Saudi Arabia has been selected to host the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League Elite (ACLE) Final Stage.The AFC announced on Monday that Saudi Arabia will host the final stage of the ACLE for the first time in the 2024-2025 season, AFP reported.The AFC is switching the Champions League (ACL), a competition between AFC-affiliated national clubs, to the Autumnal Equinox next year and splitting it into a top-tier league (ACLE) and a second tier (ACL2).In the ACLE, 24 clubs will compete for a place in the round of 16 on a home-and-home basis in the East and West, with a tournament to determine the winner. Saudi Arabia will host the Final Stage in the first season of the ACLE, 2024-2025, and the second season, 2025-2026, with the quarterfinals, semifinals, and final.
Iraq was also in the running to host the Final Stage, but the AFC chose Saudi Arabia after considering “infrastructure and accommodation requirements, as well as all other key operational aspects”.The Kingdom will now host a number of football events, both club and national, including the 2023 FIFA Club World Cup, which kicks off in the middle of this month, the 2027 AFC Asian Cup, and the 2034 Asian Games.In addition, the kingdom is the sole candidate for the 2034 FIFA World Cup, which is 카지노사이트 virtually guaranteed to be hosted.