Asian football tournaments to go ahead this year, official says
Spectators wearing face masks to protect themselves from Covid-19 watch the Asian Football Confederation Champions League soccer match between South Korea's Suwon Samsung Bluewings and Japan's Vissel Kobe at Suwon World Cup Stadium near Seoul in February. The AFC is confident the remaining matches will be played out this year. – EPA pic, April 15, 2020.
ASIA’S top football competitions will go ahead this year despite the coronavirus pandemic, a senior official told AFP, although games may have to be played behind closed doors. Windsor John, general secretary of the Asian Football Confederation , said he was confident that the AFC Champions League and AFC Cup would both be completed.
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