The Asian Football Confederation (AFC), together with the Qatar Football Association (QFA), have today confirmed Doha, Qatar as the venue for this year’s AFC Champions League single-leg Final, which will be held on December 19, 2020. With the successful conclusion of the AFC Champions League 2020 (West) in Qatar recently, …
Read More »AFC Champions League (East) to be staged in Doha!
The AFC Champions League (East) is to be played in Doha, Qatar after an agreement was reached today, October 9 between the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and the Qatar Football Association (QFA). The AFC Champions League (East), which will be played between November 18 and December 13, 2020, follows the …
Read More »Seven COVID-19 positive in first AFC Champions League 2020 (West) testing!
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC), in close coordination with Qatar medical authorities, conducted COVID-19 tests on all participating teams in the AFC Champions League (West) on their arrival in Doha, Qatar. So far, the results of those tests have shown that five (5) players and one (1) member of the …
Read More »AFC cancels 2020 AFC Annual Awards – Doha!
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC), in co-operation with the Qatar Football Association (QFA), has decided that the AFC Annual Awards Doha 2020 should be cancelled. The AFC and QFA felt that in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, where tens of thousands of people across the Continent have lost their …
Read More »AFC Emergency Meetings conclude in Doha & Dubai!
Representatives of the competing Member Associations (MA) from the AFC West Zone have provided the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) with a series of proposals for completing the 2020 AFC Champions League Group Stage. Following the meeting with MAs from the East Zone in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia last week, the AFC …
Read More »CAF Super Cup 2020 to be hosted once more in Doha!
CAF President Ahmad Ahmad and Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Thani, President of the Qatar Football Association (QFA), signed an agreement on Sunday, December 22 that will see the CAF Super Cup take place on February 14, 2020 in Doha, Qatar’s capital. The Super Cup match to be …
Read More »FIFA Legends take part in Generation Amazing Youth Festival!
A selected group of FIFA Legends that together holds a coveted collection of trophies and football awards will be coming to Doha this week to take part in the Generation Amazing Youth Festival and follow the 2019 FIFA Club World Cup in Qatar presented by Alibaba Cloud. Argentinian coach Santiago …
Read More »New FIFA Club World Cup champions to be crowned at Khalifa International Stadium!
The Khalifa International Stadium, the home of Qatar’s national team, will host three additional matches during the FIFA Club World Cup 2019 after the official opening of Education City Stadium was postponed until early 2020. In addition to the double-header of games on December 17 – the fifth-place play-off and …
Read More »Could the ISL be playing regular league games in the Middle East?
Just days before the start of the Indian Super League – Season 6 last month, the ISL’s chairperson Nita Ambani had stated that the league wanted to play matches abroad. Nita Ambani had said in a media statement, “I do want to take it (the ISL) abroad, at least play …
Read More »Qatar’s Education City Stadium to host 2019 FIFA Club World Cup final!
A striking, brand-new 40,000-seater that will also be a FIFA World Cup venue in three years’ time will host the third-place playoff and final at the 2019 FIFA Club World Cup – Qatar presented by Alibaba Cloud. Besides seeing one of the seven contenders lift the trophy and staging the …
Read More »