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We request BFF to inform AFC to reschedule the group stage fixtures after 2 August, 2021 when Bangladesh Premier League will be fully completed. This will help BFF to complete their predetermined league schedule in time to help all clubs of Bangladesh football.
At the same time, it believed that BFF is preparing a bid to host the South Asian Zone games sticking to the new schedule provided by AFC. Previously, they had submitted the same bid but Maldives won the hosting rights.
However, AFC was forced to reschedule the dates given the breach of Covid-19 protocols by Indian club Bengaluru FC who were set to play the play-off game against Eagles FC for the last remaining spot in the group.
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Bengaluru FC arrive in Maldives for AFC Cup playoff
08 May 2021, 12:37 GMT+10
Male [Maldives], May 8 (ANI): Indian Super League (ISL) club Bengaluru FC arrived in the Maldives on Friday ahead of their 2021 AFC Cup Playoff clash on May 11.
The Sunil Chhetri-led Bengaluru FC will face Eagles FC on Tuesday. UPDATE: Bengaluru FC players and staff have landed safely in Male, Maldives, ahead of their 2021 AFC Cup Playoff clash on May 11, Bengaluru FC tweeted.
Bengaluru FC had thrashed Nepal s Tribhuvan Army FC 5-0 in their AFC Cup preliminary round 2 encounter in April. The Blues will lock horns with Eagles as Bangladesh s Abahani Dhaka Limited had pulled out of the tournament.
On April 16, Maldives had just 82 cases along with a seven-day average of 84 cases per day. But since then, the numbers have shot up astronomically and on May 5, there were 734 new cases in the country. The numbers are increasing at an alarming rate which has forced Maldives FA to request AFC to postpone the games.
As covid numbers are increasing in alarming numbers and as there are serious concerns from public @MaldivesFA is in talks with @theafcdotcom to postpone the centralized matches of @AFCCup South Asia Zone which was scheduled to be held here in Malè.@bassam jaleeI Ahmed Mahloof (@AhmedMahloof) May 5, 2021