All the gamers and assist workers of the Indian soccer staff have examined damaging for COVID-19 after arrival in Qatar and have additionally began coaching forward of the joint Qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup and 2023 Asian Cup subsequent month.
The staff, which arrived in Doha on Wednesday night, was below obligatory quarantine and ready for the outcomes of their RT-PCR checks earlier than beginning their preparatory camp.
“Yes, all the 28 players and support staff tested negative in the tests done after their arrival,” All India Football Federation General Secretary Kushal Das informed PTI.
The staff, bolstered by the return of Sunil Chhetri, can have a preparatory camp inside a bio-bubble right here earlier than its first match on June 3 towards hosts Qatar. The different two matches are towards Bangladesh (June 7) and Afghanistan (June 15).
Through the great places of work of Qatar Football Association, a 10-day laborious quarantine was waived off for the Indians they usually started coaching as quickly as they obtained the COVID-19 damaging outcomes.
“Gearing-up for the challenges ahead. The #BlueTigers had their training first training session in Doha, Qatar last night,” the AIFF stated in a tweet, together with footage of coaching of gamers below head coach Igor Stimac.
Gearing-up ⚙️ for the challenges forward 🙌
The #BlueTigers 🐯 had their coaching first coaching session in Doha, Qatar 🇶🇦 final evening 🤩#WCQ 🏆 #AgainTheBlue 💙 #BlueTigers 🐯 #IndianFootball ⚽ pic.twitter.com/QnAChPR086
— Indian Football Team (@IndianFootball) May 22, 2021
The matches are being performed in Doha in view of the COVID-19 pandemic which doesn’t permit the unique format of house and away matches.
The Indian staff, fourth in Group E with three factors, is already out of competition for a World Cup berth however remains to be within the reckoning for the 2023 Asian Cup in China.
The Indian gamers had been to have a nationwide camp in Kolkata from May 2 onwards however the raging pandemic within the nation led to its cancellation.
The gamers and the assist had left the nation on Wednesday after present process RT-PCR checks previous to flying off to Doha from New Delhi.
They had arrived in New Delhi on May 15 with obligatory damaging RT-PCR check outcomes.