Soccer-AFC confirms JDT withdrawal from Asian Champions League in Qatar
Border closures implemented by Malaysia in March to limit the spread of COVID-19 will not be lifted to allow the club to complete their matches in the continental championship, which will restart next week in Doha. The AFC said in a statement https://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-champions-league/latest/news/latest-update-on-afc-champions-league-2020 that JDT's matches are cancelled and considered null and void.
Malaysian champions Johor Darul Ta'zim (JDT) have withdrawn from the Asian Champions League as they are unable to travel to Qatar for the resumption of the competition, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) confirmed on Friday. Border closures implemented by Malaysia in March to limit the spread of COVID-19 will not be lifted to allow the club to complete their matches in the continental championship, which will restart next week in Doha.
The AFC said in a statement https://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-champions-league/latest/news/latest-update-on-afc-champions-league-2020 that JDT's matches are cancelled and considered null and void. It added that points and goals in those matches would not be taken into consideration when the final rankings in the group stage are determined. Japan's Vissel Kobe, China's Guangzhou Evergrande and South Korea's Suwon Bluewings will now compete in Group G. The eastern half of the competition will be completed in Doha with the semi-final winners facing Iran's Persepolis FC in the Dec. 19 final.
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