New CFA chief sets clear targets

Chen Xuyuan, newly elected president of the Chinese Football Association, has set realistic agendas for the national men's and women's teams.

"We will make full efforts to make our men's team the leading contingent in Asia and develop our women's team into one of the best in the world," Chen said on Thursday at the CFA's 11th membership conference at the Xianghe national soccer training center in Hebei province.

"To achieve those goals, the CFA will further deepen institutional reform in both professional leagues and youth development."