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MUMBAI (Reuters) – India, Taiwan and Uzbekistan have expressed interest in hosting the Asian Women's Cup in 2022, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) said on Saturday.
The 2022 tournament will constitute the 20th edition since the inaugural event of 1975. Japan beat Australia to win the previous edition in Jordan last year.
"The three member badociations will now be invited to nominate the proposed venues for the tournament, with the host to be nominated by the second quarter of 2020," said the continent's governing body in a statement. .
India and Taiwan hosted the tournament in 1979 and 2001 respectively. The deadline for submission of interest for the organization of the tournament has expired on Friday.
The Women's Asian Cup also serves as a qualifying tournament for the FIFA Women's World Cup.
Report of Sudipto Ganguly; edited by Peter Rutherford
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