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Nepalese children gain valuable experience through AFC Dream Asia Foundation program!

It was an experience of a lifetime for 18 boys and girls from Nepal who attended the five-day AFC-FAM-Shelter Ashraya Nepal Youth Football & Leadership Camp 2019 supported by the AFC Dream Asia Foundation. In a collaboration between the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) and Shelter …

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AFC Disciplinary and Ethics Committee bans four players for life!

The Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) zero-tolerance approach to the manipulation of football matches in its jurisdiction was demonstrated when the AFC Disciplinary and Ethics Committee banned four players for life. Kursanbek Sheratov was banned from taking part in any football-related activities for life for violating Articles 66 and 69 of …

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AIFF top brass named in AFC Standing Committees for next cycle!

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has appointed AIFF top brass including the General Secretary, as well as Sr. Vice President to various AFC Standing Committees for the 2019-2023 cycle. AIFF general secretary Kushal Das has been included in the Finance Committee , whereas Sr. Vice President Subrata Dutta, has been …

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Northern Mariana Island FA receives AFC Grassroots Charter Bronze membership!

Northern Mariana Island FA (NMIFA) has been awarded the AFC Grassroots Charter Bronze membership for its outstanding commitment to grassroots football development. The Grassroots Charter is a development tool for Member Associations to raise the quality of their grassroots programmes. It identifies 20 performance categories, such as grassroots competitions, fairplay, …

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Highly-acclaimed VAR Course to strengthen AFC’s capabilities!

The Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) commitment to embrace the AFC Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system was demonstrated when the Continent’s top 40 match officials completed the second edition of the VAR course on Monday in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Led by International Football Association Board (IFAB) Technical Director, David Elleray, and …

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India face tricky Group E in 2022 FIFA World Cup / 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers!

The draw for the joint 2022 FIFA World Cup / 2023 AFC Asian Cup Preliminary Asian Round 2 qualifiers on Wednesday, July 17 at AFC House in Kuala Lumpur has brought up eight interesting groups for the 40 Asian nations still left in the qualifiers. For India it is Group …

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Joint 2022 FIFA World Cup & 2023 AFC Asian Cup – Round 2 qualifiers: India in interesting, but tricky group!

The draw of the Joint 2022 FIFA World Cup & 2023 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary Asian Round 2 qualifiers was held earlier today, July 17 at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur. The draw has brought-up a number of interesting qualification groups. Team India is set to face in …

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LIVESTREAM – Joint 2022 FIFA World Cup & 2023 AFC Asian Cup – Round 2 qualifiers!

The draw of the Joint 2022 FIFA World Cup & 2023 AFC Asian Cup – Round 2 qualifiers is being held on at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday, July 17. The 40 member associations will be drawn into eight groups of five teams and compete in a …

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204 member associations in contention for 2022 FIFA World Cup – Qatar berths!

With 204 member associations still in the race for a berth at the 2022 FIFA World Cup – Qatar, AFC House in Kuala Lumpur is set to take centre stage on July 17, 2019, when 40 Asian member associations will learn their fate during the draw for the second round of …

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