Laos and Lebanon receive AFC Grassroots Charter Bronze membership

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

Laos and Lebanon receive AFC Grassroots Charter Bronze membership

Kuala Lumpur: Laos Football Federation (LFF) and Lebanon Football Association (LFA) have been awarded with the AFC Grassroots Charter Bronze category membership.

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In the past year, LFF has placed great emphasis in grassroots development through various activities, enriching the lives of over 1,654 children throughout the Southeast Asian country.

Programmes such as the LFF Out Reach, MA Holiday Course and MA Grassroots Football are in place with the Laos Ministry of Education and Sports & Provisional Department of Education as its main partners.

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MAs awarded AFC Grassroots Charter Memberships  

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

MAs awarded AFC Grassroots Charter Memberships  

Kuala Lumpur: Three Member Associations were granted AFC Grassroots Charter Memberships following their outstanding achievements in the development of football.  

The Silver Membership was awarded to the Jordan Football Association (JFA), while Vietnam Football Federation ((VFF) and the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) were given Bronze Memberships.

The AFC Grassroots Charter is a development tool with the aim of raising the quality of grassroots programmes across the Continent. It identifies 20 performance categories such as grassroots competitions, fairplay, partnerships and personal development.

AFC Grassroots Conference moots ‘Fun Football’ to encourage participation

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

AFC Grassroots Conference moots ‘Fun Football’ to encourage participation

Kuala Lumpur: The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) strengthened its commitment to continue developing grassroots football in Asia after the conclusion of the second AFC Grassroots Conference in the Malaysian capital.

The three-day conference attracted 100 dedicated grassroots representatives from 41 Members Associations (MA) who share and support the AFC’s Vision to ensure that football remains as the most popular sport in Asia.

In his keynote address, AFC Technical Director Andy Roxburgh stressed on the importance of ‘The Serious Business of Fun Football.”

Unsung heroes recognised at inaugural AFC Special Grassroots Awards 2018

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

Unsung heroes recognised at inaugural AFC Special Grassroots Awards 2018

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.