BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (23 December 2023) – FIFA made approximately USD 2.8 billion available to the 211 FIFA Member Associations (MAs), the six confederations, and the various zonal/regional associations, and funded more than 1,600 specific projects with long-term impact on football development during the first seven years of FIFA Forward, according to the global report…
JAKARTA (22 December 2023) – The Indonesia national team are in Turkey for centralised training as they gear up for next month’s AFC Asian Cup 2023 in Qatar. Head coach Shin Tae-yong has called up 29 players for the camp in Turkey that will end on 6 January 2024 where the team will then head…
SINGAPORE (22 December 2023) – The Council of the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) has lifted the lifetime bans on Manap Bin Hamat (“Manap”), Mizan Bin Ulot (“Mizan”), Abdul Malek bin Mohammad (“Malek”) and Zulkifli Kartoyoho (“Zulkifli”) after receiving their appeals. The four individuals had each of their lifetime bans imposed on them at various points…
KUALA LUMPUR (21 December 2023) – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and Kelme have unveiled the Official Match Ball of the AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023™ Final, as passionate fans across the globe gear up for the biggest continental showdown kicking off in Qatar on 12 January 2024. The Official Final Match Ball, named VORTEXAC23+,…
VIENTIANE (21 December 2023) – The Laos Football Federation (LFF) have launched the Champi-Champa Centre in Luang Namtha Province. The launch in Luang Namtha Province is in addition to those in Champasak Province, Luang Prabang Province, LFF Training Centre in Huayhong Village and also the Champi-Champa Training Centre KM16. The launch of the Champi-Champa Football…
BANGKOK (20 December 2023) – Masatada Ishii has officially taken over as the new head coach of the Thailand national team. This follows the official contract signing with FA of Thailand (FAT) President Pol Gen Somyot Poompunmuang where neither the fee nor the duration of the contract has been disclosed. “I wish Masatada Ishii the…