Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Sydney: 30 players will put their best foot forward for the Australia squad selection as the build-up continues for the FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019.
Head coach Trevor Morgan and his staff will train the squad at the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) in Canberra between July 11 and 18.
On the first evening of camp, the Joeys will also find out who they will face in the Group Stage in Brazil in October and November, as the draw is conducted at FIFA headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland.
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Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: The draw for the AFC U-16 Championship 2020 Qualifiers concluded at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur yesterday with the 47 teams discovering their opponents.
The teams were divided into two zones of WEST (West, South and Central) with 25 teams, and EAST (East and ASEAN) with 22 teams.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has confirmed the participating Member Associations for the AFC U-19 and U-16 Championship 2020.
The confirmed hosts for the AFC U-19 Championship 2020 Qualifiers, West Zone are Bahrain, Iraq, Islamic Republic of Iran, Saudi Arabia and Tajikistan.
The East Zone will see Cambodia, Chinese Taipei, Myanmar and Vietnam serving as hosts.
The AFC U-16 Championship 2020 Qualifiers will see six countries - Islamic Republic of Iran, Jordan, Kyrgyz Republic, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan hosting groups in the West Zone.
Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Singapore and Vietnam will be the hosts for the East Zone qualifiers.
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Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: The Technical Report and Statistics for the AFC U-16 Championship Malaysia 2018 is now available on the-AFC.com.
The report expands on on the statistics accumulated throughout the tournament, where Japan claimed their third title last October, as well as in-depth analyses on the performances of the 16 teams.
It also includes a section on technical topics that dissects the teamwork, formation and various more aspects of the game.
Click on the link below to view the report:
TSG Report: AFC U-16 Championship Malaysia 2018
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Dushanbe: Tajikistan’s U-16 squad returned to a heroes’ welcome on Wednesday after their remarkable achievement of reaching the AFC U-16 Championship Malaysia 2018 final and securing a 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup berth.
Tajikistan’s young stars met the country's President Emomali Rahmon on Thursday, who congratulated and thanked every member of the squad for their hard work on the Continental stage.
President Rahmon has allocated 660,000 Tajikistani Somoni to the Tajikistan youth team, and all 33 members of the U-16 national team were rewarded with 20,000 Tajikistani Somoni.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: With Japan lifting the AFC U-16 Championship for the third time after defeating Tajikistan on Sunday, the-AFC.com takes a look at the teams who were dominant, impressed and showed promise.
Japan powered their way to the 2018 title, making them the most successful team in the continental competition with three championships to their name.
The young Samurai Blue also have the most top four finishes - nine in total, previously having won the title in 1994 and 2006.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: Japan head coach Yoshiro Moriyama hailed his young squad for their improvement throughout their AFC U-16 Championship Malaysia 2018 campaign, as they beat Tajikistan 1-0 to seal a record third title on Sunday.
“My expectations before the tournament were that it was going to be a difficult tournament, and that our players had to improve game by game,” said Moriyama.
“And they did well to grow and improve throughout the tournament. We overcame whatever difficulties thrown at us and got the trophy.”