Asian Cup in Saudi Arabia: Signal of Possible Postponement and Awaiting Decision
Sheikh Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa, the President of the Asian Football Confederation, indicated on Wednesday the possibility of postponing the Asian Cup scheduled to take place in Saudi Arabia next January, but clarified that the federation is not in a hurry.
The AFC President told reporters in Zurich about the tournament's fate: "We can wait until the end of November. Conditions can change very quickly for better or worse in the region, and we need to monitor what happens."
He added: "If we need to make a decision, we will do so, but we can postpone the tournament to 2028 if necessary. For now, we are monitoring the situation, and everything is going according to plan."
Recently, the exhibition tennis tournament "Six Kings of Peace" was announced to be postponed, which was set to feature Serbian Novak Djokovic, Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz, and German Alexander Zverev, to the end of December.
Sheikh Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa said: "We are not in a hurry" to make a decision regarding the most important tournament for national teams in Asia.
The Asian Cup 2027 is set to begin on January 7, in the cities of Jeddah, Riyadh, and Khobar.
The AFC President told reporters in Zurich about the tournament's fate: "We can wait until the end of November. Conditions can change very quickly for better or worse in the region, and we need to monitor what happens."
He added: "If we need to make a decision, we will do so, but we can postpone the tournament to 2028 if necessary. For now, we are monitoring the situation, and everything is going according to plan."
Recently, the exhibition tennis tournament "Six Kings of Peace" was announced to be postponed, which was set to feature Serbian Novak Djokovic, Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz, and German Alexander Zverev, to the end of December.
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