Jakarta July 26 (IANS) The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Competition Committee on Wednesday officially awarded Indonesia the hosting of the AFC Under-19 championship next year.
The decision was made during a meeting of the AFC competition committee held on Tuesday night reports Xinhua news agency.
The AFC U-19 championship is scheduled to be held from October 18 to November 4 of next year.
The committee felt that Indonesia was regarded as the most favourable among the bidders.
The appointment was expected to assist the country s recovery and development of soccer following the recent FIFA ban.
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