AFC President Recognition Award set to reward distinguished AFC Grassroots Charter members

Wed, 03 Aug, 2022

AFC President Recognition Award set to reward distinguished AFC Grassroots Charter members

Kuala Lumpur: The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Executive Committee has ratified the AFC Technical Committee’s approval to change the categories of the AFC President Recognition Awards for Grassroots Football to acknowledge standout Member Associations (MAs) in the AFC Grassroots Charter.

Mirroring the AFC Grassroots Charter membership categories of Gold, Silver and Bronze, the AFC President Recognition Awards aims to provide an additional incentive for MAs to be recognised for their grassroots initiatives. 

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Morgan takes charge of Young Socceroos

Wed, 03 Aug, 2022

Morgan takes charge of Young Socceroos

Sydney: Trevor Morgan will spearhead Australia's bid to qualify for the AFC U20 Asian Cup Uzbekistan 2023™ after being named head coach on Wednesday.

Morgan guided Australia to a fourth place finish in the recent AFC U23 Asian Cup Uzbekistan 2022™ and will continue playing a role after being named as assistant coach to Tony Vidmar's Olyroos. He will also maintain his involvement in the ongoing identification and development of emerging men’s footballers.

World Cup winning head coach Giustozzi to raise the bar of Vietnam futsal

Wed, 03 Aug, 2022

World Cup winning head coach Giustozzi to raise the bar of Vietnam futsal

Hanoi: Former Argentina head coach Diego Giustozzi has taken charge of the Vietnam national team ahead of the AFC Futsal Asian Cup™ Kuwait 2022.

The highly-rated Giustozzi, who guided Argentina to their maiden FIFA Futsal World Cup title in 2016, will be tasked to not only earn the Southeast Asian side a place in the 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup but also win the AFC Futsal Asian Cup title.

Vietnam will be making their fifth AFC Futsal Asian Cup appearance in Kuwait, with their best achievement a fourth placed finish in the 2016 edition in Uzbekistan.

AFC Cup™ 2022 - ASEAN Zonal S-Finals: How They Got There

Wed, 03 Aug, 2022

AFC Cup™ 2022 - ASEAN Zonal S-Finals: How They Got There

Kuala Lumpur: The AFC Cup™ 2022 ASEAN Zone has reached its climatic stage with four teams ready to battle for supremacy in the Zonal Semi-finals.

Group I winners Viettel FC of Vietnam will take on Malaysia’s Kuala Lumpur City (KL City) who advanced as the best runners-up from the ASEAN Zone, while Group H toppers PSM Makassar of Indonesia play Group G winners Kedah Darul Aman of Malaysia.

The winners will advance to the ASEAN Zonal Final on August 24 with the victors advancing to the Inter-Zone Playoff Semi-finals against India’s ATK Mohun Bagan on September 7.

Join the-AFC.com as we take a look at how the four teams reached the AFC Cup 2022 ASEAN Zonal Semi-finals.

Korea Republic's Park Ye-eun joins Brighton & Hove Albion

Wed, 03 Aug, 2022

Korea Republic's Park Ye-eun joins Brighton & Hove Albion

Brighton: Korea Republic international Park Ye-eun has signed for English Women's Super League side Brighton & Hove Albion.

The 31-year-old midfielder, who has been capped 10 times by the Korea Republic national team, joins compatriot Lee Geum-min at Brighton & Hove Albion.

Khakpour: Self belief can take IR Iran through at Qatar 2022

Mon, 01 Aug, 2022

Khakpour: Self belief can take IR Iran through at Qatar 2022

Kuala Lumpur: During his 13-year career, Mohammad Khakpour played across Asia and beyond while helping the Islamic Republic of Iran qualify for the 1998 FIFA World Cup. 

The former central defender tells the-AFC.com all about that historic tournament in France and what he expects from Iran in the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. .