Asia: AFC Congress in Paris appoints China as the host country of the AFC Asian Cup 2023

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Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa (BHR), left, and Du Zhaocai (CHN) - ©  AFC

Gathered at the AFC Extraordinary Congress in Paris (FRA), on the eve of the 69th FIFA Congress, the AFC Member Associations have "unanimously" appointed China, the only candidate country, to host the AFC Asian Cup 2023, on 04/06/2019.

China has previously hosted the continental tournament in 2004 (13th edition, the first with 16 teams). Since...

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Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa (BHR), left, and Du Zhaocai (CHN) - ©  AFC

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