SINGAPORE, Nov 28 (Reuters) - Asia's emerging soccer nations will contest the next AFC Challenge Cup in the Maldives, the continent's soccer body said on Wednesday, but North Korea will not defend their title. The island nation of the Maldives, Asia's smallest, was awarded the hosting rights for the 2014 edition of the eight-team finals by the Asian Football Confederation's competitions committee, meeting in Kuala Lumpur. That decision must be ratified by the AFC's executive committee. The Challenge Cup was launched in 2006 when Tajikistan won the event hosted by Bangladesh. ... More...