Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Beijing: Elkeson is in the running to make his debut for China PR when they open their FIFA World Cup 2022 Qatar and AFC Asian Cup China 2023 Asian Qualifiers campaign on Tuesday.
China will face Maldives in a Group A tie in Male and 30-year-old Elkeson, who recently received his Chinese citizenship, is determined to play his part in China qualifying for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.
It has been an exciting few days for the Brazilian born, who is now also known as Ai Kesen, and he shares with the-AFC.com his hopes and plans as he embarks on an exciting new journey.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Guangzhou: Two-time AFC Champions League winner Elkeson believes his experience scoring goals against the Continent’s best for Guangzhou Evergrande and Shanghai SIPG can help push China PR towards the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Finals after the Brazil-born striker secured Chinese citizenship last month.
The 30-year-old has been included in Marcello Lippi’s squad for their upcoming Asian Qualifiers tie against the Maldives on Tuesday after being granted citizenship, becoming the first player without Chinese heritage to be selected to play for the country.
And after helping Guangzhou win the AFC Champions League title in 2013 and 2015 while also claiming four Chinese Super League titles – three with Guangzhou and one with Shanghai – he is confident he can boost China’s FIFA World Cup qualification hopes.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Doha: Qatar coach Felix Sanchez believes his side has been given a major boost following Thursday's comfortable 6-0 victory against Afghanistan in Group E of the Asian Qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar and AFC Asian Cup China 2023.
A hat-trick from this year's AFC Asian Cup MVP and Golden boot winner Almoez Ali as well as goals from Hassan Al Haydos, Abdulkarim Hassan and Boualem Khoukhi at the Jassim bin Hamad Stadium gave Asia's reigning champions a perfect start to their campaign.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: Matchday 1 of the second round of the Asian Qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and AFC Asian Cup China 2023 saw 16 matches being played across the Continent on Thursday.
It was a day of high quality action as 32 of the 40 teams involved in this phase of the Asian Qualifiers got their campaigns underway.
The teams now have a four-day break before Matchday 2 on Tuesday, which will see Australia, China PR, Islamic Republic of Iran, Japan, Korea Republic and Saudi Arabia kicking off their campaigns.