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AFDP & Germany’s GIZ – Official Launch of Yalla Riyada Bus!

The Asian Football Development Project (AFDP) and the German Development Cooperation (GIZ) Sport for Development program (S4D) will be celebrating the official launch of the “Yalla Riyada Bus” on 13 May, 2018 at Nusaiba bint Ka’ab school for girls. The ceremony will be held under the patronage of HRH Prince …

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India U-16 score 2-1 comeback win over Jordan in Serbia invitational tournament!

India U-16 National Team started the Four-Nation International Tournament with a resounding 2-1 victory over Jordan in Serbia on Wednesday, May 9 night. After conceding an early goal in the second minute of the match, India made a strong comeback in the 17th minute, thanks to the terrific finish by …

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India U-16 Head Coach Bibiano Fernandes: Adapting to different playing styles is the key!

As the India U-16 National Team left the Indian shores to compete in the four-nation International Tournament involving Jordan, Tajikistan, and hosts Serbia, Head Coach Bibiano Fernandes said “adapting to different styles of play has been the key for the boys.” In a freewheeling interview, Bibiano spoke at length about …

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India U-16s heading to Serbia for another exposure Tour!

Less than a month after the Indian U-16 National Team played the U-16 National teams of United States of America and Norway in the Sportchain International Friendlies, the All India Football Federation has arranged another exposure tour for the boys in May. The India U-16 colts will now travel to …

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Women working in sports law meet at first Asian WISLaw seminar!

The first-ever Women in Sports Law (WISLaw) meeting in Asia took place on Thursday, April 12 on the sidelines of the 2018 AFC Women’s Asian Cup in Amman, Jordan. WISLaw is an international, non-profit association based in Switzerland aiming at promoting women in the sports law sector, through scientific and …

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AIPS Asia journalists to provide coverage of AFC Women’s Asian Cup!

Cooperation between the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and AIPS Asia was strengthened on Wednesday, April 4 as AIPS Asia journalists started their duties at the 2018 AFC Women’s Asian Cup in Jordan. Under the Memorandum of Understanding between the two organisations, the AFC invited AIPS Asia members to Amman, Jordan, …

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Dead Sea game: six goals hands second world record to female footballers!

A hotly contested battle between two all-female teams composed of players from countries as diverse as Afghanistan, France and Nepal ended 4-2 but the women walked away with a second world record under their belt. The game, on a specially constructed pitch sponsored by HRH Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein …

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Lowest Altitude Football Game To Break World Record at the Dead Sea!

Under the patronage of HRH Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein, and in an attempt to break a Guinness World Record, the lowest altitude game of football ever played is set to kick-off on Thursday, 5 April 2018 at 2:00PM at the Dead Sea in Jordan, as part of Equal Playing …

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Women’s football superhero is born in new AFC Women’s Asian Cup logo!

The new AFC Women’s Asian Cup logo was launched yesterday at the final draw for the 2018 edition of the competition at the Dead Sea in Jordan. The new logo concept features the female footballer as a superheroine – capturing the strength, agility, intelligence and bravery in the women’s game. …

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2018 AFC Women’s Asian Cup draw pairs heavyweights Japan and Australia!

2014 finalists Japan and Australia will meet in a mouth-watering group stage clash after being paired together at the official draw for the 2018 AFC Women’s Asian Cup held on the eastern shores of the Dead Sea in Jordan. The glittering ceremony, held at the King Hussein bin Talal Convention …

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