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The Asian Football Confederation yesterday, March 8 celebrated the International Women’s Day titled ‘AFC Women’s Football Day 2017’. Watch the video above to know more…
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AFC hosts Asia’s first Development Stakeholder Workshop!
The Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) efforts to enhance the capabilities of its Member Associations (MA) were further underlined on Wednesday at the AFC Development Stakeholder Workshop in Malaysia. The aim of the workshop, the first-of-its-kind conducted by the AFC, was to stimulate strategic discussions on best practices and identify partnership opportunities …
Read More »AFC Executive Committee reinforces position against government interference in Asian football!
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Executive Committee reiterated its position opposing government interference in football in the region at its meeting in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday, February 28. The Executive Committee looked for the AFC Administration to work with FIFA and report back in May as to the ways of …
Read More »AFC MoU strengthens cooperation between Asia and Germany (DFB)!
Asian football’s strong global relations were further strengthened on Tuesday as the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) renewed its partnership with the Deutscher Fussball Bund (DFB) at a ceremony in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur earlier today. Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa, the president of the AFC, and German Football …
Read More »Holistic approach to technical development outlined at landmark conference!
Technical development in Asia continued to break new ground at the inaugural Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Technical Directors’ Conference, which closed in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia today. Themed as The Future of Technical Development in Asia the three-day break-through conference pieced together the key elements of technical development, which include the …
Read More »AFC Grassroots Panel meeting concludes in Kuala Lumpur!
Grassroots football has taken a huge step forward as the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Grassroots Panel meeting concluded in Malaysia on Friday. The panel, which comprised representatives from Asia’s grassroots specialists and managers, convened for the third time to fine-tune and finalise the key criteria of the AFC Grassroots Charter. …
Read More »Titan Sports announce Shinji Okazaki as the 2016 Best Footballer in Asia!
It probably wasn’t the biggest year for Asian football with No FIFA World Cup, No AFC Asian Cup. Still we witnessed a string of thrilling moments and important matches in Asian football. In the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, 12 teams qualified from the 40 competitors, and they are currently …
Read More »AFC establishes Entry Control Body for its Asian competitions!
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) on Friday, December 23 confirmed the establishment of an independent Entry Control Body (ECB) to rule on the eligibility for entering AFC competitions. The new judicial body will have five members and will be chaired by Liu Chi from China. Its formation supports the key …
Read More »AFC President lauds Kashima & Asian teams for world-class achievements in 2016!
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa has hailed Asia’s teams and players for their remarkable achievements in 2016, which culminated in Kashima Antlers becoming the first-ever Asian club to appear in the FIFA Club World Cup Final on Sunday, December 18. Kashima Antlers produced …
Read More »Asian Forum in Doha lays the foundation for Soccerex’s next chapter!
The Soccerex Asian Forum drew to a close last week, with delegates returning home to reflect on two busy days of networking, business conversations and insight on Qatar’s preparations for the 2022 FIFA World Cup and the development of the Asian football industry. They can also look forward to further …
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