Asian Qualifiers Round 2: Women’s Olympic contenders set to discover rivals

Tue, 16 May, 2023

Asian Qualifiers Round 2: Women’s Olympic contenders set to discover rivals

Kuala Lumpur: The stage is set for the Women’s Olympic Football Tournament Paris 2024 Asian Qualifiers Round 2 official draw ceremony, which will take place at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on May 18, 2023 at 11am local time.

The field has been whittled down to 12 teams, comprising the seven group winners from Round 1 of qualifying and the five highest-seeded teams, who received automatic byes into Round 2.

Qualifiers Round 2 cast finalised

Wed, 12 Apr, 2023

Qualifiers Round 2 cast finalised

Kuala Lumpur: Another three teams advanced as Round 1 of the Women’s Olympic Football Tournament Paris 2024 Asian Qualifiers concluded on Tuesday.

The seven Round 1 group winners - Uzbekistan (Group A), Islamic Republic of Iran (Group B), Vietnam (Group C), Thailand (Group D), Philippines (Group E), Chinese Taipei (Group F) and India (Group G) will now join the five highest seeded teams - DPR Korea, Japan, Australia, China PR and Korea Republic in Round 2 which will be divided into three groups. 
 
Four teams - the three group winners and the best-ranked runners-up - will then progress to Round 3 to play two pairs of home and away matches with the eventual winners qualifying for the Women’s Olympic Football Tournament Paris 2024.

MAs celebrate 10 years of AFC Grassroots Football Day

Mon, 15 May, 2023

MAs celebrate 10 years of AFC Grassroots Football Day

Kuala Lumpur: The Asian Football Confederation (AFC)’s unwavering commitment to ensure football remains Asia’s number one sport as outlined in its Vision marked a significant milestone today with the AFC Member Associations (MAs) across the length and breadth of the Continent celebrating the 10th anniversary of the landmark AFC Grassroots Football Day.

Since the inaugural year in 2013, when the celebration was launched with the support of 13 MAs, the reach of the event has seen a threefold increase with the 2023 edition set to be celebrated by 39 MAs and by almost 28,000 participants.