Following the AFC Executive Committee’s strategic enhancements to the AFC Club Competitions last month, the AFC Club Licensing Task Force has today discussed key changes and the revised timeline to the AFC Club Licensing implementation process at its third meeting held virtually. In his opening address, AFC Club Licensing Task …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and its Member Associations (MAs) will celebrate the 8th AFC Women’s Football Day today as football competitions and activities continue to make a return in the Continent. Coinciding with the International Women’s Day, 39 MAs will join the annual celebrations with fun-filled football activities focused …
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The 2022 AFC Champions League (West) Group Stage centralised matches will be held in Saudi Arabia from April 7 to 27, subject to ratification by the AFC Executive Committee of the AFC Competitions Committee’s decision regarding the Hosting of Centralised Matches in the Group Stage. Four-time Continental club champions Al …
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The 1st AFC Coach Education Panel Meeting for the term 2022-2023 concluded yesterday, March 1 with members briefed on new initiatives to further enhance coach education in Asia as well as the progress of the AFC Coaching Convention. The virtual meeting was chaired by Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Technical Director …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has today confirmed the host nations for the 2022 AFC Champions League (East) Group Stage matches, which will be held from April 15 to May 1. The centralised matches of three groups – F, G and J – will be played in Thailand, with Group …
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The Technical Report and Statistics for the 2021 AFC Champions League is now available on the-AFC.com. Despite facing continuing challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic, the AFC delivered the 2021 AFC Champions League which saw an expanded 40 teams – up by eight – compete in the group stage. Saudi Arabia’s …
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The 7th AFC Medical Conference Qatar 2022, which was scheduled to be held in Doha, from March 6 to 10, has been postponed until 2023 by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) due to the challenges presented by the COVID-19 Omicron variant. The decision was taken by the AFC in close …
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The AFC Member Associations (MAs) and Regional Associations (RAs) General Secretaries’ Conference 2022 successfully concluded today, January 15 completing three days of knowledge-sharing and collaboration among Asia’s senior football leaders. Industry specialists from Asia and beyond delivered valuable insights on a range of topics on the final day of the …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC)’s commitment towards fulfilling its duty of care and protection of the rights of children and young people as well as ensuring that football and all its related activities are carried out in a safe, positive and encouraging environment marked a significant milestone today with the …
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The senior leadership of the Asian football family looks set to benefit from a comprehensive and diverse agenda to be delivered by a stellar line-up of expert speakers at the upcoming AFC Member Associations (MAs) and Regional Associations (RAs) General Secretaries’ Conference 2022, which will kick off on Thursday, January …
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