The Asian Football Confederation announced that the 2022 Women’s Asian Cup, to be hosted by India, will be held from January 20 to February 6. Twenty five matches will be played over 18 days and the tournament will feature 12 teams. Eight teams will qualify for the newly-introduced quarterfinals.
This event will also serve as a qualification tournament for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup. The Qualifiers for the 2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup is set to take place from September 13 to 25 in a centralised venue.
The tournament is one of the two major events being held in the country next year as the hosting rights of the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup was also handed to India after the 2020 event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. India has also hosted the AFC U-16 Championships in 2016 and the FIFA U-17 World Cup in 2017.
