Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa has joined the global sporting family in grieving the loss of one of the beautiful game’s most iconic figures – Edson Arantes do Nascimento – who passed away on Thursday at the age of 82. Affectionately known as Pelé, …
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The Bhutan Football Federation (BFF) organised a social responsibility programme titled ‘Bridging the Gap’ for children with little access to the beautiful game. Aimed at improving integration, promoting education and personal development, whilst instilling a passion for learning, more than fifty students aged between eight and 14 from five remote …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President’s Travelling Fellow for Football Medicine (APTTFM) returned to Hong Kong in December 2022 and was marked by the presence of some of the Continent’s best minds in sports medicine. Held over six days, the participants of the event witnessed Kitchee Sports Medicine Centre at …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Competitions Committee’s commitment to further strengthen Asian club football marked a significant milestone today after it approved several game-changing reforms aimed at heralding a new era of success and unrivalled progress. In March 2022, the AFC Executive Committee had agreed to establish the Elite Club …
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In addition to the game-changing reforms to the AFC’s club competitions announced earlier today, the AFC Competitions Committee has also approved several other key decisions. Following the withdrawal of the Bahrain Football Association from hosting the 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup, the Competitions Committee approved the proposal to award the …
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Supported by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), the Saitama Stadium Autumn Festival, was organised by the 2019 AFC Champions League runners-up Urawa Red Diamonds, at their home ground from October 8 to 10, 2022. The AFC mandates that 5% of the prize money earned by the AFC Champions League winners …
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The 22nd edition of the FIFA World Cup will be remembered as one of the finest as Qatar hosted a spectacular festival of football that produced classic matches, incredible upsets, late drama and, in the end, saw Lionel Messi finally get his hands on the prize he craved most. For …
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The build-up to the 7th Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Medical Conference commenced with a series of webinars held between October 25 and December 19, 2022, that aimed at strengthening the Confederation’s resolve in establishing the best practices in sports science in Asia. In the first of the five highly anticipated …
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As the grandest sporting spectacle drew to a close on Sunday, Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa hailed the remarkable hosting capabilities of Qatar in staging one of the most memorable football showpieces in recent history. Shaikh Salman conveyed his congratulations to eventual winners Argentina …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Dream Asia Foundation’s efforts to deliver impactful social development programmes on the Continent was further strengthened at the first Board of Trustees (BoT) meeting yesterday in Doha, Qatar. Along with Chairperson HRH Prince Abdulaziz Bin Turki Al Faisal, the four-member board comprises the Hong Kong …
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