On the evening of April 1, Beijing time, at the 10th EAFA Congress in Doha, Qatar, Du Zhaocai, secretary of the Party Committee of the Chinese Football Association, was elected as the president of the East Asian Football Federation, and his term of office began this year and continued until 2026. In addition, the U23 national football team stranded in the United Arab Emirates held a warm-up match with the local club to win 3-0, and the U23 national football team and the national football team will leave for home as early as April 3.
In the Year of the World Cup, EAFA also ushered in a new election, and Du Zhaocai, deputy director of the State General Administration of Sports and secretary of the Party Committee of the Chinese Football Association, became the only candidate for the presidency of EAFA, and was finally elected without suspense. The new term of office of the EAFA team is 2022-2026.
It is worth mentioning that this year's East Asian Cup will be held in China, the Chinese women's football team is determined to play, the men's football team, whether to send the national team to play, or to send the U23 national football team to play, there is no exact news.
In addition, according to reporter Ma Dexing, due to the temporary inability to return to China, the U23 national football team held a warm-up match with the local club during its stay in the United Arab Emirates. With Tsai Ming-min's scoring twice, as well as a goal from defender Wong Ka Fai, the U23 nations were able to beat their opponents 3-0.
The U23 national football team previously participated in the Dubai Cup, losing 0-1 to the United Arab Emirates in the first round, defeating Thailand 4-2 in the second round, and losing 0-3 to the United Arab Emirates in the third round of the final round, and finally ranking 4th in the Dubai Cup. This year's Dubai Cup, a total of 10 teams participated.
Of course, the U23 national football team and the national football team did not return to China on March 31, and it may also be related to the need for Du Zhaocai, the secretary of the Party Committee of the Football Association, who accompanied the team to participate in the election of the East Asian Football Federation, and with the end of a series of affairs including the Football Association, the 108 members of the delegation will leave for China on April 3.