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AFC Asian Qualifiers – Road to Qatar smashes all digital engagement records!

The AFC Asian Qualifiers – Road to Qatar Final Round was the most engaging in history, surpassing all previous editions of Asia’s FIFA World Cup qualifying tournaments with more than 788 million impressions observed on the Asian Football Confederation (AFC)’s digital channels. Held across 10 Match Days from September 2, …

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Rehabilitation Through Football programme empowers ex-offenders in Nepal!

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC)’s Vision and Mission to leverage on the beautiful game to strengthen communities through the AFC Dream Asia Foundation continued its game-changing impact with the launch of the “Prison Football, Rehabilitation Through Football” programme in partnership with the All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) and Shelter Ashraya …

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Thrilling Road to 2023 AFC Asian Cup set for classic battles!

After three years of riveting drama and excitement, the race to the upcoming edition of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup will reach its decisive stage on Wednesday, June 8 as Asia’s 24 remaining contenders begin their quest to secure the final 11 spots at the Continent’s pinnacle national team stage. …

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AFC women match officials selected for 2022 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup – Costa Rica!

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) will be well represented by its world-class women match officials at the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup – Costa Rica from August 10 to 28. In total, eight match officials – two referees, four assistant referees and two video match officials – from five …

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AFC celebrates a successful 2022 AFC Grassroots Football Day!

41 Member Associations (MAs) across Asia came together to celebrate the 2022 edition of the AFC Grassroots Football Day. Join AFC Media as we highlight the exciting activities that took place across the Continent. Australia Football Australia celebrated the AFC Grassroots Football Day as part of their Female Football Week. …

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Brunei Darussalam’s FABD delegation visits AFC House!

Pengiran Haji Matusin bin Pengiran Haji Matasan, the President of the Football Association of Brunei Darussalam (FABD), led a delegation to the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) headquarters on Friday. The FABD President, joined by the FABD Executive Committee Members, the General Secretary Mohammad Shahnon bin Haji Mohd. Salleh and other …

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Two new development programmes launched to strengthen AFC MAs!

Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President, today announced two new development programmes, which are tailormade and aimed at further strengthening the capacity of the AFC’s Member Associations (MAs) in growing the game more systematically across the Continent. Chairing the 10th AFC Executive Committee meeting …

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FIFA launch tender process for 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup media rights in selected territories in Asia!

FIFA has announced that it will launch an invitation to tender (ITT) on April 28, 2022 for the sale of media rights to the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup in selected territories across Asia. Interested parties will be invited to make an offer in one or more of the following …

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Asia’s Grassroots advocates share best practices in special online session!

Grassroots practitioners in Asia joined the latest AFC Grassroots Special Online Session 2022 titled ‘The Priorities’ which was an avenue for Member Associations (MAs) to share and discuss best practices. Attended by over 110 participants from 44 MAs, the session opened by sharing the objectives and mission of grassroots football …

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