AFC to support India’s bid to host U-17 World Cup
AFC general secretary, Alex Soosay has voiced AFC’s support for India’s bid to host the U-17 World Cup in 2017.
Even though the Union cabinet has cleared AIFF’s proposal to host the U-17 World Cup, FIFA requires government guaranty on tax exemption, security, visa, foreign exchange and transport. AIFF has not been able to secure these guarantees so far.
The bid proposal has to be submitted before September 30th to FIFA else we risk the chance of hosting to other nations such as Ireland, Uzbekistan and South Africa who are also in contention.
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