Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa extended his congratulations to the Co-Chairmen of the LOC, H.E. Gou Zhongwen and H.E. Chen Jining, as well as to the Executive Chairman of the LOC, H.E. Du Zhaocai.

In a special video message to participants, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) General Secretary, Dato’ Windsor John, said: “The last time the People’s Republic of China hosted the AFC Asian Cup in 2004, it was staged in just four cities. At the time, Asia’s top 16 teams competed in 32 matches, which is a stark difference to the 24 teams who will be competing across 51 matches in 2023.

The 2018 Chinese Super League champions announced that the 29-year-old had been examined by experts two days after sustaining the injury in the first half of his side’s 0-0 draw with Shanghai Shenhua in the first leg of the playoff quarter-finals on Sunday.

Wuhan defeated Jiangsu Suning 4-0 in Sunday's final and it was also a personal triumph for midfielder Wang.

Wang, the 2018 AFC Women's Player of the Year, was among the millions of Wuhan residents who were locked down in their homes for more than two months from late January as the city battled the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus and the 25-year-old kept fit by training indoors and missed the Women's Olympic Qualifiers in Australia.

Jordan head coach Vital Borkelmans will announce the squad on November 8, four days before playing Iraq in Dubai.

Taremi, who plies his trade with Portuguese side FC Porto, believes Skočić’s knowledge of Iranian football is a huge advantage in leading Team Melli in their bid to qualify for a third consecutive FIFA World Cup.

After coaching stints in Croatia, Slovenia, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, Skočić moved to Iran in 2013, where he took charge of Malavan.

The one-week training camp - to be held following the conclusion of the V.League - will begin on either November 15 or 18 at the Vietnam Youth Football Training Centre in Hanoi.