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Kuala Lumpur: The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) will introduce the Advance 11 initiative in 2019 to continue its efforts to maximise the potential of its Member Associations (MA).
As part of the AFC’s commitment to help its MAs, this new initiative was launched as a platform for MAs to further improve their governance and management in football.
The introduction of the Advance 11 is aimed at helping the MAs measure and benchmark their capabilities against a set of guidelines incorporating 11 key functions which covers legal and governance, finance and risk, administration, logistic and IT, human resource, facilities management and maintenance.
The guidelines also focus on marketing and branding, commercial and business development, stakeholder relations, leadership and management of national teams and competitions and club management.
The system and methodology of the Advance 11 are designed to improve the MAs objectives and efficiencies while ultimately helping MAs to self-evaluate and identify areas which require attention and focus.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: The inaugural meeting between FIFA, AFC and the Asian Zonal Associations concluded at the AFC House on Friday.
AFC General Secretary Dato’ Windsor John, in his opening address, said: “I am pleased to note the five AFC Regional Associations have been working closely with FIFA and the AFC to provide more Member Associations with opportunities to compete in top-level tournaments.
“Since 2017, Asia has staged 24 youth and women competitions, benefitting 43 Members from across the five regions.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: Asian football’s passionate fans can now get even closer to the action as the-AFC.com launches its latest live score feature, which will serve as a one-stop hub of the latest results in the leagues across all 47 of the AFC Member Associations.
In addition to the live score feature, the-AFC.com will give fans the opportunity to follow the latest table standings, fixtures and scorers while there will be a further expansions including video highlights, interviews, and close integration with the AFC’s digital streaming platform for MAs - mycujoo - in the next phase.
AFC General Secretary, Dato’ Windsor John said: “Asia is home to the largest football ‘stadium’ on the planet. We are a diverse Continent with some of the world’s most passionate fans and, with more than 10 zones, football literally never sleeps in Asia.
“The AFC’s Digital properties, including the-AFC.com, have undergone significant enhancement in the past two years. We are increasing our fan focus and this new feature further underlines our desire to grow the game.
“It will also pave the way to bring greater attention to our leagues, clubs and Member Associations, particularly where results are not readily available or accessible as well as stimulate more promotional opportunities between the AFC and its MAs.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: The importance of data building and management has taken greater significance across the globe in recent years and the Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) determination to embrace the importance of the digital age was further underlined when it introduced the AFC Competition Management System (CMS) in August 2016.
As part of the AFC’s commitment to strengthen the capabilities of its Member Associations, the state-of-the-art CMS allows Member Associations to control and manage all aspects of their competitions across every stage of a season.
Launched in collaboration with Genius Sports, a global leader in sports technology and developers of the FIFA Connect platform, the CMS has been modernising the way Member Associations manage competitions, saving valuable time and resources and empowering them to take greater control in data generation.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Dubai: A delegation from the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) conducted visits to UAE Pro League clubs throughout last week to oversee the Pro League Committee’s implementation of the commercial sustainability project in the areas of “Academies” and “Marketing and Media”, as part of the AFC President’s development initiatives programme which runs through to 2020.
Receiving the delegation was PLC CEO Waleed Al Hosani, and the two parties discussed details of the project and its importance to the development of academies, marketing and media sectors at clubs and the league.
The development project aims to boost the culture of sport professionalism which the PLC places as an objective in its 2017-2020 strategic plan, targeting the development of work systems within UAE Pro League clubs, especially in the areas of academies, marketing and media.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
New Delhi: Few countries in the Continent have celebrated as many triumphs in the global game as India over the last five years.
Undoubtedly one of the fastest movers in Asia, the men’s national team have emerged from a modest 175 in 2015, to among the world’s top 100 nations in the FIFA World Ranking in 2017.
At the youth level, the FIFA U-17 World Cup 2017 – the first-ever FIFA competition staged in the country – served as a catalyst for the game’s growth after the tournament broke all attendance records in the history of FIFA age-group competitions.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Dushanbe: Tajikistan’s inspiring adventure at the U-16 Championship Malaysia 2018 was nothing short of remarkable.
In one of the greatest comebacks in Asian youth football history, the Central Asians displayed true grit and determination to brush aside their opening day 6-2 defeat to Malaysia before storming into their first-ever final, and in doing so, secured their place amongst the world’s elite in the FIFA U-17 World Cup Peru 2019.
The achievement was even more impressive considering the challenges in football infrastructure facing the football-loving nation, particularly in the country’s football capital – the Republican Central Stadium.