JAKARTA - The fate of the U-19 Asian Cup in Uzbekistan which is planned to be held in October will be determined today. Previously, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) expressed a discourse to postpone competition due to the still massive COVID-19 pandemic in Asia.
"Today it will be decided whether the U-19 Asian Cup tournament will run or not," said PSSI Chairman Mochamad Iriawan in a webinar in Jakarta, Tuesday, as reported by Antara.
Currently the U-19 Indonesian national team is conducting a training camp (TC) in Croatia in preparation for the U-19 Asian Cup and the U-20 World Cup.
AFC itself is still conducting a study on the implementation of the U-19 Asian Cup, which in its official statement may be postponed again due to the pandemic.
Even so, PSSI will still run a training camp so that the Garuda Muda squad matures until it is time for the U-20 World Cup which is still on schedule.
"In 2021 we will host and we need careful preparation. Where we also want to see our coach to get players who are outside the existing list," said Iriawan.
Previously, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) considered postponing this year's U-16 and U-19 Asian Cup in Bahrain and Uzbekistan respectively due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The official website of the Uzbekistan Football Association (UFA) said the AFC had sent an official letter to the member federations participating in the competition to learn about the potential for rescheduling the two tournaments.
According to the AFC, the postponement discourse arose because several member federations that would compete in the U-16 and U-19 Asian Cups had difficulty preparing the national team in the midst of the pandemic.
They also complained about the difficulty of flights to Bahrain and Uzbekistan. It was also stated that for the same reason, the United Arab Emirates will cancel the Asian Club Futsal Cup in their country.
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