Chairman Chung Mong-gyu Ends EAFF Chairman's Term... U17 Asian Cup Qualifying Roundup Held

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The East Asian Football Federation (EAFF) held regular general meetings and executive committee meetings and voted to elect the next executive and change the way major games were operated.

At this general meeting held in Myeong-dong, Seoul on the 4th, it was confirmed that the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U17 Asian Cup qualifiers and EAFF U17 tournaments would be integrated and operated. The decision follows AFC's proposal to change the format of the U17 Asian Cup qualifying round and will take effect in 2027.

Starting next year, AFC decided that five regional federations, including EAFF, West Asian Football Federation (WAFF), Southeast Asian Football Federation (AFF), Central Asian Football Federation (CAFF), and South Asian Football Federation (SAFF), will hold their own U17 Asian Cup qualifying tournaments.

Accordingly, EAFF will determine the team that will advance to the AFC U17 Asian Cup finals through the EAFF U17 tournament. The detailed schedule and method of the competition will be confirmed later.

Meanwhile, a new EAFF executive has also been established. As Chung Mong-kyu, chairman of the Korea Football Association, who was elected as EAFF chairman through an extraordinary general meeting last year, ended his term, Song Kai, chairman of the China Football Association, took office as the new chairman.

Jeon Han-jin, chairman of the International Committee of the Korea Football Association, was elected as vice chairman of the EAFF's new executive branch. Tsunayasu Miyamoto, president of the Japanese Football Association, and Eric Fok, president of the Hong Kong Football Association, who recently won re-election, were also named in the vice-chairman's group.

As executive members, figures from Taiwan, Macau, Mongolia, and the North Mariana Islands, including North Korea's Vice Chairman Han Eun-kyung, will be active.

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