True will be adding the AFC Champions League and the AFC Cup to its already impressive portfolio of sporting content, which includes the English Premier League, NBA and various other tennis and golf competitions. Fans will be able to enjoy extensive coverage of the AFC’s club competitions through TrueVision’s sports channels as well as via True’s OTT services.

And it's a group with plenty of pedigree as two-time AFC Champions League winners Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors of Korea Republic and 2008 champions Gamba Osaka of Japan lead the cast. The pair are joined by Thailand's Chiangrai United, who return for the second successive year, and Singaporean debutants Tampines Rovers.

Dejan Damjanovic may have left the K League behind and made Hong Kong his new home, but one thing remains true: the Montenegrin still knows how to score goals.

After bouncing between Vietnam's top two leagues over the past 15 years, Viettel gained promotion to the top flight in 2018 and two years later were crowned champions of their country after finishing two points clear of Hanoi FC.

That title success saw the Hanoi-based club qualify directly to the 2021 AFC Champions League group stage as they became the first Vietnamese side to appear in the competition since Becamex Binh Duong in 2016.

And there could be few bigger introductions to the tournament than opening against last year's winners Ulsan Hyundai.

The 2021 edition sees Port make their long-awaited debut in the AFC Champions League while Kitchee return for the first time since 2018 boasting a continental superstar with a record in his sights.

The path to the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ has reached a pivotal stage in Asia. Twelve teams have qualified for the third round after a nearly two-year long journey in Round 2.

Group winners Syria (A), Australia (B), IR Iran (C), Saudi Arabia (D), Japan (F), United Arab Emirates (G) and Korea Republic (H) will be joined by the five best runners-up: China PR (A), Oman (E), Iraq (C), Vietnam (G) and Lebanon (H).

Qatar finished as winners of Group E, but as hosts have already qualified for the World Cup and will not participate in the next round of qualifying.

Nagoya last appeared in the competition in 2012 when they reached the Round of 16, after which they suffered a downturn of fortunes that culminated in relegation to the second tier in 2016 before returning to the top flight a year later.

After a period of restabalisation Nagoya then returned to the upper echelons of the J1 League, with a third-place finish last season ensuring direct entry into the 2021 AFC Champions League and Kakitani is now aiming to continue the upward trajectory.