His Excellency Sheikh Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa, President of the Asian Football Confederation and First Vice President of FIFA, congratulated the Japanese team on the occasion of winning the Asian Cup (U-23) – Qatar 2024, which concluded its competitions on Friday evening in Doha after three weeks of football competition. Exciting among 16 Asian teams.
His Excellency Sheikh Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa stressed that the Japanese team’s achievement reflects the status of Japanese football on the continental scene, expresses the efforts of the local federation in sponsoring and preparing the team, and translates the efforts of its members throughout the stages of the tournament, leading to the crowning of the title.
The President of the Asian Football Confederation also extended his congratulations to the teams: Japan, Uzbekistan and Iraq on the occasion of their qualification to the football competition in the upcoming Olympic Games in Paris, stressing that these teams succeeded, thanks to their solid will and distinguished technical levels, in reserving their places in the Paris Olympics, expressing his confidence in the ability of those teams. The teams hope to represent the Asian continent well in the next Olympic event.
He also congratulated the Indonesian team for obtaining fourth place in the tournament and reaching the global playoff qualifier for the Paris Olympics, expressing his wishes for good luck and success for the Indonesian team in the global playoff match against the Guinea national team and achieving the fourth Asian ticket in the Olympic tournament.
His Excellency Sheikh Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa congratulated the State of Qatar on its remarkable success in hosting the tournament and producing it in a bright way that befits the reputation and status of Asian football and confirms the suitability of the State of Qatar to host major sporting events in accordance with the highest international quality standards.
His Excellency Sheikh Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa praised the young talents produced by the AFC U-23 Cup that will represent the bright future of Asian football, calling on the civil associations in the Asian continent to continue nurturing these talents to support their national teams in the upcoming competitions.
