Fifa president Gianni Infantino today unveiled a new regional football tournament, the Fifa Asean Cup, which will involve all 11 Southeast Asian nations.
Infantino said the tournament will be held during the Fifa International Match Calendar period to create greater impact in the region, which has a population of about 700 million people.
“Football unites the world and together with all 11 Asean countries, we are creating the Fifa Asean Cup. It’s a tournament that will bring the region together and become a huge success,” he said.
He said this after signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on regional football development on the sidelines of the 47th Asean Summit at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC).
Asean secretary-general Kao Kim Hourn signed the MoU on behalf of the bloc,…