Tag Archives: Grassroots

Football Association of Singapore awarded the AFC Grassroots Charter!

Football Association of Singapore (FAS) received a boost in their grassroots initiatives after being endorsed for the Silver membership of the AFC Grassroots Charter. The Grassroots Charter is a development tool for Member Associations to raise the quality of their grassroots programmes. It identifies 20 performance categories such as grassroots …

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Delhi Dynamos reaches out to over 25,000 kids in grassroots program!

In its bid to promote football across Delhi-NCR, Indian Super League outfit Delhi Dynamos FC reached out to 27,744 kids over the last year through various grassroots activities such as Football Festivals and Amateur Competitions. This was achieved through the club’s extensive School, College and Community reach out efforts. Through …

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Mumbai’s PIFA hosts successful PIFA Champions Tour 2018 to Barcelona!

Mumbai’s Premier India Football Academy latest PIFA Champions Tour 2018 was held in the suburbs of Barcelona from May 14 -23, 2018, the 39th tour to Europe in 15 years. 24 boys & three girls participated in this exciting 10-day football camp with the kids coming from Mumbai, Pune, Ahmedabad …

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First batch of MAs awarded AFC Grassroots Charter Memberships!

Five Member Associations were granted AFC Grassroots Charter Memberships following their outstanding achievement in the development of football. The gold standard in the best MA category of the AFC Grassroots Charter Membership was given to The Football Federation of Australia (FFA), while The Chinese Football Association (CFA) were awarded the …

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ISL’s Delhi Dynamos celebrates AFC Grassroots Day!

Indian Super League outfit Delhi Dynamos yesterday, May 15 celebrated the AFC Grassroots Day by inviting children, parents and veterans for a kick about at various parts of the capital city. The club celebrated ‘Family Day’ with the parents of the age group players by inviting them to join a …

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Dempo SC organise Grassroots Festival on AFC Grassroots Day!

Goan giants Dempo Sports Club celebrated AFC Grassroots Day for their Under-12 boys at their academy complex at Ella in Old Goa. The grassroots festival was held under the leadership of Youth Development coach Anthony de Souza who was assisted by the other coaches – Alexander Fernandes, Antonio Pereira, Pradip …

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GFDC to celebrate AFC Grassroots Day across all centres in Goa!

The Goa Football Development Council (GFDC), the premier grassroots football development organisation in the state will organise a one day program across all its 37 centres across Goa to celebrate the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Grassroots Day on Tuesday, May 15. With a vision for football Goa’s Chief Minister, Manohar …

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Football coaching camp boosts social cohesion for refugee communities!

The power of football to promote social cohesion and empower vulnerable refugee communities was further emphasised in Lebanon with the recent conclusion of the Young Coach Education Programme Lebanon 2017/18. The first-of-its-kind six-month long coaching course was brought to fruition thanks to a global partnership between the Asian Football Confederation’s …

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