It’s My Game - Rocky: India 2022 will inspire the nation
Kuala Lumpur: In the latest Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) ‘It’s My Game’ episode, Maymol Rocky, the first female head coach of the Indian women’s national team, highlights her expectations for the AFC Women’s Asian Cup India 2022 and how it will transform the landscape of women’s football in the country.
Tokyo Olympics – Preview: The time is now as Japan's Nadeshiko prepare to bloom
Tokyo: A global powerhouse of the women’s game in the first half of the 2010s, Japan’s rebuild has often been focused on performing at their home Olympics in Tokyo. Now it’s time to deliver.
Tokyo Olympics – Preview: Youthful China PR aim to spring major surprise
Tokyo: Every one of the 11,000 athletes converging on Japan for these most unique of Olympic Games will have overcome some form of adversity, but few will have travelled a road to Tokyo as challenging as the one navigated by the Chinese women’s national team.
Nadeshiko edge Matildas in final pre-Olympic hit-out
Kyoto: Japan will kick-off their Tokyo 2020 women’s football campaign with their winning streak intact after the Asian champions defeated Australia 1-0 in each side’s final pre-tournament hit-out on Wednesday.
Tokyo Olympics - Preview: Australia's new era faces first major test under Gustavsson
Tokyo: A year later than planned, the Tokyo 2020 Olympics are finally within sight, with seven Asian football teams chasing gold across the men’s and women’s competitions.
New venues for AFC Women’s Asian Cup India 2022™ confirmed
Kuala Lumpur: The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and the AFC Women’s Asian Cup India 2022™ Local Organising Committee (LOC) have today confirmed the Mumbai Football Arena – Andheri Sports Complex, Mumbai and the Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex in Balewadi, Pune as the new venues and host cities for the Continent’s premier women’s national team competition.
Heavyweights, hopefuls and key matches: Examining the AFC Women’s Asian Cup qualifying draw
Kuala Lumpur: It’s just the first step on the road to glory on both the Asian and world stages, but there will be no shortage of drama, or quality, when 28 teams vie for the eight remaining places in AFC Women’s Asian Cup India 2022.