The Grassroots Charter is a development tool for Member Associations to raise the quality of their grassroots programmes.

It identifies 20 performance categories, such as grassroots competitions, fairplay, partnerships and personal development, which have all been met by NMIFA.

The Grassroots Charter is a development tool for Member Associations (MA) to raise the quality of their grassroots programmes. It identifies 20 performance categories such as grassroots competitions, structure, long-term planning and partnerships, with KFA excelling in all criteria.

The importance of grassroots development is deeply rooted in the KFA across its 17 regional and 33 local member associations where the focus on promoting and developing can be found in all levels of its football structure.

Furthermore, KFA and its respective affiliates have an extensive range of grassroots activities, which include some affiliated schools, clubs and amateur bodies, football for the disabled, children, youth, veterans, futsal and social programmes.

The seminar saw the participation of 19 districts' football secretaries and 22 grassroots leaders as they brainstormed on the AFC Grassroots Charter, regulations and guidelines.

In line with the FAM F:30 Roadmap and the launch of the FAM Grassroots brand SupaRimau, the workshop attracted the participation of 42 football academies and grassroots league organisers in the Klang Valley.

Afghanistan

The Afghanistan Football Federation coordinated a large scale Grassroots Festival which saw the participation of 154 children and 24 coaches on May 15 in Kabul.

The main objective behind the initiative was to share the love of football and assist the establishment of the U-12 league as well as the U-12 national team.

The children were divided into age groups and were taught the meaning of fair play, while the coaches were trained on how to deliver Grassroots instructions.

Bhutan

The Bhutan Football Federation saw an increase in participation with every passing celebration of the AFC Grassroots Football Day, and 2019 was no different as the festival took place in 19 districts in the South Asian country.

The larger community has also seen the positive changes and opportunities the festival has to offer, putting their trust in the Bhutan FF to look after a grand total of 2,025 boys, girls, special needs children and volunteers, who all learned important messages of fun, play, friendship and respect.

The latest milestone also continues the trend of setting a new participation record every year since its inauguration in 2013 and further underlines the Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) ambition, under its Vision and Mission, to confirm football as the most popular sport on the Continent.

AFC President Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa said: “Each year, grassroots football in Asia continues to reach greater heights and set new milestones and I am pleased to note the AFC Grassroots Football Day 2019 will surpass all previous records.

“Developing the grassroots game forms the building blocks to bring the AFC’s Vision and Mission to life and credit must go to all our Member Associations for never failing to answer the clarion call to spread the reach of the game.