Tashkent, Feb. 22 -- Uzbekistan will host the Asian Football Cup Under-23 in 2022. This was reported by the press service of the Uzbekistan Football Association (UFA).

"The UFA has sent a request to the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) to host the 2022 Asian U-23 Youth Championship in Uzbekistan. The necessary documents were submitted to the AFC and negotiations were held. As a result, the AFC agreed to host the competition in Uzbekistan, " the statement reads.

The AFC U-23 Cup has been held since 2013. Since then, the winners of the main prize have been the youth teams of Uzbekistan, South Korea, Japan and Iraq.

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