KUALA LUMPUR: The ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) announced today that the Official Draw for the AFF Suzuki Cup 2020 will take place \u202aon Tuesday, 21 September, at 15:00\u202c MYT (GMT+8). The draw will be hosted as a virtual event for the first time in AFF Suzuki Cup history.\u00a0<\/p>\n
As the ASEAN region continues to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, AFF has decided that for the safety and wellbeing of all involved, the AFF Suzuki Cup 2020 Official Draw will take place virtually from a studio, with the majority of the AFF Member Associations and all stakeholders joining the proceedings remotely from their respective countries.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Fans can watch the proceeding live on the following channels and platforms.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Live Broadcast channels and platforms\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u2022 Indonesia\u00a0
\no Champions TV\u00a0
\no Vidio App\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u2022 Malaysia\u00a0
\no Astro: Arena Ch 801, Supersport, Go(Digital), Sooka (Digital)\u00a0
\no RTM: RTM Sports HD, RTM Digital platforms\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u2022 Vietnam:\u00a0
\no Next Media\u2019s social digital channels: Next Sports, VFF channel\u00a0
\no Vietnam Television: channel VTV6 and\/or VTV5\u00a0
\no Vietnam Cable PayTV (VTVCAB) service: \u201cON Sports +\u201d and \u201cOn Football\u201d\u00a0
\no Hochiminh City Television: channel HTV The Thao (HTV Sports)\u00a0
\no Binhduong Television: channel BTV2.\u00a0<\/p>\n
AFF Suzuki Cup 2020 Social Media platforms\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u2022 AFF Suzuki Cup 2020 website: https:\/\/affsuzukicup.com\/2020\/fan-zone\/group-draw\u00a0
\n\u2022 AFF Suzuki Cup 2020 YouTube channel: https:\/\/youtu.be\/E7F6fiJ5sic\u00a0
\n\u2022 AFF Suzuki Cup 2020 Facebook page: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/affsuzukicup\/\u00a0<\/p>\n
AFF President, Major General Khiev Sameth, shared, \u201cThe safety of everyone involved in the AFF Suzuki Cup 2020 is our top priority and we cannot compromise on the health of our teams, partners and stakeholders during these uncertain times. As such, we have decided to host the Official Draw as a virtual event. We feel it is important to proceed with the draw to give teams clarity on their tournament groupings and opponents so as to better prepare for the tournament taking place at the end of the year. We can\u2019t wait to see how the draw pans out, and the action that will unfold in a couple of months.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Malcolm Thorpe, Managing Director, South East Asia at SPORTIVE, said, \u201cThis is the first time that AFF will be hosting a virtual official draw for the AFF Suzuki Cup and we are delighted to be able to play a part in bringing this to life. We fully support AFF in changing the official draw to a virtual one to prioritise the health and safety of all involved. With the advance of live streaming and virtual hosting technologies, the opportunity to deliver a creative solution for the virtual draw has been exciting and we hope that fans from around the region will tune in to be a part of that experience.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
In addition to the Official Draw, there will also be a short pre-and post-draw show supported by the event sponsor Midea, where Singapore football legend Fandi Ahmad will share his insights into the tournament history and give his views on the official draw results and his predictions for some of the upcoming matches in December. The pre-draw show will \u202astart at 14:40\u202c MYT (GMT+8) and the post-draw show will follow after the live broadcast of the Official Draw. These can be viewed on Goal Asia\u2019s Facebook page: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/goalasia\/ and Twitter account: https:\/\/twitter.com\/Goal_Asia_.\u00a0<\/p>\n
To celebrate this important milestone for AFF Suzuki Cup 2020, Official Timekeeper Sponsor Casio will be launching custom designed watches inspired by some of the participating countries\u2019 national symbols. Every player from each of the participating national teams will receive a Casio G-SHOCK watch as a memento for competing in the tournament.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u00a0The AFF Suzuki Cup 2020 has been scheduled to take place \u202abetween 5th December 2021 \u2013 1 st January 2022\u202c. Further details of the event will be shared in due course.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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