Cheng Hoe says players can now focus on qualifiers


Other priorities: Cheng Hoe wants the national team to qualify for the 2023 Asian Cup Finals.

PETALING JAYA: Many in the region may be ruing the cancellation of the AFF Suzuki Cup 2020, a regional football spectacle, but not national coach Tan Cheng Hoe. He is a relieved man.

The Asean Football Federation (AFF) announcement on Thursday that the meet has been postponed to next year has the coach smiling. He said he could now concentrate on the 2022 World Cup-2023 Asian Cup qualifying campaign.

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