Big Interview with Arsene Wenger takes centre stage in Coaches Circle 16

Tue, 01 Sep, 2026

Big Interview with Arsene Wenger takes centre stage in Coaches Circle 16

Kuala Lumpur: Arsène Wenger, FIFA’s Chief of Global Football Development and one of the most influential coaches in football history, headlines the latest edition of Coaches Circle, available now on the-AFC.com.

The longest-serving manager in Premier League history, Wenger spent more than two decades at Arsenal and guided them to three league titles, seven FA Cups and an historic unbeaten league campaign in 2004.

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Spotlight on tactical trends at AFC Women’s Football Online Session 2026

Fri, 05 Jun, 2026

Spotlight on tactical trends at AFC Women’s Football Online Session 2026

Kuala Lumpur: The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Women’s Football Online Session 2026 concluded successfully on Thursday.

The virtual programme brought together technical personnel from AFC Member Associations (MAs) to review and analyse the latest trends identified in women’s football on the Continent.

#ACLElite in focus at AFC Coach Education Online Session 2026

Thu, 11 Jun, 2026

#ACLElite in focus at AFC Coach Education Online Session 2026

Kuala Lumpur: The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Coach Education Online Session 2026 took place on Tuesday as part of an ongoing series of virtual programmes designed to enhance the football development landscape across Asia.

Following sessions examining key trends identified at the AFC’s youth national team competitions as well as the AFC Women’s Champions League™, this online event primarily focused on the AFC Champions League Elite 2025/26™, which concluded in April with Al Ahli Saudi FC defending their crown by defeating FC Machida Zelvia in the Final.

New AFC initiatives to further bolster coach development

Tue, 10 Mar, 2026

New AFC initiatives to further bolster coach development

Kuala Lumpur: The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) reaffirmed its commitment to enhancing the coach education landscape across the Continent with the announcement of two significant initiatives on Tuesday.

Chairing the AFC Coach Education Panel’s first meeting of the 2026/27 term, AFC Technical Director Andy Roxburgh confirmed that two key developments are set to take place: updates to the AFC Coaching Convention’s Regulations & Guidelines and the introduction of the Coach Educators’ Club Initiative.

Singapore's AFC Grassroots Charter gold membership renewed

Fri, 07 Aug, 2026

Singapore's AFC Grassroots Charter gold membership renewed

Singapore: The Football Association of Singapore (FAS)'s continued efforts to strengthen its grassroots football landscape have been recognised with the renewal of its gold level membership under the acclaimed Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Grassroots Charter.

First bestowed with the honour in 2022, the endorsement comes after members of the AFC Grassroots Panel visited the FAS headquarters last month to conduct strategic meetings and observe the various initiatives implemented across the Southeast Asian nation to encourage wider participation in the beautiful game.

AFC Elite Youth Scheme adds Chinese Football Association to three-star membership

Thu, 09 Jul, 2026

AFC Elite Youth Scheme adds Chinese Football Association to three-star membership

Kuala Lumpur: The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has welcomed the Chinese Football Association (CFA) as the latest three-star member of its acclaimed AFC Elite Youth Scheme.

Endorsed at two-star status in October 2024, the CFA received the upgrade to the highest category following a comprehensive evaluation last month, which also awarded three-star membership to the Shandong Luneng Taishan Football School, Shanghai Shenhua FC Academy and Zhejiang FC Academy – making them the first club academies in China PR to reach this tier.