The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) announced that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) won the hosting of the 2027 Asian Nations Cup, for the first time in its history, since its inception in 1956. This came during the work of the 33rd Congress of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), February 1, in the Bahraini capital, Manama. Saudi Arabia was the only bid presented at the Congress in Manama after India’s withdrawal in December 2022.
Saudi Arabia has won the championship on three occasions (1984, 1988, 1996). The three-time winners' successful bid, a formality after their sole rivals India withdrew, was rubber-stamped at the Asian Football Confederation Congress in Bahrain, held just weeks after Gulf neighbours Qatar hosted the first World Cup in the Middle East.
Saudi Arabia, the world's biggest oil exporter, has held talks with Egypt and Greece about a joint World Cup bid for 2030, officials said last year.
The conservative country has thrown hundreds of millions of dollars at deals including Al Nassr's signing of Cristiano Ronaldo, Formula One in Jeddah and the lucrative LIV tour that has divided golf.
Source: https://gulfbusiness.com
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