, MATCH …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) today kicked off their online AFC Certificate in Football Leadership (ACFL) programme, the latest in the line-up of education initiatives under the landmark AFC Academic Centre of Excellence (ACE) aimed at moulding Asian football leaders and enhancing their capabilities. Decision-makers from the AFC Member Associations …
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Women’s football has witnessed remarkable growth in recent times, particularly in 2022, off the back of record engagement figures at the 2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup – India. With the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup – Australia & New Zealand in July set to ramp interest up to sky-high levels, …
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In 2023’s first episode of “It’s My Game”, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) features Isabella Fernando-Dela Cruz as the Philippines Football Federation (PFF) Head of Women’s Football shines the spotlight on the Filipinas’ historic qualification for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup – Australia & New Zealand. For Isabella, who …
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When it comes to grassroots football development, there is no one-size-fits-all strategy. That was the core message at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Grassroots Online Session 2023 on May 23, Tuesday afternoon, where participants gathered to glean insight on the best practices in Stimulating Grassroots Development – the theme for …
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Ever since hanging up his boots in 2014, Asian legend Park Ji-sung has dedicated his time to improving the standards of Asian football. A centurion with South Korea, Park was the first Asian player to score at three successive FIFA World Cups and his trophy-laden spell at Manchester United made …
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The qualifying journey for the 2024 AFC U23 Asian Cup – Qatar will be revealed on Thursday, May 25, 2023 when the official draw ceremony takes place at 3pm local time at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. A total of 43 teams have submitted their …
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