The Football Association: We presented to the Confederation an integrated file on the reasons for the unit's inability to travel
The Football Association announced in a press statement today, Monday, that it has submitted an integrated file to the AFC that includes a detailed explanation of the reasons that led to the inability of Al Wahda Club to travel and play the AFC Champions League 2020 matches, and this comes within its responsibilities towards the UAE clubs and ensuring their rights in Various foreign football competitions.
In its statement, the Football Association indicated that it had received today, Monday, a letter from the Asian Football Confederation indicating that the subcommittee on the Corona virus in the AFC Champions League for the West considered Al-Wehda club team withdrawing from the tournament, after it was unable to travel and play the remaining matches in Group A.
It is noteworthy that the sub-committee considered that the circumstances surrounding Al-Wehda club that led to its inability to travel meet the description of "compulsive circumstances", and the results of the matches that the team played in the tournament were canceled and that no points or goals from the team's previous matches were counted when determining the final arrangement of the group. ".
The sub-committee also decided to implement Article 6.5, which gives it the right to make decisions it deems appropriate without applying Articles 6.1, 6.2, and 6.3 of the tournament regulations that provide for measures and fines.
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