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Hwang Hee-chan ‘surprised’ by Corona 19’s confirmation … Ulsan players have already left for Qatar
As Hwang Hee-chan (24, Leipzig), who had been called up by the Korean men’s soccer team, was confirmed to have a new coronavirus infection (Corona 19), professional soccer players Jeonbuk Hyundai and FC Seoul who played together they were the Asian Football Federation (AFC) Champions League (They plan to return to Korea without participating in ACL).
The Korea Football Association announced on the 18th, “After the Qatar War on the 17th, a Corona 19 gene amplification (PCR) test was performed, and Hwang Hee-chan and one of the staff members were also confirmed “.
According to officials from the Korea Football Association and the Professional Football Federation, the Jeonbuk and Seoul teams, which received news of the occurrence of additional confirmed cases, decided to return their players who had been called up for the national team to Korea.
The Jeonbuk, Seoul and Ulsan Hyundai players were scheduled to depart for Doha, Qatar, where the ACL will take place after an away evaluation match against Mexico and Qatar in Austria.
However, since Hwang Hee-chan, who trained and played with them, was infected with Corona 19, Jeonbuk and Seoul decided to promote the return of the players.
Consequently, Son Jun-ho, Lee Ju-yong (Jeonbuk Lee), Yoon Jong-gyu, and Sejong Ju (Seoul Lee) who remain in Austria are expected to return to Korea after undergoing additional tests for Corona 19.
However, Won Doo-jae, Kim Tae-hwan and Jeong Seung-hyun from Ulsan have already left for Qatar.
Jung Woo-young and Nam Tae-hee, who play for Al Sadd in Qatar, also returned to Qatar.
According to the Football Association, it is possible to leave the country if a negative corona 19 test is found 72 hours before departure.
The national team was tested once on the 16th, before the friendly match with Qatar, and the players who received a negative decision here had no problem leaving the country.
Other athletes, including those who crossed into Qatar, tested negative on the 17th.
Currently 7 players, including Kwon Chang-hoon (Freiburg), Lee Dong-jun (Busan I-Park), Jo Hyun-woo (Ulsan Hyundai), Hwang In-beom (Rubin Kazan) Kim Moon-hwan (Busan), Na Sang-ho (Seongnam FC) and Hwang Hee-chan, etc. It was infected.
Excluding Kwon Chang-hoon and Hwang Hee-chan, who have returned to their teams, the players and staff remain in Austria and remain isolated.
The Football Association is following a plan to quickly return them to Korea via charter flight.
Five K-League members who received negative judgments, including Wonsang Um (Gwangju), Changgeun Lee, Gyeongwon Kwon (Sangju Lee Sang), Taewook Jung, and Taewook Koo (Daegu Lee Sang), as well as coaches and support staff, arrived to Incheon Airport on the afternoon of the 19th via Frankfurt, Germany. do.
/ yunhap news
