BallBridge Sports Newsroom|5 October 2026 | Morning Update | BallBridge

BallBridge Sports Newsroom|5 October 2026 | Morning Update Moses Oluwafemi 1. AFC Set to Launch Nations League as World Cup and Asian Cup Qualification Faces Major Overhaul. The Asian Football Confederation is preparing to launch a biennial AFC Nations League from 2030, with the proposed competition set to become part of the qualification system for both the FIFA World Cup and AFC Asian Cup. Under the draft plan, Asia’s 47 member associations would be divided into three tiers, with promotion and relegation between them and performance in the Nations League determining qualification pathways. The first Asian Cup-linked edition is proposed for 2030, while the first World Cup-linked cycle would follow in 2032/33, when the top six teams in Tier 1 would qualify directly for the World Cup and teams finishing seventh to tenth would compete for the remaining Asian place…