The AFC president's reaction to the one-year postponement of the Asian Nations Cup

The head of the Asian Football Confederation says that there is a possibility of postponing the 2027 Asian Nations Cup.

The head of the Asian Football Confederation says that there is a possibility of postponing the 2027 Asian Nations Cup.

According to ambassador Arjan; According to the ambassador of Arjan, Sheikh Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa, president of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), said on the sidelines of the FIFA Council meeting that was held today (Thursday) in Zurich, regarding the rumors about the possibility of postponing the 2027 AFC Asian Cup or changing the hosting location due to the insecurity in Saudi Arabia due to their military conflict with Yemen, he said: "We are in order to make a decision about the AFC Asian Cup, which is scheduled to be held in January in Saudi Arabia. We are in no hurry.

He added: We can wait until the end of November (early December), because the conditions in the region may change quickly. So we have to wait and see what happens. If necessary, we can postpone the tournament by a year to 2028, but for now, we are monitoring the situation and everything is going according to plan.

According to Ambassador Arjan, the 19th Asian Nations Cup is scheduled to be held in Saudi Arabia from January 17 to Bahman 16. Iran's national football team is in the same group as China, Kyrgyzstan and Syria in the 19th edition of the Asian Nations Cup.