The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has today announced that Football Australia has acquired the rights to the AFC’s national team football package for the rights cycle 2021-2024. Football Australia has secured significant broadcast coverage of the competitions with its new broadcast partner, 10 ViacomCBS. The agreement encompasses all major AFC …
Read More »AFC Futsal Coaching Certificate Course level 2 concludes in Uzbekistan!
The AFC Futsal Coaching Certificate Course Level 2 successfully concluded with 12 participants consisting of youth team coaches and players from the Uzbekistan Football Association (UFA) benefiting from the course. The week-long course focused on educating futsal coaches in advanced coaching skills and team tactics while also learning how to …
Read More »Contenders for AFC Champions League (East) Group and Playoff stages confirmed!
Following Football Australia’s confirmation of the withdrawal of its clubs from the AFC Champions League (East), the AFC COVID-19 Sub-Committee for AFC Champions League and AFC Cup 2021 (East) has decided the final line-up of clubs for the AFC Champions League 2021 Group and Playoff Stages. The Sub-Committee approved the …
Read More »AFC Grassroots Football Focus Group Session end on a high note!
The Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) Grassroots Football Session successfully ended on Thursday, with more than 70 grassroots practitioners benefitting from the highly educational session. The virtual meeting started with AFC Technical Director Andy Roxburgh highlighting the general aim and the development of children’s football. During the session, the Swedish Football …
Read More »Australian clubs pull out of the AFC Champions League!
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has taken note of Football Australia’s confirmation of the withdrawals of Sydney FC, Melbourne City FC and Brisbane Roar from the Group, Playoff and Preliminary stages of the 2021 AFC Champions League respectively. The matter will now be referred to the relevant AFC Committees, with …
Read More »AFC confirms exclusive media rights deal with CBS Sports in the USA!
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and CBS Sports today announced a multi-platform agreement for exclusive rights to the AFC competitions in the United States of America. Paramount+ will stream exclusive coverage of the AFC’s world-class competitions including the AFC Asian Qualifiers – Road to Qatar Final Round, AFC Champions League, …
Read More »Asian Qualifiers Group A matches to be staged in the UAE!
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) confirms today that the United Arab Emirates Football Association (UAE FA) has agreed to host the centralised Group A matches of the Asian Qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA World Cup – Qatar and 2023 AFC Asian Cup – China. The remaining seven matches in Group …
Read More »Asian Qualifiers Group A matches to be shifted from China to a neutral venue!
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has today, May 31 decided to move the remaining centralised Group A matches of the Asian Qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA World Cup and 2023 AFC Asian Cup from China to a neutral venue, which will be decided and announced in the coming days. The …
Read More »After North Korea withdraw, changes to 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers announced!
Following the recent withdrawal of North Korea from the preliminary competition for the 2022 FIFA World Cup – Qatar, the Bureau for the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers has taken a decision in order to ensure the fairness of the competition for the remaining teams. In accordance with this decision, the …
Read More »Singapore not to host AFC Cup Groups H and I matches!
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has taken note of the Football Association of Singapore (FAS)’s decision to withdraw from hosting the AFC Cup Groups H and I matches, which were scheduled to take place from June 29 to July 6, 2021. The AFC acknowledged the challenges caused by the evolving …
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