"Following the imposition of further preventive measures and travel restrictions by several national governments due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, ," the body said in a statement, "the Asian Football Confederation has decided today to postpone all AFC Cup 2020 matches until further notice." Games in the west of Asia had already been suspended prior to the announcement. The decision means matches due to be played in March and April in the confederation's other four zones around Asia - south, central, south east and east - have now also been postponed. The AFC Cup is the continent's second-tier club competition and features teams from countries such as Jordan, Lebanon, Singapore, Bangladesh and Tajikistan. "The AFC will closely monitor the situation before deciding when to recommence the 2020 AFC Cup season," the statement said.

Source: bd News24 March 18, 2020 10:07 UTC