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AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023 LOC appoints tournament CEO

Doha: The Local Organizing Committee (LOC) for the AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023 issued its Resolution No. (1) for the year 2023 appointing Jassim Abdulaziz Al Jassim as the CEO of the tournament organized by Qatar during the period from January 12 to February 10, 2024.

This decision comes within the framework of the Local Organizing Committee’s efforts to start implementation steps regarding hosting the 2023 Asian Cup in Qatar.

In late February, the Executive Office of the Qatar Football Association issued a decision to form the local organizing committee for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup, headed by the President of the Federation, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa bin Ahmed Al-Thani, and Vice-Chairman, Jassim Rashid Al Buainain.

The committee included in its membership Ahmed Abdulaziz Al Buainain, Ibrahim Khalil Al Muhannadi, Hani Talib Ballan, Mansour Mohamed Al Ansari, Ghanem Ali Al Kuwari, Mohamed Al Suwaidi, and a representative of the Ministry of Interior.

It also appointed Mansour Mohamed Al Ansari, Secretary-General of the Qatar Football Association (QFA), as the general manager of the tournament, in addition to his membership in the local organizing committee.

Qatar National Team holds the title of the 2019 edition in the tournament that is held once every four years, and the State of Qatar will host the most important mens tournaments in the Asian continent for the third time in its history, after the 1988 editions when Saudi Arabia crowned the title at the expense of South Korea on penalties and 2011 when Japan won the tournament In front of Australia after extension.

Japan holds the record for winning the Asian Cup (4) times, against Saudi Arabia and Iran (3) times.

 

Source: QNA

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