The Chinese Football Association (CFA), with the support of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), staged the annual CFA Dream China Social Responsibilities Initiatives programme in Changsha and harnessed the ‘power of heroes’ to inspire young players. The three-day programme was the culmination of a month long event which involved over …
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Qatar’s rising star Akram Hassan Afif and Saki Kumagai of Japan won the AFC Player of the Year Award for men and women respectively at the 2019 AFC Annual Awards in Hong Kong on Monday, December 2. Afif burst onto the scene at the AFC Asian Cup where he was …
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The Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) commitment towards upgrading its competitions to the highest possible levels continued at the AFC Executive Committee meeting in Hong Kong on Sunday with further measures aimed at enhancing the AFC Asian Cup. Chaired by the AFC President, Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa, the Executive …
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The Bhutan Football Federation (BFF) and Turkmenistan Football Federation (TFF) celebrated their respective Grassroots Day with resounding success. BFF celebrates its Grassroots Day on November 11 each year to commemorate the birth anniversary of the Fourth King of Bhutan, Druk Gyalpo Jigme Singye Wangchuk. BFF’s Grassroots celebrations marked a significant …
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The All India Football Federation (AIFF) was the latest Member Association to benefit from the AFC Communications Mentorship Programme following a successful two-day workshop. Led by AFC consultant John Kent, who has 35 years of experience in Communications, and Aditi Tyagi, currently working for Zee Media as a news anchor, …
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Participants benefited from the AFC Refereeing Conference which came to a close on Wednesday, November 27 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The two-day event, the biggest-ever held, saw the participation of 65 referee assessors and 304 referees and assistant referees, was aimed at providing the Asian refereeing community with an overview …
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The third phase of the AFC-FAM-UNHCR-JREC Rohingya Education Centre Social Responsibility Programme concluded with 140 Rohingya children benefiting from the highly successful programme at the Sekolah Kebangsaan Batu Belah on November 23, 2019. The AFC-UNHCR Programme, which is supported by the AFC Dream Asia Foundation in partnership with the Rohingya …
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The Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) continued commitment to women’s football in the Continent was underlined by the decision to develop a women’s football technical strategy. The AFC Technical Committee, at their first meeting of the 2019-2023 cycle chaired by Kohzo Tashima in Tokyo, Japan on Sunday, recognised the need to …
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On Wednesday, November 20, 2019, 12 coaches passed the AFC A Certificate Course after completing three challenging modules – the first of which took place in April earlier this year. Among the successful candidates was former Indian national team captain and current assistant coach Venkatesh Shanmugham, who stated that the …
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The Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) dedication to raising the standards of women’s football in Asia was further underlined at the 2nd AFC Women’s Football Conference 2019, which successfully ended in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Thursday, November 21. The three-day conference, with more than 70 participants from the AFC Member Associations, …
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