Europe Wrap: Son, Mitoma shine; Jahanbakhsh nets on UCL debut

Tue, 26 Sep, 2023

Europe Wrap: Son, Mitoma shine; Jahanbakhsh nets on UCL debut

Kuala Lumpur: Son Heung-min grabbed the headlines in the North London derby as his double helped Spurs secure a 2-2 draw against Arsenal on Sunday while Kaoru Mitoma also scored twice in England this week. 

Alireza Jahanbakhsh netted on his debut in the UEFA Champions League for Dutch champions Feyenoord during the midweek and his Iranian compatriot Mehdi Taremi was also on target in Europe for FC Porto before bagging an assist in the Portuguese top flight on Saturday. 
 
Japan winger Takefusa Kubo scored in Spain, Australia’s Ryan Strain hit a winner for St Mirren in Scotland and Uzbekistan youngster Abbosbek Fayzullaev scored his first goal in Russia, so join the-AFC.com as we find out how the Asian stars performed in Europe over the past week. 

#ACL Goals of the Group Stage - Matchday One

Mon, 25 Sep, 2023

#ACL Goals of the Group Stage - Matchday One

Kuala Lumpur: An exhilarating AFC Champions League™ 2023/2024 Matchday One saw a whopping 53 goals scored across 20 games.

As we await the action to resume, the-AFC.com has selected 10 of the best goals from Matchday One and invites you, the fans, to cast your votes for your favourite ones.

Andersen extends contract with Hong Kong, China

Tue, 26 Sep, 2023

Andersen extends contract with Hong Kong, China

Hong Kong: Head coach Jorn Andersen has signed a two-year contract extension, the Football Association of Hong Kong, China Limited (HKFA) announced on Tuesday.

Andersen guided Hong Kong back into the AFC Asian Cup™ for the first time since 1968, with the East Asian side to meet Islamic Republic of Iran, UNited Arab Emirates and Palestine in Group C.

Cohadzic hails history-makers Philippines’ resilience

Tue, 26 Sep, 2023

Cohadzic hails history-makers Philippines’ resilience

Hanoi: The AFC U17 Women’s Asian Cup™ Indonesia 2024 will see the Philippines making their tournament debut after Sinisa Cohadzic’s side became the final team to seal their place in next April’s eight-team showdown.

Philippines created history when an Isabella Preston free-kick earned them a 1-0 win over Vietnam to clinch the runners-up spot in Group B of Qualifiers Round 2, and a place in Indonesia 2024.

Men's Round of 16 lineup finalised

Mon, 25 Sep, 2023

Men's Round of 16 lineup finalised

Hangzhou: Defending champions Korea Republic will meet Kyrgyz Republic in the Hangzhou Asian Games men's football tournament Round of 16 following the conclusion of the group stage on Monday.

Japan, the 2018 runners-up, will meet Myanmar while hosts China PR will play Qatar.