The Secretary General of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Dato' Windsor John hailed the professional manner adopted to steer the Saudi association of the game In a press remarks he said: The Saudi football association is a significant and historical partner for the AFC and we feel proud towards the professional way undertaken by Yasser Al-Mis'hal and their motivation to excel, adding that it is an opportunity to thank both the Emirates as well as the Indian associations, too, for backing up the group's stage of the Asian Champions and making them a success. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia host 3 groups for the West Asian teams, for the matches started on April 14, as well as the 4th group for the Asian qualifiers for the World Cup 2022, in Qatar and the Asian Cup 2023, in China, set to start from May 31st to June 15th.