The Korea Football Association (KFA) and the Korea Futsal Federation (KFF) successfully organised an AFC Futsal Coaching Qualification Course Level 1 in Jeonju that ended today. The six-day course was attended by national futsal team players Chun Jin-Woo and Lee Seun-Woo and alongside Korean Football League (KFL) players Lim Oh-kuy, …
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The determination and resilience of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and its Member Associations (MAs) in ensuring the successful and safe resumption of Asian football in 2021 was praised by the AFC Competitions Committee at its fourth meeting held virtually today. Chaired by Dr Tran Quoc Tuan, the Committee reflected …
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The Kyrgyz Football Union (KFU) is the latest Member Association (MA) to be awarded the A Level membership in the widely-acclaimed AFC Coaching Convention for their continuous efforts to further improve coach education in the country. Under the leadership of Technical Director Anarbek Ormombekov, who is also one of the …
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The South Asian Football Federation (SAFF), in collaboration with the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), organised its first-ever Regional Safeguarding Seminar which welcomed safeguarding officers from the South Zone to share their vision and strategy to safeguard the wellbeing of children in football. Themed “Safeguarding 360”, the two-day seminar was designed …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and ZOLL successfully organised a webinar focused on sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) with the theme ‘Keep Your Heart Safe During Sports’ that was attended by 800 participants. Key speakers AFC Chairperson Dato’ Dr. Gurcharan Singh, FIFA medical officer Dr. Jens Kleinefeld, who saved Danish footballer …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) delivered the first-ever AFC Football Management Diploma (FMD) online course as part of the newly established AFC Academic Centre of Excellence (ACE) that was launched in September. Participants from across the Continent joined the latest education programme designed by the AFC’s partners, the Football Business …
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Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed from the United Arab Emirates has been selected to referee the eagerly anticipated AFC Champions League 2021 Final between Al Hilal SFC of Saudi Arabia and South Korea’s FC Pohang Steelers, which will be held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on November 23, 2021. No stranger to …
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The All India Football Federation organised a webinar session with the grassroots managers on Friday, October 29 ahead of the inaugural edition of the Futsal Club Championship 2021-22. Aziz Kifah, Development Officer, AFC, thanked AIFF for the initiative and assured to “extend the support” for the developmental activities. “On the …
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The AFC Futsal and Beach Soccer Committee praised the recent performances of Asia’s teams at its second meeting held online in a historic year that has witnessed the Continent’s futsal and beach soccer sides achieve unparalleled heights of success on the world’s biggest stages. In his opening address, Chairperson Mehdi …
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The Hong Kong Football Association Ltd.’s (HKFA) application to upgrade their status to a silver membership in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC)’s Grassroots Charter has been approved in recognition of their continuous commitment and efforts to develop grassroots football. As one of the first Member Associations (MAs) to receive the …
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