December 4 – On the closing Asian Soccer Confederation (AFC) govt committee assembly of 2024, president Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa mirrored on the historic successes of Asian nations in world tournaments in 2024, in addition to reiterating his backing to Saudi Arabia who’re anticipated to be awarded the internet hosting of the 2034 World Cup subsequent week.
In different enterprise the manager committee famous the launch of the bidding course of for the AFC Asian Cup 2031 final week and ratified the selections of all of the standing committees, together with the dates and venues of the AFC Ladies’s Asian Cup Australia 2026.
FIFA Council member and AFC Senior Vice President Praful Patel was appointed to the AFC Dream Asia Basis Board of Trustees for a four-year time period was additionally accepted.
“As we replicate on 2024, we are able to all take immense satisfaction by the way through which the AFC’s Imaginative and prescient and Mission is coming to life, significantly with the dominance of our Asian groups on the world’s greatest levels,” stated Shaikh Salman.
Praising North Korea for turning into the primary nation to win back-to-back girls’s age-group titles in the identical 12 months, he additionally pointed to the significance of the AFC’s new membership competitors eco-system.
“Our revamped membership competitions are undoubtedly leaving a profound influence in uplifting the standard and aggressive spirit of our Collaborating Member Associations and golf equipment and the way forward for Asian soccer is certainly brighter than ever,” he stated.
Solidarity among the many AFC’s federations has been a typical theme of Salman’s presidency and he once more strengthened the significance of their unity behind the Saudi 2034 World Cup bid.
“For less than the third time in historical past, the FIFA World Cup will return to Asia within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 2034. Asia’s observe report is extensively acclaimed having already hosted the best ever world showpiece in Qatar 2022 and shortly we may have the chance once more to showcase our distinctive internet hosting capabilities and immense ardour for the good recreation.
“It will likely be a proud second for all of us and now we have to reward the AFC Member Associations for standing firmly behind one bid for Asia, and shortly we are going to cherish one other crowning second for Asian and world soccer,” he continued.
“All the Asian soccer household stands in solidarity with me in wishing the Saudi Arabian Soccer Federation the easiest of success and I need to guarantee them of the AFC’s continued help.”
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