The Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) commitment to strengthen its support to its Member Associations in the areas of digital media and communications was further underlined at the first meeting of the AFC Media and Communications Committee for the term 2019-2023 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Wednesday, November 13. Chaired by …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Youth Panel continues to develop and promote Elite Youth Football in Asia following their eighth meeting at the AFC House in the Malaysian capital on Monday, November 11. The AFC Elite Youth Team Scheme is a key step in talent development that will help MAs …
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Asian football’s highest individual accolade – the AFC Diamond of Asia – has been awarded to His Majesty Seri Paduka Baginda the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah Ibni Almarhum Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al-Musta’in Billah in recognition for his valuable contributions spanning more than three decades …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) refers to recent media reports on the Asean Club Championship and the possibility of the tournament’s winner participating in the newly expanded 2021 FIFA Club World Cup in China. The AFC wishes to reiterate that AFC representative teams to the FIFA Club World Cup will …
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The ever-improving stature and reach of the Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) competitions was further underlined at the first meeting of the AFC Marketing Committee for the term 2019-2023 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Tuesday, November 5. AFC President Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa, who opened the meeting chaired by …
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FIFA and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are due to sign a comprehensive memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Saturday, November 2, 2019 that will see the two organisations join forces to leverage football as a catalyst for social development and healthy lifestyles in the region. The landmark agreement …
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Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President, pledged that the AFC will continue to use the power of football to benefit communities in need across Asia in the coming years. Speaking at the first meeting of the AFC’s Social Responsibility (SR) Committee for the cycle …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has extended its partnership with the Indonesian broadcast powerhouse MNC for the period 2021 to 2024. The deal includes all the major AFC national team and club competitions, such as the 2022 FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifiers Final Round, the AFC Champions League, the AFC …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) will mark the start of a new era of national and club team competitions by further investing in the AFC Women’s Asian Cup and the AFC Champions League – one of the world’s most prestigious Continental competitions. At the second AFC Executive Committee meeting of …
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Safety and security officers from Member Associations across Asia benefitted from the latest AFC Safety and Security Seminar, which concluded on Friday, October 18. The two-day seminar held at the AFC House was officially opened by AFC Competitions and Football Events Division Director Shin Man Gil, who said: “It is …
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