Chinese Taipei, Thailand and Vietnam will have no margin for error when they clash in a round robin playoff to determine the fifth team to earn an automatic slot to the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup – Australia/New Zealand. The three losing 2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup – India quarterfinalists …
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February 1, which also heralds the commencement of the Year of the Tiger, marks the 500-day countdown to the 2023 AFC Asian Cup – China with fans eagerly awaiting the continental showpiece. Twelve teams, together with hosts China, have already qualified for the tournament which is to be played from …
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The West Asian Football Federation (WAFF) and Right To Play (RTP) have signed a partnership agreement to raise the capacity of Member Associations in West Asia to deliver services and apply knowledge relevant to child safeguarding and protection, whereas the agreement includes development programmes to raise the level of awareness …
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The 7th AFC Medical Conference Qatar 2022, which was scheduled to be held in Doha, from March 6 to 10, has been postponed until 2023 by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) due to the challenges presented by the COVID-19 Omicron variant. The decision was taken by the AFC in close …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has joined UEFA in supporting the Oceania Football Confederation’s campaign to mobilise support for Tonga, following this month’s devastating volcanic eruption and tsunami. The AFC has called on the Asian football family and world football to support the Li’oa Ma’a Tonga – Give your all, …
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Head coach Thomas Dennerby has faulted the AFC’s organising committee for the COVID-19 outbreak that forced India senior women’s national team out of the Asian Women’s Asian Cup. The Hosts had over a dozen players test positive along with many of the support staff. AIFF boss Praful Patel, meanwhile, released …
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Indian women’s football team coach Thomas Dennerby on Wednesday, January 26 blamed the AFC for the country’s ouster from the ongoing 2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup, alleging that the bio-bubble set-up by the continental body wasn’t fool proof as the home team players got affected due to COVID-19 positive hotel …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has confirmed that the 2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup – India match between Chinese Taipei and India at the D.Y. Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai could not be played today. Following several positive cases of COVID-19, India failed to name the required minimum of 13 …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has taken note of the Myanmar Football Federation (MFF)’s confirmation of the withdrawals of Shan United FC and Hantharwady United FC from the 2022 editions of the AFC Champions League and AFC Cup respectively. Hantharwady United FC were recently drawn in Group I of the …
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Three-time winners Kuwait SC will take on Lebanon’s Al Ansar as well as Al Seeb Club from Oman and Jableh of Syria in Group A after the draw for the 2022 AFC Cup was conducted in Kuala Lumpur on Monday. Kuwait SC, who share the record for the most wins …
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