Category: CTFA
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FIFA Chief Proposes Taiwan Visit
In an interesting development from both a political and sporting perspective, the head of FIFA Gianni Infantino reportedly proposed a visit to Taiwan in the months after the forthcoming FIFA World Cup. The offer– which was reported in GoGoal— occurred during a meeting between Infantino and current CTFA chairman Chang Tsan. Both men were in…
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Chang Tsan Elected New CTFA Chairman
The Chinese Taipei Football Association (CTFA) has a new chairman, effective immediately. On Saturday, Chang Tsan– who ran unopposed for the role— was voted in at a special CTFA meeting and will lead Taiwan’s football association for at least the next eight months. Chang is also the chairman of Valkyrie FC, a team in Taiwan’s…
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Media Exec Emerges As Leading CTFA Candidate
The Chinese Taipei Football Association (CTFA) will elect a new chairman in a few weeks but so far, just one applicant that has completed the registration. In a post on the CTFA website on Sunday, Chang Tsan is the only name currently listed for the role. Chang is a media executive who has worked for…
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CTFA Bosses Resign Amid National Team Fallout
Two days after the National Sports Department ordered the CTFA to present a comprehensive self-report, specifically in regard to its operating procedures, at least one major figure from the Taiwanese football’s governing body has decided to resign. Wang Lin-xiang, the organization’s chairman, has announced that he will voluntarily leave his position following the very public…
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National Sports Department Announces CTFA Review
The fall-out from the sudden resignation of Huang Che-ming continues to reverberate around Taiwanese football. On Wednesday, the Ministry of Sport announced that the CTFA has three days to produce a comprehensive report of its operating procedures. Meanwhile, media reports claim that the association’s secretary general was also summoned for a face-to-face interviews with representatives…
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Mens National Team To Launch Cheer Squad
As Taiwan’s mens team gears up for the visit of Thailand, when the crowd get to the stadium in Kaohsiung on October 14th, they will be watching something besides the football; cheerleaders. According to the Chinese Taipei FA’s instagram account, the game will feature the hard launch of its cheer squad similar to what can…