Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Muscat: The Continent’s brightest stars will light up Oman’s magnificent capital city of Muscat at the state-of-the-art Oman Convention & Exhibition Centre (OCEC) on Wednesday starting at 7:00pm local time.
The AFC Annual Awards Muscat 2018 will kick-off on a high note with the AFC honouring one of Asian football’s longest-serving leaders, former AFC Acting President, Zhang Jilong, with the prestigious Diamond of Asia Award.
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Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: After another thrilling Asian football season, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has announced the nominees for this year’s AFC Annual Awards Oman 2018 which will be held at the Oman Convention & Exhibition Centre in Muscat on November 28, 2018, at 7:00pm local time.
Kashima Antlers’ Yuma Suzuki and Kento Misao, who were at the heart of the J.League side’s first-ever AFC Champions League title triumph last week, lead the nominations in the men’s category with Al Sadd’s Abdelkarim Hassan completing this year’s star-studded cast.
At just 22-years-old, Suzuki, who came through the Kashima youth system, distinguished himself with his all-round play and work rate, scoring twice in the AFC Champions League this season and was named the tournament’s Most Valuable Player.
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Bangkok: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Vietnam are the first recipients of the newly-introduced Best Inspiring League and Best Developing League recognitions at the SPIA Conference & Awards 2018 in a grand ceremony held in Bangkok, the capital of Thailand.
The new award categories were introduced for the first time in 2018 to reward Asia’s best and most promising leagues which were graded in management and administration, financial performance, competition, marketing and promotion and media and communications.
AFC President Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa acknowledged the commitment of UAE and Vietnam to grow the game in the region.
“I congratulate UAE and Vietnam for their contribution towards the continued development of the game in Asia. These new awards were created in-line with our AFC Vision and Mission to maximise the potential of all our Members Associations. It is fantastic to see all our MAs work towards this goal.
“The AFC recognises the hard work by our MAs and it is our hope that these awards will inspire not only the winners and nominees, but the entire continent to strengthen their leagues and cultivate an ethos of excellence.”
UAE’s Pro League under the Inspiring class led the way in the development of its local football league, which also received the AFC’s League Development Award in February for its unique project on media training designed for professional players.
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.