FC Goa play their final AFC Champions League (ACL) match right this moment (Thursday, April 29) however the membership’s head coach Juan Ferrando, it’s overseas workers and gamers departed from India earlier than the ultimate recreation could possibly be performed. India is reeling beneath a extreme second wave of coronavirus and as a result of horrible scenario, varied international locations are placing restrictions on travellers from the nation. Keeping the identical in thoughts, the membership let its overseas contingent go away earlier than they get caught.
FC Goa play Al Wahda of their ultimate AFC Champions League match as they stand third within the Group E factors desk with three factors from 5 video games. FC Goa have thus far drawn three video games and have misplaced their two matches in opposition to Iranian giants Persepolis. On Thursday, FC Goa will play with a purely Indian line-up and can hope to place some smile on a billion faces amid these grim occasions.
“FC Goa wish to inform that the membership’s overseas contingent together with the Head Coach and overseas workers have been suggested to journey again dwelling instantly. This comes as a pre-emptive measure in view of current insurance policies being taken by European and different international locations with regard to travellers from India because the nation battles the second wave of COVID-19 which has engulfed the nation.
“While the AFC Champions League stays an necessary competitors for FC Goa, the membership administration felt that the effectively being of the gamers to be its at the start duty. We will proceed to make sure the identical within the days to come back.
“In a season like no different, we wish to thank all of the gamers for his or her efforts this season. We want everybody secure well being,” FC Goa said in its statement.
FC Goa’s players and staff have been in a bubble since before the start of the Indian Super League 2020-21 season in November. The Ferrando-coached side made the semi-finals and they were able to step out of the bubble for only a few days before they went back into it for the ACL. The team and the staff have been in a bio-bubble for seven months and the club’s president and owner Akshay Tandon thanked them all for their “sacrifice and service to the club”.
“These gamers and workers have been in a bubble for 7 months. We are grateful past phrases for his or her sacrifice and their service to the membership. Things are very unhealthy in India and getting worse. Travel restrictions are being launched on a regular basis and conserving them right here every day is a threat.
“They may have gotten caught right here for extra time. Flights are overbooked and getting cancelled reason behind newer journey curbs from India. Time to get behind our boys for the final match. I’m certain they’ll give it their 100 per cent,” he said on Twitter.
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