Shaikh Salman promises Asian Cup Qatar will be a tournament of ‘firsts’, the AFC’s ‘grandest ever’
January 10 – With the Asian Cup Qatar 2023 just two days away from kick off, AFC president Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa has expressed confidence that the event is ready to go off without a hitch, despite the short time span left to organise the AFC’s blue riband event after China pulled out from hosting.
Salman (picture left) also drew attention to a number of firsts for the tournament that he said will be the “grandest ever AFC Asian Cup to date.”
“We are all aware that this is the shortest ever runway that we have had to organise the pinnacle stage of Asian men’s football.
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