Brazil will not be visiting Hong Kong any time soon, says HKFA boss Eric Fok
Eastern District’s application to join top flight waved through, but Canton United fail to meet local association criteria
Eric Fok Kai-shan has revealed that the immediate future of Hong Kong football will feature Eastern District, but not the Brazil national team.
Eastern District have been accepted into the Hong Kong Premier League for the 2025-26 season, although Chinese fourth-tier club Canton United’s application has been knocked back.
Fok, the chairman of the Football Association of Hong Kong, China (HKFA), told the Post: “Eastern District met all our requirements; they will join the Premier League, so we will have 10 teams next season.”
Fok also said Brazil were unlikely to come to Hong Kong any time soon. Paul Chan Mo-po, the financial secretary, recently said he was optimistic the record five-time world champions would visit for a friendly in the near future.
Although Fok acknowledged Brazil were “interested and we would welcome it”, he pointed to a congested fixture calendar.
He said Hong Kong, who have Asian Cup qualifiers in October and November, were already arranging friendlies for the Fifa window in September. The Post has been told the city team are set to return to Fiji for a tournament that could also feature Thailand.