Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa has sent his condolences to the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) and to the family and loved ones of former BFF Head of Media Ahsan Ahmed Amit, who passed away at the age of 43 on Wednesday. Ahsan Ahmed served …
Read More »AFC and Yili announce global sponsorship rights deal!
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) today announced its partnership with dairy giant Yili for the 2021 to 2024 rights cycle. Yili joins the AFC family as the first Official Global Partner of the AFC national team competitions from China and will be the exclusive sponsor in the dairy products category, …
Read More »AFC Asian Qualifiers – Road to Qatar groups unveiled!
Asia’s best learnt of their opponents following the conclusion of the AFC Asian Qualifiers – Road to Qatar virtual draw in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Thursday. The 12 teams were drawn into two groups with Japan, the continent’s top team in the FIFA World Ranking, drawn in Group B while …
Read More »Parallel Sports: Mumbai, Navi Mumbai & Pune set to be India’s 2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup venues!
As Parallel Sports reports, the 2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup will have new host cities of the tournament in India. Originally the plan was to have Navi Mumbai, Ahmedabad and Bhubaneswar as host cities, but due to logistical reasons, the Local Organising Committee (LOC) and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) …
Read More »All eyes on Asia ahead of the AFC Asian Qualifiers – Road to Qatar draw!
The focus of the world’s most populous Continent and beyond will be riveted on Kuala Lumpur on Thursday, July 1, 2021, when the virtual draw for the final round of the AFC Asian Qualifiers – Road to Qatar takes centrestage as Asia’s top 12 nations discover their opponents in their …
Read More »AFC agrees media rights deal with CSTN in the Caribbean Islands!
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has today confirmed CSTN as their new media partner in the Caribbean Islands to broadcast the AFC’s competitions from 2021 to 2024. The partnership includes all major AFC national team and club competitions, including but not limited to the final round of the AFC Asian …
Read More »First batch of AFC/AIFF C license Coaches pan-India complete four-day Online Refresher Course!
The All India Football Federation completed a four-day Online Refresher Course for the first batch of AFC/AIFF ‘C’ license coaches consisting 120 candidates on Saturday, June 26, 2021. The course which is part of the revalidation process, initiated at last year’s International Virtual Coaching Conference, ensures that participating coaches are …
Read More »Stage set for 2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup qualifiers to reach India!
The hopefuls for the 2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup – India learnt of their opponents following the conclusion of the draw for the Qualifiers at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Thursday, June 24. The 28 teams were drawn into four groups of four and four groups of …
Read More »AFC & Molten renew partnership for national team & club football competitions!
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has today announced the renewal of its partnership and licensing agreement with Molten Corporation, a manufacturer of competition quality sports balls and equipment, for the 2021 season. The global sponsorship deal encompasses the final round of the AFC Asian Qualifiers – Road to Qatar featuring …
Read More »2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup & 2023 AFC Asian Cup hopefuls to discover opponents in Qualifiers’ Draws!
The 2022 AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers Final Round contenders – Indonesia, Cambodia, Chinese Taipei and Guam – will discover their opponents tomorrow when the Play-off draw takes place in Kuala Lumpur at 3pm local time. On the same day, the 2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup – India Qualifiers Draw will …
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