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| 6/23/2003 |
Asian futsal tournamentto be in Iran
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6:36:58 PM
Kuala Lumpur, June 23 - Iran will host this year's Asian Football Confederation (AFC) futsal championship, the AFC spokesman told Irna here.
"The tournament was scheduled to take place on July 27-August 5 in Japan but concerns over severe acute respiratory syndrome (sars) forced the Japan football association to ask the game's governing body in Asia to find another host," he said.
The spokesman said AFC sent its representive, Zulkifli Sulong to Tehran last week to discuss with Iranian organisers tournament preparations and the venue of the games.
He also comfirmed that the date of the tournament has been fixed July 27 to August 5. Iran, the four-time asian futsal champion, have stepped into the breach at short notice, winning the gratitude of AFC general secretary, Peter Velappan.
Earlier, Velappan has said: "We are very pleased that Iran has stepped in to host this premier asian futsal event and we are confident that they will do an excellent job with only one month to go to complete their preparations.
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