Sheikh Salman was first elected AFC president in 2013.
Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President Sheikh Salman bin Khalifa faces a challenge as the head of the continent’s ruling soccer body with two candidates putting themselves forward for next April’s election.
AFC Vice President Saoud A Aziz M A Al-Mohannadi of Qatar and Executive Committee member Mohamed Khalfan Matar Saeed Alromaithi from the United Arab Emirates had lodged their candidacies to challenge Sheikh Salman, the AFC said on Saturday.
An expected challenge from Saudi Arabia Football…
Malaysia booked their place in the semifinals of the Suzuki Cup on Saturday with a 3-0 win over Myanmar that ensured they advance to the tournament’s last four alongside favourites Vietnam.
Vietnam finished top of group A thanks to a comfortable 3-0 win over already-eliminated Cambodia while a brace from Zaquan Adha following Nohshahrul Idlan Talaha’s opener earned the Malaysians second place as a result of an impressive performance against Myanmar.
Myanmar needed only a draw to progress but,…
Singapore started their Suzuki Cup campaign with a win over Indonesia, courtesy of Hariss Harun’s strike just before the break.
It was a Friday night in Manila when Indonesia dumped a dismal Singapore out of the 2016 AFF Suzuki Cup. Two years later, Singapore looked a very different proposition and deservedly defeated Indonesia 1-0 to open the 2018 edition of Southeast Asia’s biennial tournament on a high.
A well-taken goal from captain Hariss Harun eight minutes before the break gave most of the 30,000 plus fans a reward for their support. Nobody is getting carried away after just one game of Group B just yet, but Singapore…
It is entirely possible that both legs of the final of the 2018 AFF Suzuki Cup in December will be the biggest game in the world that week in terms of attendance.
There’s likely to be 90,000 fans packed into the stadium in Jakarta, and something similar in Kuala Lumpur. When Vietnam won it in 2008, the entire country partied into the night and beyond.
Make no mistake about it — Southeast Asia’s biennial tournament means a great deal.
South, West and East Asia all have their own regional competitions…
Singapore’s record at the AFF Suzuki Cup is black and white. In 10 out of the 11 editions of Southeast Asia’s biennial tournament, the Lions have either won (four times) or fallen at the first hurdle (six).
As we head into the 2018 edition, it is safe to say that six becoming seven is much likelier than four becoming five, but that does not mean progress can’t be made.
Just ensuring that the tournament extends past November into December would be a positive for Singapore. At the moment, a team…
Malaysian fans are usually a fairly pessimistic bunch, and not without reason when it comes to the national team.
Recent years have been disappointing, with coaches coming and going while the team slipped down FIFA rankings. There have been some rays of light of late, however, and if a young Malaysian team can give a decent showing at November’s AFF Suzuki Cup, that could really get the fans believing that a corner has been turned.
But first, rewind to the end of 2017 — with memories of a 2015…
Tottenham Hotspur striker Son Heung-Min kept alive his chances of gaining military exemption after South Korea secured a dramatic 4-3 win over 10-man Uzbekistan to reach the Asian Games semifinals on Monday.
After Hwang Ui-Jo completed his hat t…
The Exploding Heads have to cut their holiday short to take calls from footballers around the world searching for moves on deadline day.
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Not many new signings touch down in a foreign country at 5 a.m. to be greeted by hundreds of fans at the airport, but that is what happened in Riyadh on Wednesday morning.
This was no Brazilian or Spanish superstar arriving however but Omar Abdulrahman, the United Arab Emirates international signing for Saudi Arabian giants Al Hilal on a year-long loan.
The amount of fans was not the only impressive number. The Saudi champions are reportedly playing around €15 million to Al Ain, the club near…
Jordi Cruyff has been named as the new head coach of Chinese Super League side Chongqing Lifan.
Former Netherlands international Cruyff succeeds ex-Portugal coach Paulo Bento, who was fired last month as Chongqing slipped towards the relegation …
Fans storm the pitch at Cardiff City Stadium as the Bluebirds end their four-year stay in the Championship and return to the Premier League.
When Cardiff City kick off their return to the Premier League at Bournemouth’s Dean Court on Saturday afternoon, Neil Etheridge will be making history when he takes his position between the posts for Neil Warnock’s side.
The 28-year-old Philippines goalkeeper will become the first player from South East Asia — a region fanatical about English football — to feature in the Premier League as England’s top flight adds another nationality to its ever-growing list of international participants.
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