In a special video message to participants, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) General Secretary, Dato’ Windsor John, said: “The last time the People’s Republic of China hosted the AFC Asian Cup in 2004, it was staged in just four cities. At the time, Asia’s top 16 teams competed in 32 matches, which is a stark difference to the 24 teams who will be competing across 51 matches in 2023.
“Adding to the challenge, for the first time in the tournament’s history, we will be hosting the competition across 10 cities so we can expect the AFC Asian Cup China 2023 to be our most demanding edition to date. .....
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