Tag: Asian Football Confederation (AFC)
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Jilong confident of AFC Asian Cup success
Melbourne – Australia, Oct 9, 2012: Asian Cup success, Renewal of rivalries will be the main feature of the AFC Asian Cup Australia 2015™ qualifiers after the preliminary draw for Asia’s flagship national team tournament was held here on Tuesday. Twenty teams were divided into five groups of four teams each. The top two teams…
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UN Special Adviser on Sport Supports Initiative to Allow Safe Headscarf in Football
Geneva, Feb 29, 2012: In the context of recent developments in the football world regarding the issue of female players wearing headscarves while on the field, Wilfried Lemke, the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Adviser on Sport for Development and Peace, has expressed his support for the initiative driven by FIFA Vice-President HRH Prince Ali Bin Al…