The Chinese Taipei Football Association (CTFA) yesterday suspended the manager of the men’s national soccer team and dismissed four players for breaching COVID-19 protocols ahead of an international match.
The governing body in a statement said it suspended Henry Von (王家中) after an investigation found that he did not report the three incidents in which players breached virus protocols to go out drinking.
The team is to fly to Thailand today for the 2023 Asian Football Confederation Asian Cup qualification playoff round, where they are to play Indonesia on Thursday next week and again on Oct. 11.
Assistant manager Yeh Hsien-chung (葉獻中) would