The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has awarded the hosting rights of the AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2022 to India for the first time since 1979.
Women’s Asian Cup will be held in the second half of the year 2020.
Women players are expected to bring social revolution in the event.
The football tournament will feature 12 teams. The number of participating teams has been expanded from the previous slot of eight teams.
As India hosts the tournament, India will qualify directly in the tournament.
The event will serve as the final qualification tournament for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup.
In the 1979 event, India had finished as runners-up.
The announcement to host the tournament comes as a measure to boost AIFF as India is to host the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2022.
