World football governing body FIFA has cancelled 2021
editions of the Men’s U-17 and U-20 World Cups due to the continuous
spread of Covid-19 across the globe.
This forms part of the decision
the Bureau of the FIFA Council took on Thursday, December 24 concerning
upcoming FIFA competitions.
They had already cancelled
the U-17 and U-20 FIFA Women’s Cups due to the same reason.
“As a result of the COVID-19
pandemic, the Bureau of the FIFA Council has decided to cancel the 2021
editions of the men’s FIFA U-20 World Cup™️ and FIFA U-17 World Cup™️, and to appoint Indonesia and
Peru respectively, who were due to host the tournaments in 2021, as the hosts
of the 2023 editions.
“The COVID-19 pandemic continues to present
challenges for the hosting of international sporting events and to have a restrictive
effect on international travel.
“FIFA has therefore regularly consulted the relevant
stakeholders, including the host member associations as well as the
confederations involved in both tournaments originally scheduled to take place
in 2021. In doing so, it became clear that the global situation has failed to
normalise to a sufficient level to address the challenges associated with
hosting both tournaments, including the feasibility of the relevant
qualification pathways,” part of a statement from FIFA reads.
Ghana after qualifying to the
African Youth Championship in Mauritania were hoping to make a return to the
FIFA U-20 World Cup
having missed out since 2015.
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