The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) strengthened its commitment to continue developing grassroots football in Asia after the conclusion of the second AFC Grassroots Conference in the Malaysian capital. The three-day conference attracted 100 dedicated grassroots representatives from 41 Members Associations (MA) who share and support the AFC’s Vision to ensure …
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The AFC Referees Committee has approved at its meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, the criteria for the appointment of Women’s officials in the preliminary and group stages of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup season. Prospective candidates must be a candidate for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2019, achieve a high-performance …
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The World Football Summit Asia (WFSA) is coming to Malaysia and Asia for the first time and will do so in April 2019 after its successful events in Spain over the last three years. With the theme ‘Where The Asian Football Industry Meets’ – WFSA aims to become the most …
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The two-year AFC Referee Academy Intermediate programme kicked off with its first of eight modules at the AFC House on Wednesday, November 14. 35 referees from the 2017 Batch are among the 86 percent of participants that completed the Introductory Module last September and will be divided into two groups …
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The ‘unsung heroes’ of Asian football were recognised for their outstanding efforts in growing the game today during the inaugural Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Special Grassroots Awards at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Three new AFC Special Grassroots Awards were introduced this year and claiming the first-ever Best …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) underlined the importance in developing grassroots football in Asia as 100 grassroots representatives from 41 MAs gathered for the second AFC Grassroots Conference in the Malaysian capital on Tuesday, November 13. Since its launch two years ago, the AFC Grassroots Conference has reinforced its vision …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) will offer outstanding management candidates from their Member Associations a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to study at the world-renowned and unique FIFA Master Programme thanks to a new scholarship scheme. As part of the AFC’s commitment to upskill staff from Asian countries, the AFC has joined forces …
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The AFC Grassroots Charter made good progress as the AFC Grassroots Panel met for its sixth meeting at the AFC House on Monday, November 12. The meeting began by welcoming new representative panel members from Hong Kong, South Korea, Oman and Australia, before AFC Technical Director Andy Roxburgh gave a …
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Saudi Arabia has taken its first steps in futsal development, with the AFC’s futsal assessment visit that began on Thursday, November 8. The AFC delegation was welcomed by Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) General Secretary Ibrahim S. Alkassim, who emphasised that both football and futsal are important in the West …
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The Centre for Sports Science (CSS) under the Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education & Research received its accreditation as an AFC Medical Centre of Excellence at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday, November 7. The Chennai-based facility which strives to be a dedicated world-class centre for sports …
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