Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: The ‘unsung heroes’ of Asian football were recognised for their outstanding efforts in growing the game today during the inaugural Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Special Grassroots Awards at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Three new AFC Special Grassroots Awards were introduced this year and claiming the first-ever Best Grassroots Leader 2018 award was Cheah Swee Ming of Brunei Darussalam, followed by Malaysia’s Matrix Community FC as the Best Grassroots Club 2018 and the JFA Festival in Japan clinching the Best Grassroots Project 2018 award.
Rada Krishan Nadesan of Malaysia claimed runner-up in the Best Grassroots Leader 2018 while Australia’s Lochinvar Rovers FC and SALT Academy of the Football Federation of Cambodia finished second in the Best Grassroots Club 2018 and Best Grassroots Project 2018 respectively.
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Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) underlined the importance in developing grassroots football in Asia as 100 grassroots representatives from 41 MAs gathered for the second AFC Grassroots Conference in the Malaysian capital on Tuesday.
Since its launch two years ago, the AFC Grassroots Conference has reinforced its vision to ensure that football remains the most popular sport in Asia.
“Some people play for recreation, while others play in serious, regular competitions. Very, very few play professionally but we have to remember that all top stars were once grassroots players. Grassroots football is about mass participation - it is football for all,” said AFC Technical Director Andy Roxburgh.
The three-day conference will not only provide a timely retrospective of what the Asian football family has achieved since 2016, but also exchange ideas, discuss grassroots football, make proposals for future developments and foster further exchange between the MAs.
AFC Grassroots manager Masahiro Sugiyama gave the participants an overview of the latest developments in grassroots following the success of the AFC Grassroots Football Day which saw a new participation record with 61,027 people from 41 MAs.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: The AFC Grassroots Charter made good progress as the AFC Grassroots Panel met for its sixth meeting at the AFC House on Monday.
The meeting began by welcoming new representative panel members from Hong Kong, Korea Republic, Oman and Australia, before AFC Technical Director Andy Roxburgh gave a review on grassroots football, saying: “Our mission as the AFC Grassroots Panel is to promote football and provide people opportunity to play in a safe and enjoyable environment.
“Grassroots can literally change lives, and one of the main tools we have is the AFC Grassroots Charter.”
The Grassroots Charter is a development tool for Member Associations (MAs) to raise the quality of their grassroots programmes.
It identifies 20 performance categories such as grassroots competitions, fairplay, partnerships and personal development.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: Japan Football Association (JFA) has been awarded the AFC Grassroots Charter Gold membership for its tremendous work in grassroots football.
The Grassroots Charter is a development tool for Member Associations (MA) to raise the quality of their grassroots programmes. It identifies 20 performance categories such as grassroots competitions, structure, long-term planning and partnerships, and JFA has excelled in all criteria.
The importance of the grassroots is deeply rooted in the JFA and its 47 Member Football Associations across the island nation of a 120 million population, where the focus on promoting and developing can be found in all levels in its football structure.