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AFC strengthening women’s game in Asia

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August 24, 2019

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Kuala Lumpur: The future of Asian women’s football is brighter than ever and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) remains committed to continue laying the foundations for the sport to grow at all levels – on and off the pitch.

Through the introduction of various initiatives for its 47 Member Associations, the growth of women’s football has witnessed impressive results. Since 2007, the participation of Member Associations in the qualifiers of the AFC U-16 and AFC U-19 Women’s Championships have increased by 70 per cent and 63 per cent respectively.

The AFC Women’s Asian Cup, the pinnacle of women’s competition on the Continent, also saw 21 nations, the most teams to participate in the qualifiers to the 2018 showpiece which was staged in Jordan for the first time in its history......

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