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Asian Football Confederation
(AFC)
Homepage: http://www.the-afc.com/
History:
AFC, Asia’s foremost
soccer governing body, was formed on May
8, 1954 in Manila, Philippines; and was
officially recognized by FIFA on June 21,1954.
Two years after it was founded, AFC held
its first major competition, the Asian Cup,
in Hongkong.
AFC’s founding member-
nations include Afghanistan, Burma, Republic
of China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan,
Korea, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore,
and Vietnam. AFC’s current membership
stands at 41 nations.
Under the leadership of
president Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah of Malaysia
and general secretary Peter Velappan (also
of Malaysia), AFC is laying the ground for
a continent-wide programme to raise the
standards of Asian football at all levels,
be it on the field of play, administration
or sports science. AFC firmly believes that
Asia, with its 3.7 billion population, has
the potential to produce many world-class
footballing nations. Its ultimate goal is
for an Asian team to win the FIFA World
Cup someday.
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