The Asian Football Confederation (AFC), is the governing body of association football in Asia. It has 46 member countries, mostly located on the Asian continent. All the transcontinental countries with territory in both Europe and Asia are members of UEFA, that is Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Russia and Turkey. Israel are also a UEFA member even though it entirely lays in Asia. On the other hand, Australia, formerly in the OFC, has been in the AFC since 2006, and the Oceanian nation of Guam is also a member of AFC.
The AFC was founded on 8 May 1954 in Manila, Philippines, and is one of FIFA's six continental confederations. The main headquarters is located in Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The current acting president is Zhang Jilong of China.
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