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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Club Licensing Task Force reinforced its commitment to enhance the professionalism of club football in the Continent through closer collaboration with the AFC Member Associations and their clubs at its third meeting on Friday, October 6 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. While the Task Force, led …
Read More »2017 AFC Referees Recruitment kick-offs in Malaysia!
Refereeing development in Asia continues to progress as 41 football and 21 futsal referees gather in Malaysia on Tuesday, October 3 for the 2017 AFC Referees Recruitment courses happening concurrently. As the earliest phase of the path leading to the AFC Elite Panel, the three-day course aims to evaluate referees …
Read More »Soccerex to address the Governance of Football in Asia!
Soccerex have announced that during the Asian Forum in Doha, Qatar, December 4-5, a conference panel featuring legal experts with extensive FIFA and Asian Football Confederation (AFC) experience will debate ‘The Governance of Football in Asia’. The speakers will include former AFC Head of Sports Legal Services, Disciplinary and Governance …
Read More »AFC Women’s Committee makes key decisions!
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Women’s Football Committee met on Friday in Chonburi, Thailand, to coincide with the AFC U-16 Women’s Championship currently taking place in the country. Key strategic decisions were made regarding the dates of the 2018 AFC Women’s Asian Cup in Jordan, as well as a revised …
Read More »Seven referees graduate from AFC Project Future Referees Programme Batch 2015!
Seven participants of the AFC Project Future Referees Programme Batch 2015 have graduated after the two-year programme concluded on Monday, September 18. The referees from across Asia gathered in Malaysia for the final five-day development course, with the aim to conduct the final evaluation of the participants’ refereeing performances and …
Read More »Coaches and tutors benefit from latest AFC Goalkeeping Coaching!
55 goalkeeper coaches and tutors gained insightful knowledge and experience from the 2017 AFC Goalkeeping Coaching Tutor’s course which concluded on Friday, September 15 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. “Coach education represents the foundation stones for success in technical development and this course exemplifies the AFC’s commitment to provide focused and …
Read More »AFC and CONCACAF refereeing fraternities strengthen ties!
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) partnership took a huge step forward by activating the second Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed in Manama, Bahrain on May 9, 2017. Outlining the alliance, AFC referee Ahmed Eisa Mohamed Darwish of the …
Read More »Future of Football & Futsal referees bolstered with AFC Elite Referees Selection Course!
20 football and seven futsal referees convened in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia for the AFC Elite Referees Selection Course on Thursday, September 7. The four-day programme acts as the final step of a one year path, which aims to evaluate and select referees for the AFC Elite Panel. The programme began …
Read More »Fifth AFC Coach Education Panel Meeting concludes in Malaysia!
The AFC Coach Education Panel Meeting convened for their fifth meeting in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur on Thursday, September 7. AFC Technical Director Andy Roxburgh, who led the meeting said, “Our aim is to develop the game and to improve standards of coaching, and consequently football. Coaches are …
Read More »AFC vice-president Praful Patel promises comprehensive investigation into alleged regulation breaches!
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Senior Vice President Praful Patel has promised a comprehensive review of the allegations of regulation breaches as a commitment to the AFC’s drive for ever-improved integrity throughout the sport in Asia. Mr Patel, who has been asked by AFC President Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al …
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