BANGKOK (16 Feb 2017) – Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa will begin official visits to Thailand and Indonesia on Friday, to strengthen the spirit of unity and solidarity within the Asian football family and discuss ways to further develop football in the continent. Shaikh Salman will be accompanied by…
VIENTIANE (15 Feb 2017) – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Disciplinary Committee have issued a life ban from football-related activities to twenty-two individuals from Laos and Cambodia for involvement in the manipulation of matches involving the representative teams of Laos and the club side Lao Toyota FC. Those individuals are: Vathana Keodouangdeth Odien Syharlad Sitthideth…
JAKARTA (15 Feb 2017) – Indonesia are following up on their strong showing at the AFF Suzuki Cup last year with a planned friendly against powerhouse Argentina. With the lack of matches this year where the concentration would be on the SEA Games in August, the senior Indonesian national side will be looking to play…
DILI (14 Feb 2017) – The Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) commitment to strengthen the foundations for its Member Associations (MA) was further underlined Tuesday as Technical Directors and their assistants from 45 MAs gathered for the opening ceremony of the first-ever AFC Technical Directors’ Conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The theme of the three day…
PETALING JAYA (13 Feb 2017) – It is now down to a two-way battle for the FA of Malaysia (FAM) hot seat, as confirmed by its general secretary Datuk Hamidin Mohd Amin today. The challenge will be between Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim, the owner of Johor Darul Takzim (JDT) and Tan Sri Annuar Musa, the…
YANGON (13 Feb 2017) – Rakhine United and Magwe FC scored their first win of the new Myanmar National League 2017 season when they respectively beat Zwekapin United and Nay Pyi Taw by the same 1-0 score line. Rakhine had Nigerian striker Mathew to thank when he scored the only goal in the 44th minute…