The All India Football Federation is extremely grateful to the Asian Football Confederation for their support and belief in AIFF’s organisation capabilities in successfully hosting the Group E matches of the AFC Champions League 2021 in Goa from April 14-29, 2021. The AIFF also wants to put on record its …
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2022 will be a landmark year for women’s football with two major international events – the 2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup and the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup – set to be hosted in India. As we build up to the mega-events and move forward together, another first-of-its-kind milestone …
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I would like to congratulate FC Goa for their great overall performance in the 2021 AFC Champions League and by doing so, they made Indian football proud! An expanded 2021 AFC Champions League from 32 to 40 teams resulted in India getting finally a fixed group stage slot and no …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has agreed to the proposal by the Hong Kong Football Association (HKFA) to reschedule the AFC Cup East Zone Group J matches, originally scheduled for May 14 to 20, to June 23 to 29, 2021. After close consultation with the HKFA, the decision was confirmed, …
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Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa has sent his condolences to the Chinese Football Association (CFA) and to the family and loved ones of former China defender Zhang Enhua who passed away at the age of 48 on Friday. A true icon of Asian football, …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has taken note of the Myanmar Football Federation’s (MFF) confirmation of the withdrawals of Hantharwady United FC and Shan United FC from the 2021 AFC Cup and AFC Champions League, respectively. The AFC Competitions Committee noted and acknowledged the challenges as well as the present …
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The first Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Coach Education Focus Group Session delivered an engaging programme which focused on the delivery of the Pro Diploma coaching course on Tuesday. Designed for Benchmarking Member Associations (MAs), the meeting welcomed 80 participants from across the Continent. It started with open questions to participants …
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The West Asian Football Federation (WAFF) and Para Football facilitated a series of development workshops to support the Member Associations (MAs) in their pursuit of football for all and establishing Para Football programmes. The series of workshops was attended by a wide range of participants, including representatives from majority of …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Technical Committee reinforced the importance of strengthening the development of the Continent’s coaches after it recommended several enhancements to the AFC Coaching Convention at its third meeting on Wednesday. The proposal augments similar changes made to the Grassroots Charter and the Elite Youth Scheme in …
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The Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system will be implemented for the second straight season from the Quarterfinal stage of the 2021 AFC Champions League and in the AFC Cup Final for the first time. After the VAR’s debut in the last edition of the AFC Champions League, which was the …
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