Currently in FIFA Ban, Indonesia Still Aiming Host 2023 Asian Cup
Currently in FIFA Ban, Indonesia Still Aiming Host 2023 Asian Cup
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JAKARTA - Indonesia, currently serving a FIFA ban, is one of the four countries aiming to host the 2023 Asian Cup.
Asian Football Confederation (AFC) competitions committee said they had received expression of interests from China, Thailand, South Korea and Indonesia, which was banned almost a year ago over government interference in the national football association, known as the PSSI.
According to the AFC, the quartet, who met the March 31 deadline, will now have to provide government guarantees, legal opinion on their bids and enter into a bidding agreement. Thailand and Indonesia jointly staged the 2007 edition with Malaysia and Vietnam, while China last hosted it in 2004 and South Korea in 1960.
The United Arab Emirates will stage the 2019 Asian Cup after it edged out a bid from Iran to host the tournament, which will feature 24 teams for the first time after expanding from 16 in Australia last year.
The AFC also agreed to bring back a tournament for their worst-ranked sides this year after they scrapped the Challenge Cup in 2014.
Nepal, Brunei, Macau, Mongolia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and two other sides yet to be determined, will take part in the 14 day tournament at a neutral venue, which will provide at least three matches each and also coaching, refereeing and technical courses.
Asian Football Confederation (AFC) competitions committee said they had received expression of interests from China, Thailand, South Korea and Indonesia, which was banned almost a year ago over government interference in the national football association, known as the PSSI.
According to the AFC, the quartet, who met the March 31 deadline, will now have to provide government guarantees, legal opinion on their bids and enter into a bidding agreement. Thailand and Indonesia jointly staged the 2007 edition with Malaysia and Vietnam, while China last hosted it in 2004 and South Korea in 1960.
The United Arab Emirates will stage the 2019 Asian Cup after it edged out a bid from Iran to host the tournament, which will feature 24 teams for the first time after expanding from 16 in Australia last year.
The AFC also agreed to bring back a tournament for their worst-ranked sides this year after they scrapped the Challenge Cup in 2014.
Nepal, Brunei, Macau, Mongolia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and two other sides yet to be determined, will take part in the 14 day tournament at a neutral venue, which will provide at least three matches each and also coaching, refereeing and technical courses.
(rnz)
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