Iran’s Albadr Awarded Special Merit at AFC Youth Football Development
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian football academy Albadr was selected for the Special Merit Category at the first-ever AFC Youth Football Development Awards.
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) celebrated the Continent’s future stars with the first-ever AFC Youth Football Development Awards which were presented during the opening of the 3rd AFC Youth Conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Tuesday.
Shandong Luneng Taishan Football Academy from China won the award.
The academy, founded in July 1999, is widely regarded as one of the most influential football academies in China PR and serves as a full-time boarding school with nine-year education, vocational secondary education and football training program.
Japan Football Association Academy Fukushima became runner-up.
