Shaikh Salman underlines the AFC’s continued support towards UFA

The AFC President, in a meeting with the Prime Minister, said: “Uzbekistan is one of the elite members of Asian football and we are very happy with their contributions to the game, most notably in Central Asia.”

“Despite being one of the younger Member Associations (MAs) of the Confederation, they are amongst the giants of football with a bright future and great potential, and I am almost certain that we will be seeing Uzbekistan as one of the hubs for international football competitions in the near future.

“I am pleased to know that the Uzbekistan government is keen to achieve its Vision and Mission to develop sports and in particular football among the youth,” added Shaikh Salman.

The Prime Minister of Uzbekistan, H.E. Abdulla Aripov expressed his happiness to receive the AFC President and assured him of the organisational standards by the UFA in staging a memorable AFC U23 Asian Cup Uzbekistan 2022™, which is scheduled to be held in the host cities of Tashkent and Karshi from June 1 to 19.

“We are honoured to receive the AFC President in Tashkent as we need the full support from the AFC to achieve our Vision and Mission. We also want to assure that Uzbekistan has full confidence and support in the reforms of the AFC under your leadership,” said H.E. Abdulla Aripov.