Member Associations (MAs) across Asia joined the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) to commemorate the AFC Grassroots Football Day 2023 which celebrated its tenth anniversary in May this year. Join AFC Media for the first part of a series that highlights all the celebrations that took place across the Continent! Bangladesh …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC)’s Vision and Mission of providing focused and dedicated services to maximise the potential of its Member Associations (MAs) was further underlined today with the graduation of participants from the third Football Management Diploma (FMD) programme. A total of 29 participants enrolled in the landmark 13-month …
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The Indian men’s futsal team is set to participate in the 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup Qualifiers for the first time. India were drawn alongside Tajikistan, Myanmar and Palestine in Group E after the draw ceremony held on Thursday, June 22 at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) House in Kuala …
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Defending champions Japan will begin their bid to defend their AFC Futsal Asian Cup title in Group H of the 2024 Qualifiers while Iran’s aim for a 13th crown will start in Group C. A total 31 teams were drawn into eight groups with the eight group winners and seven …
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The India U-17s were down; by one goal, to be precise. But they were not out. It was with a little over 20 minutes to go, with India relentlessly trying to get the equaliser, that Malemngamba Thokchom dropped back a few yards to collect a pass from Gurnaj Singh Grewal, …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Grassroots Charter welcomed the Oman Football Association (OFA) to its Bronze level membership ranks on May 30, 2023. The OFA became the 25th Member Association (MA) to be recognised under the Bronze category, taking the number of endorsed MAs to 40 when the Gold and …
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Introducing an exciting fusion of tradition and modernity, the official poster for the 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup – Thailand was unveiled earlier this week, capturing the essence of football in Asia and the rich heritage of the host nation. Designed by students and lecturers of Bangkok’s Srinakharinwirot University, the …
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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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