Asian beach soccer received a boost with the AFC Beach Soccer Coaching Instructors’ Workshop 2018 that began on Wednesday, April 11 in Malaysia, aimed at empowering instructors to take the game to an even higher level. Six participants from Malaysia, Bahrain, Iran and Oman are taking part in the four-day …
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Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa has congratulated the final three teams – North Korea, Philippines and Yemen – for sealing their spots at the biggest ever AFC Asian Cup. After more than three years of captivating action, the final day of the 2019 AFC …
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The Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) determination to demonstrate the highest levels of integrity and good governance during the on-going Commercial Rights tender was further emphasised by the AFC President Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa earlier this week on Tuesday. At the AFC Executive Committee meeting held in Kuala Lumpur, …
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A comprehensive study is to be commissioned by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Medical Committee into the effects of travel across multiple time zones on the performance level and medical welfare of footballers. The Committee, chaired by Dato’ Gurcharan Singh, reflected on the lack of detailed research into the effects …
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The Coach Education representatives from Asia’s 47 MAs gathered in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur for the 2nd AFC Coach Education Conference 2018 which came to a close last Thursday. The three-day conference discussed the rules and guidelines of AFC Coaching Convention and the process of developing tomorrow’s coaches. Asian …
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The AFC Project Future Referees Batch 2016 started their second development course in Japan on Wednesday and runs until later today. The main objective at this stage is to assess the 13 referees’ performance in real matches as part of the annual Sanix Cup International Youth Soccer Tournament. The event …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Youth Panel pledged to continue the promotion and development of Elite Youth Football in Asia following their seventh meeting at the AFC House in the Malaysian capital on Thursday. The 14-member panel and AFC Technical Director Andy Roxburgh, who led the meeting, discussed a range …
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The AFC Coach Education Panel Meeting convened for its sixth meeting in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur on Monday, March 12. Asian Football Confederation General Secretary Dato Windsor John, in his opening message, said, “Quality education comes from quality coaches and over the past two years this panel has …
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The pathway to success for Asian teams on the world’s biggest stages was further strengthened on Thursday, March 8 at the conclusion of the first-ever Asian Football Confederation (AFC) National Coaches’ Conference for Olympic Coaches 2018 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The three-day conference themed “Towards Tokyo 2020” brought together Olympic …
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Doha’s Aspetar – the orthopaedic and sports medicine hospital – together with the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), successfully organised the 2nd AFC Sports Physiotherapy Course 2018, which took place from March 4-6. Building on the success of the 1st AFC Sports Physiotherapy Course which took place in 2016, the three-day …
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