AFF Cup Canceled This Year, Sports Calendar In 2021 More Solid?

PSSI Acting Secretary General, Yunus Nusi (center) (Photo: PSSI)

JAKARTA - The AFF Cup will be canceled in 2020. The cause of the COVID-19 pandemic is not yet under control. This was conveyed by the PSSI Acting Secretary General (Sekjen), Yunus Nusi.

Yunus said the AFF had not yet decided on a replacement schedule. The Southeast Asian Football Federation will still hold a meeting on July 30. The proposal for a replacement schedule appeared in February or March 2020. However, PSSI rejected the proposal.

Yunus said, there were two things that made PSSI refuse. First, because that month is approaching the fasting schedule. Apart from that, PSSI also has a bigger deal.

"Indonesia is focusing on preparations for the World Cup (U-20)," said Yunus to the media in Jakarta.

The man who is also a member of the PSSI Executive Committee added that his party did not really think about when the AFF Cup tournament would be held. Everything is left entirely to the AFF.

"We'll just wait. Later my staff will join the meeting (with AFF)," he said.

In fact, the AFF Cup will be held on 23 November to 31 December 2020 in Vietnam. However, seeing the COVID-19 pandemic situation, AFF did not want to take the risk by forcing the tournament to be held according to schedule.

However, this delay is believed to be problematic. The reason is, in 2021 there will be many sports events that will be held. Starting from the SEA Games, the Olympics and the U-20 World Cup.