Hong Kong, China defeat Indonesia in friendly

Fri, 12 Jul, 2024

Hong Kong, China defeat Indonesia in friendly

Hong Kong: Hong Kong, China triumphed 3-2 in their international friendly match against Indonesia on Thursday.

The match, played at the Hong Kong Football Club Ground, was the first of two games, with the second tie to be played on Sunday.

San goal sees Myanmar edge India

Wed, 10 Jul, 2024

San goal sees Myanmar edge India

Yangon: San Thaw Thaw produced a late effort to earn Myanmar a 2-1 win against India in an international women’s friendly at the Thuwunna Stadium on Tuesday.

Pyari Xaxa canceled out Win Theingi Tun’s first half opener before San hit the winner in the 74th minute to seal the win. 

#AWCL draw to mark battle lines for maiden season

Wed, 10 Jul, 2024

#AWCL draw to mark battle lines for maiden season

Kuala Lumpur: The Continent’s top women’s football clubs will discover their pathway to glory in the historic AFC Women’s Champions League™ 2024/25 season on Thursday, July 18 at the official draw ceremony for both the Preliminary Stage and Group Stage.

Set to take place at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) House in Kuala Lumpur at 3pm, 21 teams will be involved as they gear up for the landmark inaugural edition, which will commence in August.

Official Paris 2024 squads revealed

Fri, 12 Jul, 2024

Official Paris 2024 squads revealed

Kuala Lumpur: Find out each nation's squad selection for the Olympic Football Tournaments, which kick off later this month.

With the Olympic Football Tournaments Paris 2024 kicking off later this month, the full squads for both the men’s and women’s competition have now been confirmed.

There will be no shortage of star power on show with a host of big names set to line up in France.

Know Your Team: Japan

Thu, 11 Jul, 2024

Know Your Team: Japan

Kuala Lumpur: Semi-final appearances in two of the last three Olympic Games Men's Football Tournament indicate Japan will be a force to be reckoned with at Paris 2024.

Although the squad will be without the mercurial Takefusa Kobu and the quota of three overage players, the East Asian side still have the quality to challenge for medals when the action kicks off on July 24.

Know Your Team: Iraq

Wed, 10 Jul, 2024

Know Your Team: Iraq

Kuala Lumpur: Iraq will be aiming to go one better than the squad of 2004 when they compete in the Paris Olympics Men's Football Tournament.

Drawn in Group B, the West Asian side will have to contend with two-time gold medallists Argentina, Morocco and Ukraine for a spot in the quarter-finals.

AFC and NEOM announce global multi-year partnership extension

Wed, 10 Jul, 2024

AFC and NEOM announce global multi-year partnership extension

Kuala Lumpur: Following a successful four-year global sponsorship, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and NEOM have agreed to extend their partnership from 2024 to 2029.

NEOM will continue to serve as an Official Global Partner of the AFC’s national team and club competitions, while the agreement will also see NEOM become the Presenting Partner of both the newly unveiled AFC Champions League Elite™ Final Stage for the 2024/25 season – which features the Continent’s top eight sides competing in a centralised Knockout Stage format in Saudi Arabia from the Quarter-finals onwards – as well as the upcoming breakthrough AFC Women’s Champions League™ season.

Scholz joins Al Wakrah

Thu, 11 Jul, 2024

Scholz joins Al Wakrah

Al Wakrah: Reigning Qatar Cup champions Al Wakrah SC have bolstered their squad for the upcoming season with the signing of Alexander Scholz.

The lanky Danish centre-back was unveiled by The Sailors as the replacement for Australian Trent Sainsbury, with the club looking to build on last season’s success.