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Secretary General of the Football Federation of Turkmenistan took part in the AFC congress in Paris

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Today, at the Extraordinary Congress of the AFC in Paris, the associations participating in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) approved China as the host of the Asian Cup 2023, the official website of the AFC reports.

The decision was taken unanimously. The application of the country for the right to host the Asian Cup was the only one. China will host the Asian Cup for the second time in history. It is noted that in nine of the twelve cities hosting the tournament, new stadiums will be built. The first time Asian Cup it took place in this country in 2004. The current winner of the tournament is the national team of Qatar.

The event was attended by the secretary general of the Football Federation of Turkmenistan Arslan Aynazarov.

In 2004, the national team of Turkmenistan made its debut in the final stage of the Asian Cup in China. In 2019, the tournament was held in the United Arab Emirates and was held in a new format - with the participation of 24 teams, previously 16 teams played there. The national team of Turkmenistan participated in it for the second time. But in both cases, the Turkmen football players could not leave the group.

The Asian Cup is held every four years. The tournament in China will be the eighteenth in a row.

The qualification for the World Cup 2022 and the Asian Cup 2023 for the national team of Turkmenistan will begin in September, our team will know the rivals in the qualifying round on July 17, 2019.

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