Thoughts on Macau clubs missing out on Asian competitions for the 3rd straight year?
Hey everyone, this was known a while ago but it was covered recently. It's frustrating. Macau football clubs have officially missed out on Asian Football Confederation (AFC) licensing for the third consecutive year. The Sports Bureau confirmed that applications were submitted for a Group 3 licence (the lowest available tier), but the AFC rejected them because the documentation failed to comply with mandatory regulations. To make matters worse, while the Sports Bureau actually answered some questions, the Macau FA stayed completely silent and avoided accountability as usual. They refused to comment on which specific clubs applied or what criteria they failed to meet. Despite all the criticism against the Macau FA in the last few years and multiple local directors sharing ideas on how to improve our football, we are completely stagnant. Other small nations are actively stepping up and improving, yet Macau remains frozen in time. Even with this latest embarrassment, it feels like the people in charge still won't do a single thing about it. I guess we should probably just give up and accept that football in Macau is set to stay a purely recreational, amateur hobby permanently.