The Molten Acentec is the official match ball for the
2019 AFC Asian Cup
The 2019 AFC Asian Cup (or commonly called the Asian Cup 2019) was the 17th edition of the men's AFC Asian Cup, the quadrennial international association football, football championship of Asia organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) ...
tournament.
Design
Molten Corporation
is a sports equipment and automotive parts company based in Hiroshima, Japan.
Molten is mostly known for manufacturing balls for several team sports, with a range of products that includes American footballs, association footballs, basketb ...
, which is known for designing volleyball and basketball balls, was chosen by the
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates (UAE), or simply the Emirates, is a country in West Asia, in the Middle East, at the eastern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It is a Federal monarchy, federal elective monarchy made up of Emirates of the United Arab E ...
, the host of the tournament, to design the ball. It was the first time ever that Molten was chosen for a football tournament.
According to the Company, Molten will supply match balls designed specially for the AFC Asian Cup utilizing the basic design of Molten’s flagship model Vantaggio 5000 Premier football.
References
2019 AFC Asian Cup
AFC Asian Cup balls
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