Competitions Committee gives 2014 AFC Challenge Cup hosting rights

Nov 28, 2012 - 12:53:18 | Hussain Sinan

Maldives playing in the AFC Challenge Cup played this year

Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA - The AFC Competitions Committee on Wednesday decided to give the hosting rights of the 2014 AFC Challenge Cup to Maldives.

The committee, under the chairmanship of AFC Vice-President the UAE’s Yousuf Al Serkal, ratified the decision of the Organising Committee for AFC President’s Cup and AFC Challenge Cup to appoint Maldives as a host of the next edition of this eight-team Finals.

The committee also proposed the 2013 AFC Champions League slots to the AFC Executive Committee, which will meet on Thursday. However, the members decided to hold the final of the ACL on home and away basis next year.

The committee also approved DPR Korea’s exclusion from future AFC Challenge Cups and maintain automatic qualification for top three teams from the 2015 edition in the next edition.

All decisions of this committee need to be ratified by the AFC Executive Committee to take effect. Football Association of Maldives general secretary Shah Ismail is part of the AFC Competitions Committee. FAM president Ali Azim is in Malaysia to attend the AFC executive committee meeting

Source: the-afc.com