UAE national players Mohanad Salem and Rayan Yaslam, along with AFC Asian Cup ambassadors Zuhair Bakheet and Majed Abdullah were welcomed to an action-packed day with young football fans at the Hazza Bin Zayed stadium in Al-Ain, as part of a football-led educational event. The school festival in Al Ain is being held on Monday and Tuesday and is open for the general public from 4pm-10pm.

In the leadup to the biggest and best AFC Asian Cup in history, children across the country are honing their skills in areas such as leadership and problem-solving through football. They are also being exposed to a new culture as each school prepares to offer a warm welcome and cheer on their adopted visiting teams throughout the tournament in January.

The winning slogan for each of the 24 nations will feature prominently on the buses that will ferry the respective teams during the Continental showpiece on January 5-February 1, 2019.

From the thousands of entries received, the-AFC.com has shortlisted the submissions and we kick-off the voting with the teams in Group A - UAE, Bahrain, India and Thailand .

The contest, with attractive AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 merchandise to be won, ends on November 1 with the winning slogans to be announced on November 5.

Vote for your favourite slogan on the poll below.

The winning slogan for each of the 24 nations will feature prominently on the buses that will ferry the respective teams during the Continental showpiece on January 5-February 1, 2019.

From the thousands of entries received, the-AFC.com has shortlisted the submissions and Group B - Australia, Syria, Palestine and Jordan - takes the centre stage today.

The contest, with attractive AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 merchandise to be won, ends on November 1 with the winning slogans to be announced on November 5.

Vote for your favourite slogan on the poll below.

The winning slogan for each of the 24 nations will feature prominently on the buses that will ferry the respective teams during the Continental showpiece on January 5-February 1, 2019.

From the thousands of entries received, the-AFC.com has shortlisted the submissions and today the spotlight is on Group C - Korea Republic, China PR, Kyrgyz Republic and Philippines.

The contest, with attractive AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 merchandise to be won, ends on November 1 with the winning slogans to be announced on November 5.

Vote for your favourite slogan on the poll below.

The winning slogan for each of the 24 nations will feature prominently on the buses that will ferry the respective teams during the Continental showpiece on January 5-February 1, 2019.

From the thousands of entries received, the-AFC.com has shortlisted the submissions and Group D - Islamic Republic of Iran, Iraq, Vietnam and Yemen - voting begins today.

The contest, with attractive AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 merchandise to be won, ends on November 1 with the winning slogans to be announced on November 5.

Vote for your favourite slogan on the poll below.

The winning slogan for each of the 24 nations will feature prominently on the buses that will ferry the respective teams during the Continental showpiece on January 5-February 1, 2019.

From the thousands of entries received, the-AFC.com has shortlisted the submissions and Group E - Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Lebanon and DPR Korea - kicks off their voting today.

The contest, with attractive AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 merchandise to be won, ends on November 1 with the winning slogans to be announced on November 5.

Vote for your favourite slogan on the poll below.

The winning slogan for each of the 24 nations will feature prominently on the buses that will ferry the respective teams during the Continental showpiece on January 5-February 1, 2019.

From the thousands of entries received, the-AFC.com has shortlisted the submissions and voting for Group F - Japan, Uzbekistan, Oman and Turkmenistan - begins today.

The contest, with attractive AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 merchandise to be won, ends on November 1 with the winning slogans to be announced on November 5.

Vote for your favourite slogan on the poll below.