AFF Suzuki Cup to reschedule to 2021?

At the meeting, on the basis of updates and assessments of the situation of the Covid-19 epidemic in Southeast Asian countries, members of the AFF Emergency Management Committee discussed and identified the Covid epidemic will continue to have complicated developments from now until the end of the year. Therefore, the plan to organize the AFF Suzuki Cup 2020 is likely not guaranteed to be implemented as planned.

Based on the actual situation of the Covid-19 epidemic, with the goal of bringing a complete football atmosphere to the fans as well as ensuring the values ​​of the tournament, the members of the Board discuss and propose a plan to move the AFF Suzuki Cup 2020 to organization in 2021.

However, according to the opinion of the Standing Vice Chairman of VFF Tran Quoc Tuan at the meeting, 2021 is a very difficult year with a dense schedule of international tournaments. In addition to the AFC tournaments, there is the Tokyo Olympic, Euro (all to be held in 2021), CONCACAF ..., so the suitable time for Southeast Asian countries to successfully organize AFF Suzuki is also a problem that raises many problems to be solved.

"Despite this, with determination to maintain and successfully organize the most prestigious tournament in the region, the members of the Unified Board will continue to research and discuss to find the most optimal solution", Mr. Tran Quoc Tuan said.

The next online meeting of the AFF Emergency Management Committee will take place on July 30.