The draw for January’s Asian Cup finals, which was as a consequence of be held in Riyadh on Apr 11, has been postponed, the Asian Soccer Confederation introduced on Thursday (Mar 26).
Officers have rescheduled the occasion to a later date “to make sure the undisrupted attendance of all stakeholders on the closing draw ceremony”, the governing physique mentioned in a press release.
Quite a few sporting occasions within the area have been postponed or cancelled as a result of ongoing battle within the area, which began when the United States and Israel launched attacks on Iran virtually a month in the past.
Saudi Arabia is because of host the 24-team quadrennial continental championship for the primary time, with the final remaining spherical of qualifiers going down on Tuesday.
Qatar is the defending champion and has already secured its berth on the finals alongside four-time winners Japan, plus fellow World Cup qualifiers South Korea, Iran, Jordan, Australia and Uzbekistan.
Singapore certified for the match in November 2025 after getting back from behind to beat Hong Kong 2-1 to high their qualifying group. That is the primary time the Lions have certified for the match on advantage.
The AFC introduced on Tuesday that the latter phases of the Asian Champions League Elite would go forward as deliberate in Jeddah, with matches working from Apr 13 to 26.
