Soccer-Gulf Cup postponed to 2023 due to fixture congestion


FILE PHOTO: Bahrain National Team players celebrate their victory at the the Gulf Cup, at Bahrain International Circuit, in Sakhir, Bahrain, December 9, 2019. REUTERS/ Hamad I Mohammed/File Photo

(Reuters) - The next Gulf Cup, which was due to kick off in December in Basra in Iraq, has been postponed for a year due to a congested calendar, organisers announced.

The competition, which features teams from eight Gulf states, had been due to run from Dec. 24 until Jan. 7 but will now be held in January 2023.

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