Saudi Arabia will also host the 2027 Asia Cup

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The Executive Committee of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) announced on Wednesday the election of Saudi Arabia for the first time as the host of the 2027 Asian Cup.

“We welcome all of Asia to Saudi Arabia in 2027,” Saudi Sports Minister Abdulaziz bin Turki al Faisal declared at the congress in Bahrain.

“We are taking great steps to host the biggest sporting events in the world,” the official told attendees, adding that the kingdom is “ready” for this event.

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For his part, Saudi King Salman bin Abdelaziz said soccer “has great popularity and great momentum in the kingdom,” in remarks broadcast on Saudi official television, Al Ejbariya.

“By hosting the 2027 Asia Cup, we aim to bring an unprecedented football experience to millions of sports fans in Asia, and we hope to achieve a quantum leap where we can improve the state of Asian football, ” said the monarch.

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In October 2022, the AFC Executive Committee shortlisted the All India Football Federation (AIFF) and the Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) as the final bidders to host the 2027 Asian Cup.

India withdrew in December

But last December the Indian federation announced its decision to withdraw its bid from the host selection process, leaving Saudi Arabia as the sole bidder to host the Asia Cup for the first time.

The kingdom has hosted many international matches and events in recent times, and is now more in the news due to the signing of Portuguese football icon Cristiano Ronaldo to Al Nassr.

Qatar will host the Asian Cup in 2023 after hosting the 2022 World Cup for the first time in the Middle East and Saudi Arabia intends to follow in its footsteps and, after managing to organize the 2027 Asian Cup, seeks to be chosen as the venue for the 2020 World Cup, forming a candidacy with Egypt and Greece.

Source: La Verdad

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