Yoshida back for Japan's crunch tie against Australia

Wed, 16 Mar, 2022

Yoshida back for Japan's crunch tie against Australia

Tokyo: Maya Yoshida will return to lead Japan in their upcoming clashes in Group B of the AFC Asian Qualifiers - Road to Qatar™ against Australia and Vietnam as the Samurai Blue look to book their berth at November’s FIFA World Cup.

Yoshida missed the wins over China PR and Saudi Arabia in January due to injury but the Sampdoria central defender returns for this month’s games, when the Japanese can complete qualification for a seventh consecutive FIFA World Cup.

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Vissel Kobe were the better side, says Melbourne Victory's Popovic

Thu, 17 Mar, 2022

Vissel Kobe were the better side, says Melbourne Victory's Popovic

Kobe: Melbourne Victory head coach Tony Popovic conceded Vissel Kobe’s quality was the difference between the teams as the J-League side edged the Australians in a thrilling playoff on Tuesday to book their place in the Group Stage of the AFC Champions League™ 2022.

Brazilian striker Lincoln came off the bench to earn Kobe a 4-3 win in extra-time, the substitute netting five minutes into the first period from close range to finally end Melbourne’s resistance.

Group Stage cast finalised for AFC Champions League™ 2022

Thu, 17 Mar, 2022

Group Stage cast finalised for AFC Champions League™ 2022

Kuala Lumpur: The stage is set for the AFC Champions League™ 2022 following the conclusion of the playoffs on Tuesday.

Korea Republic's Ulsan Hyundai and Daegu FC were joined by 2020 semi-finalists Vissel Kobe of Japan from the East Playoffs after an evening of pulsating football.

Saudi Arabia's Al Taawoun, Sharjah from UAE and Uzbekistan's FC Nasaf advanced from the West Playoffs, which were equally exciting affairs.

Asia’s representatives at FIFA women’s competitions confirmed

Wed, 16 Mar, 2022

Asia’s representatives at FIFA women’s competitions confirmed

Kuala Lumpur: The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) notes the inability of the DPR Korea Football Association (DPRK FA)’s national age-group teams to compete in the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup India 2022 and FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Costa Rica 2022 respectively.

The AFC Women’s Football Committee at its third meeting held on October 14, 2021, had decided that in the unfortunate event of possible withdrawals from the respective FIFA competitions, the next highest ranked team from the respective qualification competitions would represent Asia accordingly.

Syria braced for Lebanon, Iraq tests

Wed, 16 Mar, 2022

Syria braced for Lebanon, Iraq tests

Damascus: Head coach Ghassan Maatouk have named a 31-man squad for Syria's final two AFC Asian Qualifiers - Road to Qatar™ Group A matches against Lebanon and Iraq.

Syria's hopes of reaching the FIFA World Cup Finals for the first time ever officially ended last month following their 2-0 defeat to Paulo Bento's Korea Republic.

Al Arabi clinch Kuwait Crown Prince Cup

Wed, 16 Mar, 2022

Al Arabi clinch Kuwait Crown Prince Cup

Kuwait City: Kuwait Premier League champions Al Arabi added more silverware to their trophy cabinet after defeating Kuwait SC 5-4 on penalties to win the Kuwait Crown Prince Cup on Tuesday. 

The win was Al Arabi’s second over Kuwait SC this season, having beaten the side to the Kuwait Super Cup in February.

Kuwait SC opened the scoring through Ahmad Zanki while Al Arabi levelled through Salman Al Awadhi to send the game into penalties at Jaber Al Ahmad International Stadium.