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Egypt seeks to join Africa Finance Corporation this year: Maait
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Mauritius becomes AFCâs 23rd Member State
The AFCâs statement cites Mauritiusâs high emphasis on infrastructure investment, with a particular focus on three of AFCâs sectors in investment: power, transport, and logistics.
Africa Finance Corporation appoints Samaila Zubairu as president, CEO
The Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) has announced the appointment of Samaila D Zubairu as its third president and CEO, succeeding Andrew Alli, whose tenure has come to an end after having successfully served in the position since 2008. Zubairu is a distinguished fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) and an accomplished …
AFC signs Master Cooperation Agreement with IFC
AFC believes in the cooperation effectiveness in accelerating infrastructure development, says president and CEO of AFC
Playing politics: the AFC gets tied up in knots
Two recent incidents involving the refusal of Arab teams to play their Palestinian counterparts on Palestinian soil highlight the Asian Football Confederationâs (AFC) willingness to play politics at the Palestiniansâ expense at times with the connivance of the Palestine Authority headed by President Mahmoud Abbas. The incidents further spotlight the consequences of the incestuous relationship …
AFC Competitions Committee moves Iran, Saudi Arabia matches to âneutralâ venues
âWe may not always agree; we are 47 members in a very diverse continent. But together we are strong,” AFC President Salman Bin Ebrahim Al-Khalifa says
Pressure builds on Sheikh Salman to respond to human rights allegations
Pressure is building on Asian Football Confederation president and world soccer body FIFA presidential candidate Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa to respond with chapter and verse to allegations that he played a role in the detention and abuse of athletes during the 2011 popular uprising in his native Bahrain. The revolt was brutally squashed …
Saudi Arabia uses football to isolate Iran
Saudi Arabia is using football and its influence in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) to expand its campaign to isolate Iran, complicate Iranâs return to the international fold in the wake of the nuclear agreement, strengthen Iranian hardliners in advance of next monthâs crucial elections in the Islamic republic, and deflect attention from mounting …
AFC moves location of Saudi-Iranian match
AFC found the Saudi Football Federation’s request reasonable due to the sensitive nature of the two countriesâ current diplomatic ties.
Bahraini playersâ support for Salman raises more questions than answers
In recent statements, Bahraini football players sought to absolve Asian Football Confederation (AFC) president and world football body FIFA presidential candidate Sheikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al-Khalifa, who is a member of Bahrainâs ruling family, of any moral or direct responsibility for the arrest, dismissal, and abuse of hundreds of sports executives and athletes accused …
Al-Ahli Dubai faces challenges before second leg of AFC finals
The UAE team failed to score any goals and only played defence
AFC presidentâs FIFA presidential bid mired in abuse of human rights allegations
Assertions by Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President Sheikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al-Khalifa, a candidate for the presidency of world football body FIFA, that he was not involved in the arrest and abuse of sports executives and athletes in his native Bahrain in 2011 raise more questions than answers. Sheikh Salmanâs rise in world football governance, …
AFC Salmanâs FIFA candidacy puts integrity checks to test
Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President Sheikh Salman Bin Ibrahim Al-Khalifaâs candidacy for the presidency of world football body FIFA is likely to serve as a litmus test for newly introduced integrity checks on the groupâs executives. Sheikh Salman was a former football player and consistently refused, like other members of his ruling family, to respond …
Departure of AFC General Secretary: Business as usual in a swamp of corruption allegations
By James M. Dorsey Transparency appears nowhere on the radar of Asian football governors, as global football reels from the worst crisis in the sport’s history. That was evident in a terse statement issued by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) announcing the resignation of its suspended general secretary, Dato Alex Soosay. The statement made no …
Qatari promises of labour reform ring hollow amid revived corruption allegations
By James M. Dorsey A promise by Qatari Labour and Social Affairs minister Abdullah Saleh Mubarak Al-Khulaifi to reform the Gulf state’s controversial âkafalaâ, or labour sponsorship system, by the end of this year is likely to cut little ice with human rights and trade union activists, who four years after Qatar won the right …
AFC’s Salman re-elected amid renewed corruption and governance questions
By James M. Dorsey Sheikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al-Khalifa has been elected president of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for a second term and vice president of world football body FIFA amid unanswered questions about the AFC’s handling of corruption investigations and his apparent failure to enforce good governance in his own organisation. In an …
AFC official âhappyâ to bar women spectators from stadia
By James M. Dorsey The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has dropped any pretention of standing up for universal standards for equality in sports by endorsing bans on women attending football matches in stadia. In doing so, the AFC has confirmed policies adopted by the Asian group, as well as world football body FIFA, that effectively …
AFC power struggle reflects sorry state of football governance
By James M. Dorsey FIFA Vice President and Asian Football Confederation (AFC) executive committee member Prince Ali Bin Al-Hussein, in an uncommon display of elegance and magnanimity in the rarefied world of world soccer as well as of Middle Eastern and North African leaders, has conceded defeat in a battle that is symptomatic of …