The deadline for submitting the software for the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) 2023 AFC Asian Cup (hereinafter referred to as the Asian Cup) has been postponed from 31 to 15 September by approximately fifty percent a thirty day period.
In accordance to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korean Football Association, the AFC Secretariat sent an official letter on the same day that the deadline for submitting the bid request was postponed to 15 September.
The Football Association’s get the job done plan, which was supposed to produce official applications like bidding options (bidding e book), govt assures and stadium / teaching agreements to the AFC, was also modified.
A Federcalcio formal claimed: “The day has not nevertheless been confirmed, but we expect to submit the software by the deadline, 15 September”.
The FTA sent the urgently decided postponement of the deadline for submitting apps to the Football Association via an unofficial route in the late afternoon of the preceding day and the official letter was only despatched on that working day.
The 2023 Asian Cup was initially meant to be hosted by China, but in May perhaps of this calendar year the AFC sought a new location following returning the web hosting rights thanks to the unfold of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) an infection.
The Korean Soccer Affiliation presented a letter of intent to the AFC on 30 June, saying the bid for the Asian Cup, and is competing with Qatar, Australia and Indonesia.
Qatar will host the 2022 FIFA Globe Cup, Australia will host the 2023 FIFA Women’s Earth Cup and Indonesia will host the 2023 FIFA U-20 Entire world Cup.
In distinct, Qatar has the good gain of remaining capable to use the amenities of the 2022 FIFA Earth Cup as they are.
Korea is very pleased of its legacy of successfully web hosting three key global sporting gatherings: the 2002 Korea-Japan FIFA Globe Cup, the 1988 Seoul Summer time Olympics and the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter season Olympics.
Also, contrary to Qatar and Australia, which have to adjust the match agenda in January 2024, the actuality that the event can run in accordance to the current agenda (June to July 2023) is a different energy that Korea is selling.
Looking at that the location of the previous party, 2019, was the Middle East (United Arab Emirates), the explanation for web hosting the function will take precedence in conditions of regional firm.
Right after acquiring applications from the four countries, the FTA plans to conduct an on-web page inspection in September and determine the location on Oct 17 as a result of the FTA Executive Committee.
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