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Dato' Windsor John, General Secretary, Asian Football Confederation

26-Apr-19 08:05

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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) is the governing body of Asian football and one of the six confederations that make up FIFA.

It runs the AFC Asian Cup, the world’s second oldest continental championship.

We speak to General Secretary, Dato’ Windsor John, to discuss their recent marketing deal with DDMC Fortis, and the challenges and opportunities that the Asian football body currently faces.

Dato' Windsor is slated to speak at the upcoming World Football Summit Asia in Kuala Lumpur. For more information, head to their website.

Presented by: Sharidz Abdullah

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Categories: Social Issues

Tags: AFC, Football,

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