Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Amman: Ticket sales for Asia’s flagship women’s national team competition, the AFC Women’s Asian Cup Jordan 2018, have started today.
Some of the world's top female footballers will battle it out for the crown of Asia when the Finals kick off on April 6 - just 30 days away - in Jordan’s historical capital city Amman.
The eight teams competing for continental glory represent some of the world's leading women's football countries and the incredible variety of the Asian continent - and beyond: China PR, reigning champions Japan, Korea Republic, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam, and Australia who will cover the biggest distance to travel to the Finals will join hosts Jordan in Amman as the competition starts on Friday, April 6. The final will be played on April 20 at 20:00 local time.
King Abdullah II Stadium & Amman International Stadium set to host Continent's top players in AFC Women's Asian Cup Jordan 2018
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Tokyo: Japan’s Saki Kumagai has lived out the sort of moments that belong only in the wildest dreams of most footballers.
In 2011, as a 20-year-old, she scored the winning spot-kick when the Nadeshiko beat the United States on penalties in the FIFA Women’s World Cup Final, before moving to Germany, then France, where she has won 10 major trophies with Olympique Lyonnais.
That haul of silverware includes UEFA Women’s Champions League titles in the last two seasons, with Kumagai, again scoring the decisive penalty in a shootout to complete a historic personal double in the 2016 win.
Now 27, and considered one of the world’s elite players in defence or midfield, Kumagai has won nearly all there is to win in the game, but there is one trophy that has eluded her - the AFC Women’s Asian Cup.
Japan became champions for the first time four years ago, but Kumagai played no part in the tournament, as club duty kept her in France while her Japanese teammates overcame Australia in the final in Ho Chi Minh City.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Amman: West Asia is playing host to the AFC Women’s Asian Cup for the first time in just 30 days, and the timing couldn’t be better for a generation of talented Jordanian players.
Jordan has led the way in developing the women’s game in West Asia, winning the WAFF Championship on three occasions, reaching the top 50 in the FIFA Women’s World Rankings and hosting the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in 2016.
Now, the nation is set to welcome the stars of Asia for the largest, most significant women’s tournament the continent has to offer.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Manila: Dushanbe, Tajikistan is an unlikely destination for a Filipino sporting triumph, but it provided the backdrop for a career-defining achievement for Patrice Impelido and her Philippines women’s national teammates, as they reached the 2018 AFC Women’s Asian Cup.
On a freezing April afternoon, a come-from-behind 1-1 draw against Bahrain was enough to confirm that the Malditas had defied history to successfully navigate the qualifying tournament for the first time.
The nation had appeared in the tournament before, even hosting in 1999, but not since the AFC Women’s Asian Cup was re-formatted to include qualifiers following the 2003 edition had the Philippines been present alongside Asia’s best.