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Press reports revealed that the AFC Competitions Commission notified civil associations that the Club World Cup in Doha was canceled next December and, according to the Saudi daily Al-Sharq Al-Awsat, the AFC Competitions Commission sent a letter to the civil associations confirming the cancellation of the FIFA Club World Cup. The current season in Doha.
The newspaper added that the AFC Competitions Committee is considering canceling the FIFA Club World Cup in China 2021 due to the 2021 Tokyo Olympics and America’s Cup.
The English team Liverpool won the last edition of the tournament, which took place in Qatar, after beating Brazilian Flamengo 1-0.
It is worth noting that Bayern Munich have decided to qualify for the FIFA Club World Cup this year after winning the European Champions League at the expense of Paris Saint-Germain.
The AFC announced today, Thursday, the cancellation of the current version of the AFC Cup 2020 tournament, during a meeting held by the Executive Office through video technology, chaired by Sheikh Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa, and the statement published by the association on its official website stated that “after taking a look Taking into account the logistical arrangements in the five geographical regions of the continent within the AFC Cup, the Executive Office agreed to consider that the Corona pandemic imposed a circumstance of force majeure, so unfortunately he announced the cancellation of the tournament in the 2020 edition.
The AFC also decided to cancel many other tournaments due to the spread of the Corona virus, saying: “The Asia Solidarity Cup 2020 was also canceled due to oppressive circumstances, as the tournament will now take place in 2024, and it was decided to cancel. the 2020 AFC Futsal Club Championship in the United Arab Emirates, provided the country is the host. United Arab Emirates, the next version in 2021 “.
The AFC statement continued: “ The Executive Office confirmed that it takes into account the effects of the Corona pandemic on the ability of the federation to conduct tournaments in the best possible way and, as a result, and after taking into account the priority of young players’ health and travel and health challenges, it has been decided to postpone the AFC U16 Youth Championship. In Bahrain, and the Asian U19 Championship in Uzbekistan, to be held in early 2021. “
Lebanese club Al-Ahed won the AFC Cup last year, after beating the North Korean team 1-0 on April 25 in the match at the Kuala Lumpur stadium in Malaysia.
