Women’s football coaching the focus at AFC Course

DILI (26 June 2017) – The first AFC Women’s Coaching Tutors Course taking place in Shanghai, China PR, this and next week, highlights the importance of coaching for women’s football development.  The 25 participants are leading coaches from 22 AFC Member Associations, with two participants from the continent’s biggest countries China PR and India, and a representative of the Oceania Football Confederation, the Papua New Guinea Football…

AFC to help FAS revamp S.League

SINGAPORE (24 June 2017) – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) will assist the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) to revitalise the S.League. AFC General Secretary Dato’ Windsor John said the help of experts would be sourced to assess the S.League before implementing a model for change. “Before we come to the model that the AFC…

AFC uphold principles of political neutrality

DILI (23 June 2017) – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) have written to their Member Associations reiterating that all stakeholders involved in Asian football must respect the principle of political neutrality. The letter sent by the AFC stressed that the principle is a cornerstone of both the AFC and of the international sports movement, and is reflected in Article 3.2 of the AFC Statutes, which states:…