Northern Mariana Islands withdraw from AFC U-19 Championship 2018 Qualifiers

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

Northern Mariana Islands withdraw from AFC U-19 Championship 2018 Qualifiers

Kuala Lumpur: The Asian Football Confederation has been informed by the Northern Mariana Islands Football Association of the withdrawal of its team from the AFC Under-19 Championship 2018 Qualifiers.

The AFC has accepted the decision.

The Northern Mariana Islands U-19 team were scheduled to play in Group J of the Qualifiers in Shepparton, Australia.

However, following Australia’s withdrawal as host of the Group, the Qualifiers were changed to a neutral venue which would incur extra costs to be paid by the participating Member Associations concerned.

Therefore, the Northern Mariana Islands Football Association decided to withdraw from the AFC U-19 Championship 2018 Qualifiers. 

Group J will now consist of Australia, DPR Korea and Hong Kong and the Qualifiers, scheduled for November 4 to November 8, 2017,  will be played in the neutral venue of Hanoi, Vietnam.