AFC set to postpone U16 championship slated to be held in November in Bahrain

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) are set to postpone the AFC U16 Championship that is scheduled to be held in Bahrain from November 25, Goal understands. Most of the AFC competitions, including the Champions League and AFC Cup, that were to be hosted in a centralised venue were slated to go ahead on schedule, but the governing body might be forced to make an exception for the U16 tournament. AFC's 2022 World Cup qualifiers had already been postponed along with the draw for the AFC Cup knockout stages.