(MENAFN- Qatar News Agency) Tokyo April 24 Japan's football chief has apologized to Qatar 2022 World Cup organizers after he reportedly stated his country was ready to step in as replacement hosts -- and insists he fully supports the decision to stage the tournament in the emirate.
Kuniya Daini president of the Japan Football Association (JFA) has sent an apology to Qatar 2022 claiming he was mistranslated in an interview.
In a letter to Qatar Football Association president HE Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Bin Ahmad Al Thani Daini stated: "It is a fact and a decision by FIFA that [the] 2022 FIFA World Cup will be held in Qatar. We Japan Football Association fully support the hosting by Qatar with confidence that it will lead to further development of football in Asia.
"You will have our full support for the success of the biggest event in football." Daini added in the letter: "The article... was not based on the facts or actual remarks I made during the interview.
"At the same time I wish to sincerely apologize for any inconvenience or misunderstanding this may have caused to you and all the other concerned parties."
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