New Delhi, March 20 -- The All India Football Federation (AIFF) has been awarded the Triple-A Certificate by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) in recognition of its highly-developed technical programme, following the AFC Technical Summit held on March 19.

The accreditation forms part of AFC's Triple-A framework, which includes Analysis, Advice, and Accreditation, and involves a structured evaluation of a Member Association's technical programmes and systems, according to a release.

India was among the 12 shortlisted AFC member associations selected for this process. Further, AFC's collaboration with UEFA includes alignment of coaching education pathways, wherein AFC coaching licenses will now be recognised by UEFA Member Associatio...