The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has today confirmed the Qatar Football Association as the host Member Association for the 2022 AFC Champions League Round of 16, Quarterfinals and Semifinal centralised matches in the West region. The West Asian half of the last 16 pairings will see defending champions Al Hilal …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has today confirmed the new dates of the 2022 AFC Champions League – Round of 16, Quarterfinals and Semifinal centralised matches in the West region as well as the two-legged Final. The Round of 16 (West) has been rescheduled from February 3 and 4, 2023 …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has today confirmed the final list of candidates who will stand for election to the AFC Executive Committee (term 2023-2027) at the 33rd AFC Congress on February 1, 2023 in Manama, Bahrain. The final list of candidates can be accessed here. The AFC Electoral Committee …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) announced today that it has entered into a commercial rights agreement with Beijing Shinai Sports Media Technology Co. Ltd (“Shinai”) in respect of certain media and sponsorship rights in China. The AFC recently terminated a similar commercial arrangement with Super Sports Media Inc. Under this …
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With the focus of world football firmly set on Qatar, Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa has sent his best wishes to Asia’s teams and match officials ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup – Qatar. In another clear sign of Asia’s remarkable progress, a …
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Participants of the third edition of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC)’s Football Management Certificate (FMC) are on track to leave their mark on Asian football after graduating today from the landmark online programme. A total of 44 participants from the AFC Member Associations (MAs), Regional Associations (RAs) and independent stakeholders …
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The Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system was implemented for the first time at the 2018 FIFA World Cup – Russia and four years later, a team of 24 Video Match Officials (VMOs) have been entrusted to operate the game-changing system in Qatar. Forming Asia’s stellar line-up are none other than …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC)’s commitment to establish the best possible conditions for AFC match officials to thrive was further underlined on Thursday through the commencement of several class leading initiatives all aimed at ensuring the highest refereeing standards. Held from November 3 to 5, 2022, three marquee events have …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) conducted its second AFC Women’s Football Special Online Session on Thursday to discuss learnings from the 2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup – India at a time when Asian teams are preparing for the FIFA Women’s World Cup next year, which will be co-hosted by Australia …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Referee Assessor Seminar 2022 successfully concluded on Tuesday in Kuala Lumpur and saw 84 participants from 26 Member Associations (MAs) gather to discuss updates and examine their knowledge of the referee assessment curriculum. Held over two days, from November 1 to 2, this was the …
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