World Cup and AFC Cup qualifiers to be postponed?
FIFA and AFC are likely to postpone the upcoming fixtures of the 2020 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers and AFC Cup 2023 following the outbreak of the coronavirus.
"For both FIFA and the AFC, the well-being and health of all individuals involved in football matches remains the highest priority, and as such, a formal proposal to postpone upcoming matches in the Asian FIFA World Cup 2022 and AFC Asian Cup 2023 qualifiers will now be shared with the relevant member associations," AFC stated on its website after high-ups of FIFA and AFC met at FIFA headquarters in Zurich yesterday.
"FIFA and the AFC will provide an update on these fixtures in the coming days following consultation with the AFC member associations," it added.
Bangladesh are scheduled to face Afghanistan in Sylhet in the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers on March 26 while Bashundhara Kings are scheduled to take on TC Sports of Maldives in Dhaka in an AFC Cup fixture on March 11.
"We are prepared to host Afghanistan, who have obtained Bangladeshi visas. The names of match officials have also been declared. We are aware of the meeting in Zurich but we haven't received official communication. As soon as we receive a message from AFC, we let them know our position after discussing the matter with our medical team, team management and executive committees," said BFF general secretary Abu Nayeem Shohag.
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