AFC unveils breakthrough reforms to strengthen Women’s National Team Competitions

Fri, 13 Sep, 2024

AFC unveils breakthrough reforms to strengthen Women’s National Team Competitions

Kuala Lumpur: Underlining its steadfast and continued efforts to elevate the stature and standards of the women’s game across Asia, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has confirmed today the introduction of several key reforms to its Women’s National Team Competitions, which will come into effect from 2026 onwards.

Officially ratified by the AFC Executive Committee on Thursday, these key reforms will result in the optimisation of the qualification pathways for both the AFC Women’s Asian Cup™ and FIFA Women’s World Cup, as well as a more straightforward qualification format for the Women’s Olympic Football Tournament.

www.the-afc.com/en/more/afc_competitions/video/afc_womens_national_teams_competitions_reforms.html

R16: Japan hold off Nigeria to advance

Fri, 13 Sep, 2024

R16: Japan hold off Nigeria to advance

Bogota: Japan survived a late fightback to defeat Nigeria 2-1 in their FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Colombia 2024 Round of 16 tie on Thursday.

Victory means Japan will face Spain in the quarter-finals on Sunday, with the two sides having met in the final of the 2018 and 2022 editions.

R16: Impressive DPR Korea stay on track

Fri, 13 Sep, 2024

R16: Impressive DPR Korea stay on track

Medellin: Austria gave it their best shot but it wasn't enough as DPR Korea powered to a 5-2 win in their FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Colombia 2024 Round of 16 tie on Thursday.

Up next for the two-time champions are Brazil, who booked their quarter-final spot with a 3-1 defeat of Cameroon Wednesday.

Venues and dates of the AFC’s prestigious annual events confirmed

Thu, 12 Sep, 2024

Venues and dates of the AFC’s prestigious annual events confirmed

Kuala Lumpur: The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has confirmed that the upcoming editions of the Confederation’s two marquee events – the AFC Annual Awards 2023 and the AFC Member Associations and Regional Associations Presidents’ and General Secretaries’ Conference 2024 – will be held in Seoul, Korea Republic.

For the first time ever, both flagship events will be held in the same city in successive fashion with the AFC Annual Awards Seoul 2023 scheduled to take place on October 29, 2024 at the Grand Peace Palace at the Kyung Hee University whilst the three-day AFC Member Associations and Regional Associations Presidents’ and General Secretaries’ Conference 2024 will follow from October 30 to November 1 at the Conrad Seoul.

#FutsalWC: 5 Asian players to watch

Thu, 12 Sep, 2024

#FutsalWC: 5 Asian players to watch

Tashkent: With just two days to go before the FIFA Futsal World Cup Uzbekistan 2024 kicks off, the continent’s five representatives are all geared up to shine on the global stage.

With the continent chasing a first ever FIFA Futsal World Cup winner, the-AFC.com profiles one key player from each Asian team.