Bengaluru-Eagles clash postponed
10 May 2021, 03:18 GMT+10
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 9 (ANI): Indian Super League (ISL) club Bengaluru FC on Sunday confirmed that its AFC Cup playoff stage clash against Eagles FC has been postponed until further notice.
As a result, the club is now making arrangements to get all its players and staff home at the earliest.
"Bengaluru FC's 2021 AFC Cup Playoff Stage clash against Eagles FC has been postponed until further notice, as confirmed by the Asian Football Confederation on Sunday. The club is making arrangements to get all its players and staff home at the earliest. Bengaluru FC would also like to place on record an unconditional apology for a health and safety breach, involving one member of staff and two players, in the Maldives, on Saturday," the club said in an official statement."The club has held the highest standard of safety and precaution throughout the pandemic, and this error in judgment in no way aligns or indicates otherwise stringent measures that the club has maintained over the course of the season. The club will be dealing with this matter internally and no further statement will be made," it added.