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The AFC Disciplinary Commission decided to reject the objection presented by the Saudi club Al-Hilal, for its exclusion from the AFC Champions League, its consideration of withdrawal and the cancellation of all its results.
The AFC issued a statement on Saturday, stating: “The Federation’s Disciplinary and Ethics Committee decided to respond to the objection raised by Al Hilal Saudi Arabia regarding its withdrawal from the AFC Champions League for the West.”
The statement added: “In accordance with article 4.3 of the instructions for competitions during the Covid-19 pandemic.”
The statement concluded as follows: “The Asian Football Confederation will not comment further on this matter.”
Al-Hilal had filed an objection yesterday to its exclusion from the Asian Champions League, in the context that the Saudi club failed to provide 13 players to compete against UAE youth Al-Ahly Dubai in the sixth and final group stage round, where the leader attended that match with a roster of just 11 players. 3 goalkeepers, which violates the AFC regulations in the AFC Champions League.
Al-Hilal, protesting against the decision to exclude him, explained all the conditions that the team’s mission in Doha experienced due to the large number of infections with the Coronavirus, which reached more than thirty cases among players and members of technical bodies and administrative.
Today, Saturday, Al Hilal began to return to Riyadh, provided that another flight is provided for the return of those infected with the virus as soon as they emerge from quarantine.
