AFC Postpones all soccer activities, The Asian football confederation has moved to suspend all soccer activities scheduled for May and June until further notice as Coronavirus pandemic continues.
AFC said in a statement on its website
“Following the continued preventive measures and travel restrictions put in place by several governments, the AFC has decided to postpone all matches and competitions scheduled to take place in May and June until further notice,”.
“The AFC has been closely monitoring the COVID-19 pandemic and had earlier postponed its matches in March and April after holding a series of emergency meetings in New Delhi, Doha, Dubai, and Kuala Lumpur.
“The AFC will also continue to engage and consult with the participating member associations in the AFC club competitions and will explore all possible options to complete the 2020 AFC Champions League and AFC Cup group stages.”
Earlier the AFC second-tier cup was suspended in March due to the disease that has affected over 1 million people worldwide.
FIFA and AFC had also agreed to postpone Asian world cup qualifying matches in March and June.
