Men wearing face masks ride and walk past a billboard of the AFC Asian Cup in Beijing on Saturday. China pulled out hsoting the tournament due to the Covid-19 situation in the country. (Reuters photo)
TOKYO: The Japan Football Association (JFA) has been informally approached about the possibility of replacing China as hosts of next year’s Asian Cup, chairman Kozo Tashima told Nikkan Sports.
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) announced last Saturday that China had pulled out of hosting the 24-team continental championship, citing the Covid-19 situation in the country.
“We were sounded out,” Tashima told the newspaper, without giving further details.
“If Japan were able to host, there’s no question that it would be pretty…
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