Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President, today paid tribute to Dato’ Peter Velappan, the former AFC General Secretary, who passed away at the age of 83. Shaikh Salman said, “On behalf of the entire Asian football family, I send my condolences and heartfelt sympathy …
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It was a morning of fun-filled football activities as students from the AFC-UNHCR and Name Football Association of Petaling (NFAP) met in a friendly match at the SJK (T) Ladang Vallambrosa, Klang, Malaysia on Sunday, October 14. The event was officiated by representatives from the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), NFAP, …
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43 football and 18 futsal referees are set to take the first step in their journey to become elite referees as they gathered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Tuesday, October 16 for the 2018 AFC Referees Recruitment courses happening concurrently. The three-day course, which is a prelude to the AFC …
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The Guam Football Association (GFA) has been awarded the AFC Grassroots Charter Bronze membership for its continuous efforts in raising the standard of the grassroots in the East Asian island. The Grassroots Charter is a development tool for Member Associations to raise the quality of their grassroots programmes. It identifies …
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The AFC Football Emergency & Anti-Doping Regional Course came to a close on Friday, following a highly successful programme at the Bunyodkor Stadium in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. A total 28 participants from six countries that make up the Central Region, took part in the four-day programme hosted by the Uzbekistan Football …
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Asian Football Confederation (AFC) general secretary Dato’ Windsor John today, October 11 met with the Malaysian Minister for Youth and Sports, YB Tuan Syed Saddiq bin Syed Abdul Rahman in the country’s federal administrative centre in Putrajaya. The AFC General Secretary, who was also joined by Football Association of Malaysia …
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The AFC referees department invited two of India’s FIFA elite referees – CR Srikrishna (Tamil Nadu) and Tejas Nagvenkar (Goa) for the elite panel selection. Both of them have already cleared the AFC practical evaluation in 2017/18. Both of them attended the course at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from September 6-9, …
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The urban poor and refugee community in Kuala Lumpur faces a multitude of challenges as they go by their daily life and for the youth, obtaining an education was once merely a dream. Addressing the importance of holistic care and education to pave the way for future leaders, the Asian …
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2 referees have graduated from the AFC Project Future Referees Course, following its final development course that took place at the AFC House in Malaysia on Monday, September 24. The 2016 batch of referees underwent a final evaluation based on their match performance and technical knowledge, and will continue to …
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The Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) Medical Committee has agreed at its meeting this week to commission its first-ever injury study on Women’s Football which will focus on epidemiology and injury analysis based on data available from its women’s competitions. While still in the conceptualisation phase, members agreed to conduct the …
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