The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) welcomed the second batch of participants to the AFC Football Management Certificate (FMC) online course, which was introduced in October 2021. The 2nd edition of the FMC, as with the first, gives participants the opportunity to be part of the Asian football family via a …
Read More »AFC FMD continues to enhance the capabilities of Asia’s future football leaders!
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Football Management Diploma (FMD) programme, which was launched in November 2021 under the ambit of the landmark AFC Academic Centre of Excellence (ACE), continued its game-changing impact with the launch of its 2nd online edition. Attracting a diverse range of participants from across the Continent, …
Read More »AFC MAs & RAs set to benefit from landmark General Secretaries’ Conference!
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC)’s commitment to strengthening the capabilities of the Asian football family will take centre-stage at the AFC Member Associations (MAs) & Regional Associations (RAs) General Secretaries’ Conference 2022, which for the first time will be held in Saudi Arabia from January 13-15 in conjunction with the …
Read More »AFC competitions and qualifiers draw dates confirmed!
The 2022 season is poised to start on a high note with the draw dates confirmed for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup – China Qualifiers Final Round, 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup – Kuwait Qualifiers and the AFC Champions League and AFC Cup Group Stages. The 2022 AFC Futsal Asian …
Read More »AFC launches new Emotions in Football Project!
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has launched an ‘Emotions in Football Project’, a new initiative that focuses on managing the emotions of coaches and footballers with the aim of improving performances on the pitch and to safeguard their personal well-being. The new project will focus on two aspects – Grassroots …
Read More »AFC Development Committee signals significant leap forward for MAs and RAs!
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC)’s commitment towards the long-term success of its Member Associations (MAs) and Regional Associations (RAs) continued to gain strong momentum with the AFC Development Committee underscoring its confidence in the newly introduced programmes at raising the game at all levels across the Continent at its third …
Read More »AFC launches new Emotions in Football Project!
A new AFC’s Emotions in Football Project was introduced in the latest technical online session that focuses on the emotions of coaches and of footballers and how it influences their performance on the pitch as well as their personal well-being. AFC Technical Director Andy Roxburgh set the tone in the …
Read More »AFC Dream Asia Foundation to create greater impact through enhanced funding allocation model!
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC)’s ambitions to maximise the power and passion of the beautiful game to provide much needed support to vulnerable communities across the Continent through the AFC Dream Asia Foundation was further strengthened today at the 3rd AFC Social Responsibility Committee meeting. In his opening address at …
Read More »Asian Grassroots managers gain valuable insights from best practices in the latest special online session!
Nearly 100 Technical Directors, Coach Education Tutors and Heads of Grassroots Football from across 43 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Member Associations (MAs) were presented with an opportunity to obtain valuable insights on the best practices by the Japan Football Association (JFA), an AFC Grassroots Charter Gold Member, in the latest …
Read More »Slot allocation for AFC Champions League and AFC Cup 2023 confirmed!
The club allocations for the AFC Champions League and AFC Cup in 2023 have been determined following the latest AFC Club Competitions Ranking. Saudi Arabia, who lead the AFC Club Competitions Ranking 2021, are ranked first in the AFC Champions League (West), with three of their clubs automatically qualifying to …
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