Therefore, the AFC worked with the Football Federation Australia (FFA) and has nominated Sydney in Australia as the replacement host for the group which involves Australia as well as China PR, Chinese Taipei and Thailand.

The CFA said that it was taking the decision to withdraw because of the ‘current situation’ of coronavirus in the People’s Republic of China. The AFC had previously agreed to switch the venue from Wuhan to Nanjing because the source of the disease had been identified as Wuhan.

Thailand travelled to Mandalay on Thursday for a week-long training camp before heading out to Nanjing, China PR for the Qualifiers on February 3-9.

Thailand are in Group B with China PR, Australia and Chinese Taipei, with the top two teams to advance to the play-offs. Myanmar are in Group A with hosts Korea Republic and Vietnam.

The winners of the play-offs will join hosts Japan in the 2020 Olympics.

Vietnam have been in intensive training for the Qualifiers and will head to Jeju Island, Korea Republic for the Qualifiers on February 3-9 as the Southeast Asian nation look to qualify for the Olympics after a stellar 2019 which saw them winning the AFF Women’s Championship and SEA Games.

The Olympic Qualifiers will be a tougher ask but charismatic captain Huynh Nhu believes Vietnam will seal one of the two berths available to Tokyo 2020.

The Korean squad, which has never appeared in the women’s Olympic tournament, will meet Myanmar and Vietnam in Group A, with the top two sides to advance to the final play-off round in March.

Australia will compete against group hosts China PR, as well as Chinese Taipei and Thailand from February 3 to 9 in Wuhan, with the group’s top two sides to advance to the final qualification play-offs in March.

The leg, known as the "Grand Start", is due to take place at the J-Village National Training Centre in Fukushima on March 26, 2020.

Jia has selected a squad that featuresformer Paris Saint-Germain star Wang Shuang, Gu Yahsa, Zhang Rui and Li Ying.

Seven players from the Jiangsu Suning Ladies FC side who finished second in the inaugural AFC Women's Club Championship, including Peng Shimeng and Yang Li, have also been included.