China PR to host AFC Asian Cup 2023

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

China PR to host AFC Asian Cup 2023

Paris: The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Member Associations confirmed on Tuesday China PR as the hosts for the AFC Asian Cup 2023 at the AFC Extraordinary Congress in Paris, France. 

The unanimous decision marks the second time Asia’s crown jewel will be played in the People’s Republic of China which also hosted the 13th edition in 2004 when the tournament was expanded to 16 teams for the first time.
Since then, Asia’s flagship national team competition has grown to 24 teams with the United Arab Emirates staging the biggest-ever edition earlier this year, which broke all digital media engagement and TV viewership records.

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New AFC Judicial Bodies confirmed

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

New AFC Judicial Bodies confirmed

Paris: The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Member Associations have elected today the chairpersons, deputy chairpersons and members of the AFC’s judicial bodies - AFC Disciplinary and Ethics Committee, AFC Entry Control Body and the AFC Appeal Committee – at the AFC Extraordinary Congress in Paris, France.

All members will now serve for a period of four (4) years based on the recommendation of the AFC Executive Committee. The full list of the AFC’s judicial bodies are as follows:
AFC Disciplinary and Ethic Committee:
Chairperson: Lim Kia Tong (Singapore)
Deputy Chairperson: Shen Rui (China PR)
Tim Holden (Australia)
Yusuf Mohamed Yaqoob Yaqoobi (Bahrain)
Kengo Harima (Japan)
Khaled J Al Zamel (Kuwait)
Ismail Zumayl Rasheed (Maldives)
Atty. Guillermo B. Iroy Jr. (Philippines)
Yasser H. Al-Misehal (Saudi Arabia)
AFC Entry Control Body:
Chairperson: Liu Chi (China PR)
First Deputy: Judge Rauf Soulio (Australia)
Second Deputy: Ahmadreza Barati (Islamic Republic of Iran)
Third Deputy: Sheikh Mohd Nasir bin Sheikh Mohd Sharif (Malaysia)
Fourth Deputy: Dr. Khaled Hassan S. Banaser (Saudi Arabia)
AFC Appeal Committee:
Chairperson: Jahangir Baglari (Islamic Republic of Iran)
Deputy Chairperson: Salman A. Al-Ansari (Qatar)
Dong-Ho Lim (Korea Republic)
Saaran Nadarajah (Malaysia)
Syed Nayyar Hasnain Haider (Pakistan)
Nguyen Thi My Dzung (Vietnam)

AFC President's opening remarks at the AFC Extraordinary Congress 2019

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

AFC President's opening remarks at the AFC Extraordinary Congress 2019

Paris: Welcome to Paris for this AFC Extraordinary Congress 2019 and Eid Mubarak to you all.

A warm welcome to you FIFA President Gianni Infantino, and congratulations from the Asian football family. We are delighted that later this week you will be confirmed for another term as FIFA President. Asia and the AFC look forward to continuing our work with you.

As we all know the focus of world football turns to Asia in the next few years, and Mr President you can be assured that the game is in safe hands.

I will return to this topic later but for now a warm welcome to you all.

Two weeks ago, Sultan Ahmad Shah, the former President of the Asian Football Confederation, sadly passed away.

As President of the AFC and the Football Association of Malaysia and the ASEAN Football Federation he was an important figure in the rise of football on this Continent.

So now please join me in recognising his enormous contribution to the game.

But before I hand over to the General Secretary, I would like us all to join in observing a minute’s silence in memory of one the great men of Asian football.

Qatar to host 2019, 2020 editions

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

Qatar to host 2019, 2020 editions

Paris: Qatar will host the next two editions of the FIFA Club World Cup, the FIFA Council decided on Monday.

Following the approval of a revamped FIFA Club World Cup with 24 teams, the pilot edition of which will be played in 2021, the FIFA Council decided to award Qatar the right to host the next two editions of the tournament in its existing format in 2019 and 2020.