Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Beirut: Young Matildas head coach Gary van Egmond on Tuesday named a 23-player squad to travel to Lebanon this month for the 2019 AFC U-19 Women’s Championship Qualifying First Round.
Australia’s brightest 23 footballers will compete in Group A of qualifying in Beirut against hosts Lebanon, as well as Hong Kong and Mongolia.
Australia will need to top their group, or finish as one of the two best runners-up in the first stage of qualifying, to advance to the second round of the qualification process which will be held in April next year.
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Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Bhamdoun: Jordan ensured they will arrive at October's AFC U-19 Women's Championship Qualifiers full of confidence after they claimed the WAFF U-18 Women's Championship in Lebanon on Saturday.
A 2-1 win over the hosts sealed the deal, after a 4-1 win over Palestine on Thursday had put Muneer Abu-Hantash's side in pole position in the three-team round-robin tournament.
Despite their narrow defeat in what effectively the tournament's final, Lebanon impressed in Bhamdoun, finishing second thanks to their 3-0 win over Palestine on the opening day.
The competition provided Jordan, Lebanon and Palestine with crucial competitive match practice as they prepare for October's AFC U-19 Women's Championship Qualifiers.
The three West Asian nations will attempt to reach April's second stage, and ultimately the eight-team Finals to be held in Thailand in late 2019.
Photo: Jordan Football Association
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: Following Afghanistan and Northern Mariana Islands’ withdrawal from the AFC U-19 Women’s Championship Qualifiers Round 1, a re-draw was conducted at the AFC House on Thursday to balance the number of teams across all groups.
Singapore have replaced Northern Mariana Islands in Group E, as Group A and B are now groups of four teams.
Group C remains as a five-team group with Uzbekistan, Kyrgyz Republic, United Arab Emirates, Guam and Maldives.
The qualifying campaign will consist two rounds. In the Qualifiers Round 1, the group winners and two best second-placed teams will progress to Round 2, where the top four teams would then advance to the Finals.
In the Qualifiers Round 1, the groups with five teams will kick-off their qualifying campaign on October 20 to 28, 2018, while the groups with four teams will play from October 24 to 28, 2018, while Round 2 will be held on April 22 to 30, 2019
The hosts and dates for the Finals will be announced in due course.
Watch the draw ceremony below.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: Islamic Republic of Iran's Katayoun Khosrowyar has won the WSU Coach Award, a global honour highlighting inspirational coaches in the women's game.
Khosrowyar won the award, curated by the US-based Women's Soccer United website, in a public poll - winning 56 per cent of the votes, edging out Anouk Bruil of the Netherlands and Latvia's Liga Patupa.
The 30-year-old former international, who is currently serving as Iran's U-19 women's national team head coach, revealed her joy at receiving the award.