Over the two-week programme, the participant will gain first-hand exposure to the day-to-day operations of football governance at the Continental level, while acquiring valuable insights into best practices that will be shared with their organisation upon completion of the programme.

Under the guidance of industry experts, the participant will also have the opportunity to be involved in several key activities undertaken by the Referees Department, including departmental training programmes, onsite modules for Batch 5 of the AFC Referees Academy, as well as a Video Assistant Referee Selection Course scheduled to take place from February 2 to 6.

Equipped with newly acquired knowledge and a fresh perspective, the participant will be expected to share their learnings and propose the implementation of relevant policies aimed at enhancing administrative practices within their organisation.

As a key capacity-building initiative, the Knowledge Sharing Programme continues to serve as a platform for developing future leaders of Asian football and contributes to the continuous elevation of governance standards across the AFC’s Member Associations (MAs) and Regional Associations (RAs), underlining the Confederation’s ambition of being the world’s leading Confederation.

The AFC Knowledge Sharing Programme is open to all employees of the AFC’s MAs and RAs. Moreover, the AFC Academic Centre of Excellence (ACE) Valedictorians will also have the opportunity to be part of the programme.