Rising standards in good governance underlined by AFC Associations Committee

Tue, 07 Dec, 2021

Rising standards in good governance underlined by AFC Associations Committee

Kuala Lumpur: The Asian Football Confederation (AFC)’s remarkable strides in ensuring its Member Associations (MAs) and Regional Associations (RAs) continue to uphold the highest standards of good governance was further emphasised by the AFC Associations Committee at its third meeting held virtually today.

Chairperson Hachem Haidar noted the vast challenges faced by the Asian football family during the pandemic and hailed the AFC’s MAs and RAs for their uncompromising commitment towards completing or finalising the revisions of their Statutes as part of efforts to raise the level of professionalism across the Continent. 

Enhanced programmes set to elevate AFC’s MAs and RAs

Mon, 06 Dec, 2021

Enhanced programmes set to elevate AFC’s MAs and RAs

Kuala Lumpur: The Asian Football Confederation (AFC)’s Member Associations (MAs) and Regional Associations (RAs) will be in a stronger position to develop football across the Continent with the new AFC Enhance Member Association Programme and AFC Enhance Regional Association Programme, which were ratified by the AFC Executive Committee at its eighth meeting on November 21, 2021. 

Football in Asia will ultimately benefit from the two programmes that will equip the AFC’s MAs and RAs with the capabilities in establishing and implementing long-term and sustainable plans in the sport. 

Participants embark on FMD educational journey

Tue, 02 Nov, 2021

Participants embark on FMD educational journey

Kuala Lumpur: The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) delivered the first-ever AFC Football Management Diploma (FMD) online course as part of the newly established AFC Academic Centre of Excellence (ACE) that was launched in September. 

Participants from across the Continent joined the latest education programme designed by the AFC’s partners, the Football Business Academy (FBA), who created a bespoke educational framework that will equip the next generation of leaders in football management in Asia with the necessary knowledge and skills. 

In his opening address to the participants, AFC General Secretary Dato’ Windsor John, said: “As Diploma students, the FMD has been designed to nurture your capabilities to elevate the standards of Asian football to even greater heights. 

Inaugural AFC Football Management Certificate to raise professional standards of Asian football

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

Inaugural AFC Football Management Certificate to raise professional standards of Asian football

Kuala Lumpur: The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) marked a significant milestone in the delivery of its education programmes on Monday with the launch of the first-ever AFC Football Management Certificate (FMC) online course, which was introduced under the newly established AFC Academic Centre of Excellence (ACE) last month. 

Participants from across the Continent embarked on their first steps towards undertaking a comprehensive curriculum, aimed at nurturing football-specific skill sets and industry knowledge as part of efforts to enable them to plan, execute and monitor the day-to-day operations in all aspects of football management.

AFC launches first-ever Academic Centre of Excellence

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

AFC launches first-ever Academic Centre of Excellence

Kuala Lumpur: The Asian Football Confederation (AFC)’s commitment to strengthen the capabilities of its Member and Regional Associations was further underlined today with the launch of the AFC Academic Centre of Excellence (ACE) – a virtual education initiative aimed at developing the skill sets and expertise of the future “ACE” leaders of Asian football.

Anchored in the core values of inspiring excellence, instilling innovation and the passion for football education, creating future leaders and leadership by example, the AFC Academic Centre of Excellence will commence with the delivery of two main programmes – the AFC Football Management Certificate (FMC) and the AFC Football Management Diploma (FMD). 
 
Both the FMC and FMD are open to all 47 AFC Member Associations (MAs) and five Regional Associations (RAs), Asian football and independent stakeholders, each designed in partnership with the AFC’s academic partner – the renowned Football Business Academy (FBA) based in Switzerland. 
 
In his message to prospective participants, AFC President Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa said: “Success on-the-pitch is only guaranteed by our dedicated work off-the-pitch; and all our work off the pitch is guaranteed by the professionalism and pursuit of excellence of each individual involved in our beautiful game.
 
“With the launch of the AFC Academic Centre of Excellence, the AFC is committed to nurturing the future leaders of Asian football by placing a strong emphasis on interactive learning, with a vision and mission to enable football professionals to acquire the knowledge and skills relating to analysis, problem-solving, creativity and decision-making required in today’s dynamic world of football business.
 
“We truly hope this series of educational programmes will allow the Asian football family  to maximise the potential of our football professionals, and at the same time, develop the capabilities of our future leaders in the football community to hand over this great game in even better shape than we inherited it.”
 
The FMC and FMD will provide a dynamic and comprehensive curriculum while nurturing football-specific skill sets and industry knowledge to enable future leaders to plan, execute and monitor the day-to-day operations in all aspects of football management.
 
The programmes will offer insightful modules which include the Organisation of World Football, International Sports Federations, Strategic Management, Financial Management, Income Generation, Media and Communications, Event Management, Operational Management, Human Resource Management, Child Safeguarding, Social Responsibility, Sports Law and Club Licensing.
 
The FMC will be held over five months, comprising five live online sessions with participants undertaking 290 hours of study across nine core modules, while the FMD will be conducted over 13 months, consisting of five live online sessions over 12 core modules held over 460 hours of study.