Bengaluru FC’s AFC Cup play-off match, scheduled to be held on April 28, has been indefinitely postponed because the preliminary recreation to resolve their opponents is but to happen as a result of COVID-19 pandemic.
BFC, runners-up in 2016, have been drawn to play the winners of the match between six-time Bangladesh Premier League champions Abahani and Maldives’ Eagles.
Abahani have been scheduled to host Eagles on April 14 on the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka however the countrywide lockdown as a result of pandemic compelled the hosts to droop the match.
The match was then scheduled for April 21 in Kathmandu however journey restrictions got here in the best way.
“As of now you can say that BFC’s next match stands indefinitely postponed. BFC can’t play till the other game is played as they are supposed to meet the winner of that game,” a supply near BFC informed PTI on Friday.
“Their match was rescheduled for April 21 but today is April 23, two days have passed and we don’t know the status of that game. So it’s not possible for BFC to play on April 28,” he added.
BFC’s match stands postponed, as per the fixtures within the web site of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).
According to main Bangladesh newspaper Daily Star, the AFC has requested Abahani if they will play their preliminary stage match towards Eagles in India.
In their final outing, BFC thrashed Nepal’s Tribhuvan Army FC 5-0 in Bambolim, Goa.
The fixture was new coach Marco Pezzaiuoli’s first aggressive recreation in control of the Blues, since his appointment as head coach in February.
Bengaluru FC have been in Goa for little over 4 weeks, residing in a bio-secure bubble.
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