JAKARTA (16 Sept 2023) – Indra Sjafri, the head coach of the Indonesia Under-24 team said that direct negotiations with the club were important for the team to get the best possible players they could for the Asian Games 2023. “We held talks with the coaches of the Indonesian clubs and the negotiations went well…
MANILA (15 Sept 2023) – Thirty-six teams will go head to head in a bid to assert regional dominance when the AFC Cup™ 2023/24 Group Stage kicks off for one last time on September 18. The 19th and final edition of the AFC Cup™ will see the teams from the Confederation’s five zones play a…
SINGAPORE (15 Sept 2023) – Singapore women’s national team head coach Karim Bencherifa said that team bonding sessions will be crucial as they look set to take on the higher-ranked DPR Korea in their upcoming Asian Games campaign in Hangzhou, China. As Bencherifa named his final squad of 22 players for the Asian Games this…
KUALA LUMPUR (14 Sept 2023) – With less than four months to go to the AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023™, the largest-ever cast of 74 match officials have been appointed to the Continental showpiece, which is scheduled to be held from 12 January to 10 February 2024 across nine world-class venues. A total of 35…
HANOI (13 Sept 2023) – Five teams from ASEAN have made the cut to the AFC Under-23 Asian Cup 2024 following the culmination of the qualifying rounds last night in several locations. The five teams are Vietnam (Group C winners), Thailand (Group H winners), Australia (Group I winners), Indonesia (Group K winners) and Malaysia (4th…
KUALA LUMPUR (13 Sept 2023) – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC)’s commitment to leveraging the power of the beautiful game to champion social development was further reinforced today after the AFC Social Responsibility Committee for the 2023 to 2027 term approved seven new programmes at its first meeting held virtually. Led by Chairperson Zaw Zaw,…