Josue living the dream with Kuala Lumpur City

Fri, 16 Sep, 2022

Josue living the dream with Kuala Lumpur City

Kuala Lumpur: Paulo Josue’s goals have helped steer Kuala Lumpur City FC into the AFC Cup™ 2022 Inter-Zone Final, where they will meet PFC Sogdiana from Uzbekistan for a place in this year’s final. 

The AFC Cup’s joint top scorer tells the-AFC.com about the impact the club’s success is having but is keeping his goal scoring secrets close to his chest.

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Rising star Kuol primed for Australia debut

Thu, 15 Sep, 2022

Rising star Kuol primed for Australia debut

Sydney: New Socceroos call-up Garang Kuol will celebrate his 18th birthday on Thursday knowing he could become Australia’s youngest international in a generation when Graham Arnold’s FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022-bound squad face New Zealand in a pair of friendlies later this month.

The Central Coast Mariners striker will become the youngest player to represent Australia since former Leeds United and Liverpool winger Harry Kewell in 1996 should he feature when the Socceroos face the All Whites on September 22 and 25.

Moriyasu names Japan's 30-man squad ahead of friendlies

Thu, 15 Sep, 2022

Moriyasu names Japan's 30-man squad ahead of friendlies

Tokyo: Japan head coach Hajime Moriyasu has included four of the squad that won July’s EAFF E-1 Championship title in his 30-man selection for the Samurai Blue’s pre-FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 friendlies against the United States and Ecuador in Germany later this month.

Shogo Taniguchi, who captained a second-string outfit to victory in the regional tournament ahead of Korea Republic, has been included alongside his Kawasaki Frontale clubmate Miki Yamane as well as Nagoya Grampus’ Yuki Soma and Shonan Bellmare’s Shuto Machino.

Azkals legend Stephan Schröck looks to the future of Filipino football

Sat, 17 Sep, 2022

Azkals legend Stephan Schröck looks to the future of Filipino football

Manila: From scoring the Philippines’ first-ever AFC Asian Cup™ goal to helping United City become the first Filipino side to win a game in the AFC Champions League, Stephan Schröck is a man used to playing a key role in football history for his nation.

Now 36 years old, the midfielder is looking to make his mark on the future generations of the Azkals when he was appointed both captain and among the coaching staff of the Azkals Development Team (ADT) ahead of the 2022-23 Philippines Football League (PFL) season which kicked off last month.

In an exclusive interview with the-AFC.com, Schröck revealed his motivations behind the move, his views on football development in his country, and the short and long-term futures for the game in the Philippines.

#AFCU20 Qualifiers - Stage set for exciting finale

Sat, 17 Sep, 2022

#AFCU20 Qualifiers - Stage set for exciting finale

Kuala Lumpur: Nine teams will confirm their places in the AFC U20 Asian Cup™ Uzbekistan Finals on Sunday.

The winners of the nine groups that will conclude on Sunday will join Uzbekistan in the Finals while the teams that finish as runners-up will have a fair indication on whether they will progress despite Group H - consisting Australia, Iraq, India and Kuwait - only to be decided in October.

the-AFC.com takes a look at how the groups stand ahead of Sunday's matches.