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  Super Cup set to begin on October 25, check all groups, updates of ISL teams

  Football | October 24, 2025 21:21 IST

  The Super Cup 2025 begins in Goa as a season opener, offering Indian clubs vital match time and a path to AFC qualification. Kolkata giants face early tests, while Mohammedan Sporting battle financial woes, and Sunil Chhetri eyes a possible farewell.

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  FIFA-AFC team to meet stakeholders of Indian football from June 22

  Football | June 20, 2022 23:12 IST

  The team will likely meet Sports Minister Anurag Thakur before leaving the country on June 23.

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  AFC seeks new host for 2023 Asian Cup after China's withdrawal due to COVID-19 concerns

  Football | May 31, 2022 19:00 IST

  In all, 24 teams will participate in the finals of the Asian Cup. Qatar are the defending champions having won the event in 2019.

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  AFC Women's Asian Cup 2022: Indian team withdraws after Covid-19 outbreak in camp, AFC confirms

  Football | January 24, 2022 14:01 IST

  A day after the host nation failed to field a team against Chinese Taipei after as many as 12 players tested positive for the virus, the Asian Football Confederation issued a statement confirming that India "is considered to have withdrawn" from the tournament as per the guidelines.

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  AFC welcomes FIFA initiative on two-year World Cup cycle

  Football | September 14, 2021 18:01 IST

  FIFA aims to optimise the new international match calendar by looking into the feasibility of a World Cup every two years instead of the current four-year interval.

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  AFC announces draw of AFC Women's Asia Cup qualifiers

  Football | June 24, 2021 19:40 IST

  The winners of each group will secure qualification to the AFC Women's Asian Cup India 2022. These qualifiers will be played between September 13 to 25 this year.

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  Indian side to compete in AFC Women's Club Championship Pilot Tournament

  Football | May 04, 2021 15:13 IST

  The Indian Women's League champions will represent the country in the eight-team pilot tournament of the Asian Football Confederation, to be played between October 30 and November 14 this year.

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  AFC cancels U-16, U-19 championships in 2021 due to Covid-19

  Other Sports | January 26, 2021 9:12 IST

  The next editions of both competitions will be allocated to the same hosts in 2023 when the Uzbekistan Football Association will host the AFC U20 Asian Cup and Bahrain Football Association will stage the AFC U17 Asian Cup.

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  AFC Medical Committee chief advises against Anwar Ali playing football: AIFF

  Football | September 24, 2020 22:14 IST

  20-year-old Anwar Ali, now with the I-League second division side Mohammedan Sporting Club of Kolkata, has been told by the All India Football Federation (AIFF) to stop training after he was diagnosed with the heart condition last year.

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  Retd Col Girija Shankar Mungali named in AFC task-force

  Football | September 18, 2020 14:52 IST

  Mungali, who is also currently serving as the Chairman of the Club Licensing Committee of the All India Football Federation (AIFF), is the only Indian to be appointed on this committee.

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  AFC red-flags 6 Goa Professional League matches for possible 'manipulation', GFA says no evidence

  Football | August 03, 2020 18:32 IST

  Reacting to the development, the AIFF said it follows a zero-tolerance policy to any form of corruption in the sport.

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  Asian Football Confederation endorses AIFF with Elite Youth Scheme full membership

  Football | July 04, 2020 13:16 IST

  The AFC conferred the Elite Youth Scheme full membership to AIFF on Saturday.

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  AFC lauds AIFF, Indian players for contribution in fight against coronavirus pandemic

  Football | April 14, 2020 11:20 IST

  The AFC has praised the member associations, including India, which are doing a "lot of social work to help the distressed in this hour of global crisis."

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  Sunil Chhetri features in AFC's 'BreakTheChain' campaign, urges people to stand together

  Football | March 29, 2020 14:05 IST

  Indian football captain Sunil Chhetri featured in AFC's campaign to raise awareness about the outbreak of coronavirus.

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  AFC condoles demise of PK Banerjee

  Football | March 20, 2020 19:38 IST

  Banerjee, a footballing colossus of his time and a raconteur for life, died in Kolkata on Friday aged 83, having dribbled and dazzled for a good part of his mind-boggling 51 years of service to the game.  

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  FIFA, AFC to postpone football activities due to coronavirus

  Football | March 05, 2020 22:41 IST

  According to FIFA, an update on these fixtures will be made in the coming days following consultation with the AFC member associations.

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  AFC recommends 2 I-League clubs' entry in ISL by 2020-21

  Football | October 26, 2019 20:23 IST

  The AFC's executive committee approved All India Football Federation's (AIFF) proposed roadmap for the country's sport during a meeting in Vietnam.

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  Mohun Bagan, East Bengal miss out on AFC License once again

  Football | November 06, 2017 23:56 IST

  Eight clubs - Aizawl FC, Mohun Bagan, East Bengal, Bengaluru FC, Shillong Lajong FC, Churchill Brothers, Chennai City FC and Minerva Punjab FC - applied for the AFC and National Licenses for the season 2017-18.

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  FIFA, AFC officials to visit Kolkata for ISL, I-League merger

  Football | September 10, 2017 20:38 IST

  The two-member team of Nic Coward, a consultant to FIFA, and Alex Phillips, Head of AFC-UEFA Affairs, is expected to meet the two Maidan heavyweights Mohun Bagan and East Bengal.

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  We have taken huge strides in last two years: Stephen Constantine

  Football | July 24, 2017 17:59 IST

  The frustration of losing the first two games got reflected in his words after registering the thumping victory over Turkmenistan.