Asian Football Awards
The first ever Asian Football Awards supported by The FA and Kick It Out, with Sporting Equals as its legacy partner saw leading figures come out to support the glitzy event at the home of football, Wembley Stadium.
Guests for this event included David Bernstein (FA Chairman), Paul Elliot, Graham Le Saux, Piara Powar, Mihir Bose, Gurinder Chadha (Bend It Like Beckham) and award winners Michael Chopra and Manish Bhasin.
The AFA managed to engage with key representatives of those individuals working hard to engage with their communities and develop Asians within the game. The event brought together representatives of clubs and organisations such as Arsenal, Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspurs, Aston Villa, QPR, Wolves, Charlton, Liverpool, The PFA and many leading Asian organisations.
Baljit Rihal Co-Founder Asian Football Awards “The first ever Asian Football Awards was a celebration of the success of Asians in all aspects of UK football. We are proud to have created the awards which we are confident will be an annual high profile event.”
Imran Hassan Co-Founder Asian Football Awards “It was really pleasing seeing so many key figures supporting and enjoying the awards, but the hard work begins now in our legacy programme.”
“A very big congratulations to all the nominees and winners, it really was truly inspirational to see so many role models, in particular nominees like Rikin Shah and Lifetime Achievement recipient Jarnail Singh”
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AFA Supporters
The Asian Football Awards are grateful for the support it has received from The FA, Kick it Out, Sporting Equals, many individuals and organisations supporting the development of Asians in Football. They have helped to ensure the credibility and authenticity of the AFA Project. With their support we look forward to delivering a high quality event. more
The Organisers
The Asian Football Awards is owned and operated by Asian Football Awards Ltd, which is a partnership between Initiate Sports and Inventive Sports. Imran Hassan and Baljit Rihal are proud to have created an event honouring Asians in football and those supporting the Asian football market in the UK. more