Nembang nominated All Nepal Football Association President Pankaj Bikram Nembang has been nominated as the Deputy Chairperson in the Development Committee of the Asian Football Confederation. Sports 16 Feb, 2023
AFC must avoid return to 'turmoil and instability': Sheikh Salman KUALA LUMPUR: Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President Sheikh Salman bin Khalifa warned against a return to "turmoil and instability" on Wednesday as he launched his bid to retain his position at the helm of the continent's governing... 31 Oct, 2018
SAFF members leave west Asia forum before AFC Congress NEW DELHI: India and six other members of the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) have pulled out of a Saudi Arabia-led new football bloc with immediate effect, the Indian FA said on Tuesday. Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Maldives, Sr Lanka and... 30 Oct, 2018
AFC candidates cleared for FIFA council elections BENGALURU: Candidates vying for the four available Asian Football Confederation (AFC) seats on the FIFA council have been cleared to stand for election by the world governing body, the AFC said on Friday. The four successful candidates at May's... 24 Mar, 2017
Asian elections for FIFA council postponed PANAJI: Asia's top soccer officials delivered a major snub to FIFA on Tuesday, forcing the postponement of an election for three spots on the world body's new governing Council in a row over the disqualification of a Qatari candidate. With FIFA... 27 Sep, 2016
Asian elections for FIFA council called off Asian elections for three seats on the new FIFA Council were called off on Tuesday after delegates to the Asian Football Confederation's extraordinary congress in Goa voted down the agenda of the meeting. Forty two of the 44 members who had... 27 Sep, 2016
FIFA rejects Ganesh Thapa appeal for review on suspension KATHMANDU: The FIFA Appeal Committee on Friday said it rejected an appeal filed by Ganesh Thapa, the suspended President of All Nepal Football Association, for review on a suspension imposed on him. On November 9 last year, the world football... 23 Apr, 2016
South Korea's Chung says to run for FIFA president SEOUL: Chung Mong-joon, a South Korean and one of the most influential figures in Asian soccer, told Reuters on Thursday that he is entering the race to replace Sepp Blatter as president of FIFA, football's world governing body. A former FIFA... 30 Jul, 2015
FIFA hasn't come to its senses, says South Korea's Chung SEOUL: South Korean tycoon Chung Mong-joon, one of the most influential figures in Asian soccer, said on Tuesday that leaving Sepp Blatter at the helm of FIFA until a new president is elected shows those in power at the scandal-hit governing body... 21 Jul, 2015
AFP prez Bin Hammam retains FIFA executive seat Kuala Lumpur: Asian Football Confederation president Mohamed bin Hammam narrowly retained his FIFA executive committee seat on Friday after one of the most vitriolic battles regional football has known. The 60-year-old Qatari, seen as a potential... 09 May, 2009
Hammam wins election to retain FIFA seat KUALA LUMPUR: Mohamed Bin Hammam won the vote to retain his seat on the FIFA executive committee by just two votes on Friday, defeating challenger Sheik Salman bin Ebrahim Al-Khalifa at the Asian Football Confederation Congress. After two votes were... 08 May, 2009
Hammam urged to reconsider his threat to quit AFC office KUALA LUMPUR: Regional soccer chief Mohamed bin Hammam was urged today to reconsider his threat to quit as Asian Football Confederation (AFC) president if he loses his seat on FIFA's executive committee. The Qatari, who has been AFC csince 2002, has... 07 May, 2009
