The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) tested the lower-cost video assistant referee (VAR Light) concept at the AFC Women’s Club Championship 2021 Pilot Tournament (West) in Jordan from November 7 to 13. As part of its efforts to adopt more technological advances in the sport, the AFC examined the new concept, …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) organised the third Coach Education Special Online Session with participants learning from the comprehensive analysis of selected Euro 2020 matches. AFC Technical Director Andy Roxburgh opened the session, that was attended by more than 100 participants from 43 Member Associations, by emphasising the importance of …
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Registration for the highly anticipated 7th AFC Medical Conference Qatar 2022 with the theme – ‘Football and Sports Medicine – Celebrating Diversity’ – is now officially open for participants. Those interested can register here to be part of the conference that will welcome renowned medical speakers from the AFC, FIFA, …
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Eagerly anticipated reforms designed to elevate AFC’s club competitions to the next level are set to be introduced in the near future. While addressing the AFC Executive Committee on November 21, 2021, AFC President Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa said: “I am pleased to note that the AFC competitions …
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Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President praised the instrumental role of the AFC’s Member Associations (MAs) and Regional Associations (RAs) in ensuring the AFC continued to emerge stronger than ever from the COVID-19 pandemic at the 31st AFC Congress held virtually today. Setting the …
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Asia’s representative in the FIFA World Cup Intercontinental Playoff will have to navigate past a CONMEBOL side if the continent is to have a historic sixth representative in Qatar 2022. The second Intercontinental Playoff following Friday’s draw at FIFA’s headquarters in Zurich will see CONCACAF squaring off against Oceania to …
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Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa today lauded the resilience and steadfast dedication of the Asian football family as the AFC remained well positioned to successfully deliver its competitions and numerous online development and education programmes in 2021. Chairing the 8th AFC Executive Committee meeting …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) organised the latest Youth Special Online Session that was attended by more than 100 participants who joined the virtual programme focused on developing the future stars of the game in Asia. The latest workshop is part of an online series of technical sessions conducted this …
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The 7th AFC Medical Conference Qatar 2022 was officially launched today by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and Qatar Football Association (QFA) alongside Aspetar at the Qatar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital-Aspetar. The official launch was attended by Chairperson of the AFC Medical Committee Dato’ Dr. Gurcharan Singh, QFA General …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Technical Committee’s ambitions to ensure the success of Asian teams and clubs was further reinforced today after it recommended several initiatives aimed at strengthening the AFC’s competitions at its fourth meeting held online. Chaired by Kohzo Tashima, the Committee acknowledged the uncertainties caused by the …
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