January 25 – The AFC is changing the qualifying formats of its U17 and U20 Asian Cups in a bid to optimise its competitions calendar and encourage stronger youth structures within its member associations.
November 14 – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has wrapped up its 4th Grassroots Football Conference, held this week in Kuala Lumpur, marking a renewed push to elevate grassroots development across the continent.
November 10 – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has launched a new Club Management Programme (ACMP) aimed at raising the professional and administrative standards of clubs across the continent – a 10-month, fully online course designed to equip Asia’s football leaders with the tools to run sustainable, modern football operations.
August 29 – The DFL has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Tourism and Events Queensland with an initial target of delivering a summer festival of football, alongside a wider focus to foster the development of football across the region.
March 12 – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has launched the third edition of its AFC Certificate in Football Leadership (ACFL), a six-month programme run by the AFC Academic Centre of Excellence (ACE).
November 18 – The 3rd AFC Women’s Football Conference has concluded in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, following three days of discussions aimed at elevating women’s football in Asia.
November 12 – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) marked the return of its Women’s Football Conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, after a five-year hiatus. First held in 2019, the conference reopened with the AFC Special Grassroots Awards and AFC Special Elite Youth Football Awards, celebrating the dedication of AFC Member Associations (MAs) in building future generations of Asian football talent.
October 1 – The AFC is doubling the funding it provides to its five Regional Associations (RA) in the 2025-28 cycle to $500,000 a year.
September 6 – The Saudi Pro League has announced TikTok as its digital partner for the 2024/25 season.
May 21 – Saudi Arabia is continuing its football outreach with the most recent event being a 5-day women’s football development workshop that brought together coaches from Africa and Saudi Arabia.
May 8 – The Asian Football Confederation kicked off its 3rd AFC National Coaches Conference kicked off on Tuesday in Kuala Lumpur.
March 5 – Bundesliga International has linked with Indian scouting platform BigHit to take young Indian footballers to Germany.
January 18 – Australia made the right call to leave Oceania and join the Asian Football confederation (AFC) in 2006 because of the superior level of opposition, says Socceroos coach Graham Arnold.
January 3 – The AFC has unveiled the inaugural AFC Knowledge Sharing Programme 2024, spotlighting its drive to enhance the capabilities of its Member Associations (MA) and Regional Associations (RA) and establish football as the primary sport across the continent.
November 22 -The AFC kicked off its third Grassroots Conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, yesterday with a series of awards recognising the unsung heroes of grassroots football in Asia.
