After shining the spotlight on the standout displays by goalkeepers and defenders in the AFC Champions League 2022 group stage, it’s time to turn the attention to the midfielders as the-AFC.com highlights those who shone in the first round. To select the candidates for each position, we have reflected on …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) today concluded the second edition of the game-changing Football Management Certificate (FMC) programme, setting its participants on course to shape the future of Asian football. A total of 30 participants from all five of the AFC Zones underwent the seven-month online programme that instils football-based …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has received Expressions of Interest (EoI) from four AFC Member Associations (MAs) to host the 2023 AFC Asian Cup final competition. Following the AFC’s invitation to all MAs to express their interest in hosting the flagship men’s national team tournament on May 31, 2022, the …
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After the conclusion of the AFC Champions League 2022 group stage in May, the-AFC.com looks back on some of the standout displays from those involved in order to find out the stats leaders from the first round. Last week we presented the stats for the group stage’s best goalkeepers, and …
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After the conclusion of the AFC Champions League 2022 group stage in early May, the-AFC.com looks back on some of the standout displays from those involved in order to find out the stats leaders from the first round. We begin with the goalkeepers. To select the candidates for each position, …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) successfully conducted the AFC Elite Referees Seminar 2022 over four days from July 5 to 8. The first two days of the online seminar were attended by male match officials whereas the participants on the third and fourth days were exclusively women officials. On all …
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The Future Panel Forum gathered virtually for the first time to discuss new and various approaches to further strengthen the development of football in Asia. The forum was led by Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Technical Director Andy Roxburgh and joined by renowned panelists consisting of Asian national team head coaches …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has extended the deadline to receive Expressions of Interest (EoI) from the AFC Member Associations (MAs) to host the 2023 AFC Asian Cup from the original date of June 30, 2022, to July 15, 2022. The AFC had issued an EOI invitation to the AFC …
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The Football Business Academy (FBA)’s CEO Dorian Esterer and Managing Director B2B Laura Dijak were welcomed at the AFC House, the home of Asian Football, by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) General Secretary Datuk Seri Windsor John and the AFC Deputy General Secretary of Member Association Division Vahid Kardany. At …
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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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