Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
The AFC has donated more than 120,000 ultra-durable balls to 29 Member Associations, reaching close to 1.5 million football loving children of all abilities across Asia. The-AFC.com looks back at some of the key highlights of the project since the AFC’s partnership with the One World Play Project in 2013.
September 15 2013: The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the One World Play Project (OWPP) for greater cooperation on a number of development programmes in Asia, including the ultra-durable balls project.March 26 2014: A total of 5,200 ultra-durable balls were contributed to the Philippines Football Federation as part of the AFC‘s rebuilding efforts in the areas affected by the Typhoon Haiyan disaster in November 2013. The AFC Village, which also won silver in the Asia Sports Industry Awards (SPIA), was initiated as part of the AFC President’s Initiative to help rebuild the lives of victims of one of the strongest storms in history.
September 18 2014: The AFC and its partners contributed 5200 Ultra–Durable Footballs to the Mongolian Football Federation (MFF), which were distributed to selected rural schools and NGOs working with grassroots and youth football in Mongolia. The balls were distributed based on the size and the need of their respective programmes.
December 18 2014: The Jordan Football Association received 15,000 ultra durable balls to boost its grassroots football and social development activities thanks to the partnership between the AFC and One World Play Project. Some of the balls were sent to Zaatari Refugees Camp on the Jordanian border where displaced children and youths benefitted from structured football activities.
February 10 2015: Vietnam received 46,000 Ultra Durable Balls courtesy of a collaboration between the AFC and its partners, a move that strengthened grassroots football in the ASEAN nation.
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