WOMAN WHO DEFIES ALL ODDS IS UP AGAINST THE TITAN

The Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) premier club competition, the AFC Champions League, will make history this week when Eastern SC head coach Chan Yuen-ting becomes the first woman in the professional game to lead a men’s team in a continental competition.

As the Hong Kong side prepare for their away opener against Chinese giants and two-time winners Guangzhou Evergrande at the Tianhe Stadium on February 22, the AFC President, Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa, has praised Chan’s achievement as a truly historic moment not just for the women’s game, but also for Asian football.

“This is a moment of historic significance," said Shaikh Salman. “It is a ground-breaking moment for football in Asia, for the women’s game and for the global game. The world will be watching.”