The Chinese Football Association (CFA) is the governing body for association football, beach soccer and futsal in the People's Republic of China. The CFA organizes the men's and women's national teams and administers the country's professional leagues as well as organizing the national knockout cup competition Chinese FA Cup. As members of East Asian Football Federation its national teams are eligible for the East Asian Football Championship and the country's membership in AFC allows teams to participate in that organizations club and national team competitions. China is also a member of FIFA and is therefore eligible to play in the World Cup.
Emmanuel Olisadebe is a former professional footballer who played as a striker. Born in Nigeria, he played for the Poland national team. He scored 11 international goals in 25 caps between 2000 and 2004, and participated in the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
Johannes-Franciscus Bonfrère is a Dutch football coach and former midfielder who spent his playing career with MVV Maastricht. In a long coaching career Bonfrère managed several teams in Africa and Asia. He guided Nigeria to their victory in the 1996 Olympic Games.
Nando Rafael is an Angolan former professional footballer who played as a forward. A former youth international for Germany, he played for the Angola national team three times.
Jia Xiuquan is a Chinese football manager and former international player.
Christopher Katongo is a Zambian former professional footballer who played as a striker. At international level, he amassed over 100 caps between 2003 and 2016 for the Zambia national team. He is an Africa Cup of Nations winner and won the BBC's African Footballer of the Year award in 2012, winning just over 40% of the public vote. His win is stated to have inspired a number of young players in Zambia.
Henan Football Club, currently known as Henan F.C. Jiuzu Dukang for sponsorship reasons, is a Chinese professional football club based in Zhengzhou, Henan, that competes in the Chinese Super League, the top tier of Chinese football. Henan plays their home matches at the Hanghai Stadium, located within Guancheng Hui District. Their owners are the Jianye Residential Group (China) Co., Ltd., which is part of the Central China Real Estate Limited. Their name referred to Jianye, a former name of the ancient city of Jiankang.
Zhao Xuri is a Chinese professional footballer who last played as a midfielder for China League One club Guangxi Pingguo Haliao.
Zeng Cheng is a Chinese footballer who currently plays for Shanghai Shenhua in the Chinese Super League.
Wu Hao is a Chinese former professional football player who represented Jiangsu Sainty, Sinchi FC, Henan Jianye, Shandong Luneng, Beijing Guoan and Beijing Yitong Kuche.
Huang Bowen is a Chinese former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Yang Lin is a retired Chinese football player. He is currently the manager of China League One club Shanghai Jiading Huilong.
Lou Jiahui is a Chinese footballer. She plays as a midfielder for Henan Jianye in the CWSL.
Tang Yaodong, is a Chinese football manager and former Chinese international footballer. He mainly played as a centre forward for Liaoning FC.
Frank Opoku Acheampong is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Chinese Super League club Henan FC and the Ghana national team.
Onome Ebi is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Nigerian club Abia Angels and the Nigeria women's national team. In 2023 she became the first African footballer, male or female, to play in 6 FIFA World Cup tournaments.
Chinwendu Veronica Ihezuo is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga MX Femenil club Pachuca and the Nigeria women's national team.
Huang Jiahui is a Chinese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or defender for Tianjin Jinmen Tiger.
The women's football tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan was held from 21 July to 6 August 2021. The women's tournament is a full international tournament with no restrictions on age. The twelve national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of 18 players, including two goalkeepers. Additionally, teams could name a maximum of four alternate players, numbered from 19 to 22. The alternate list could contain at most three outfielders, as at least one slot was reserved for a goalkeeper. In the event of serious injury during the tournament, an injured player would be able to be replaced by one of the players in the alternate list. Only players in these squads were planned to be eligible to take part in the tournament. On 2 July, FIFA confirmed that there was a change for the 2020 Olympics, allowing all 22 players named to be available on the roster, with 18 being named for each match. This change was implemented due to the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. The official squad lists were released by FIFA on 7 July 2021, with the athletes originally named as alternates assigned the numbers 19 through 22. The IOC also confirmed that a player must appear on at least one 18-player matchday roster to be considered an Olympian and to receive a medal.
Liu Jiahui is a Chinese footballer currently playing as a defender for Henan.
