AFC 18 announced that the 2022 AFC U23 Asian Cup will be held in Uzbekistan from September 6 to 25, 2022. This will be the first time that the event will be held in Central Asia.
The AFC said that the AFC Executive Committee agreed with the recommendation of the AFC Competition Committee that Uzbekistan should be granted the right to host the 2022 AFC U23 Asian Cup. This decision has undergone a comprehensive evaluation of the tender, including all requirements for competition, infrastructure, risk assessment, etc. , and has taken into account Uzbekistan's preparations for the cancelled 2020 U 19 Asian Championship.
According to the AFC news, the 2022 AFC U23 Asian Cup qualifiers will be held in the form of tournaments on1October 23rd, 202 1, 10 to 3 1.
At the same time, AFC decided to cancel the 20021AFC Indoor Futsal Club Championship originally scheduled to be held in UAE, and announced that UAE will continue to host the 2022 tournament.