Bagan request AFC to ‘reschedule’ ACL-2 match in Iran
Times of India | 1 October 2024
Kolkata: Deciding to stay back in Kolkata instead of taking the flight to Iran, Mohun Bagan SG management has sent a fresh e-mail to the Asian Football Confederation, reiterating the team’s concerns of playing in the west Asian country in the prevailing situation in west Asia.
A letter — signed by 35 Bagan players and in which their concerns of travelling to Iran have been expressed — has been attached with this e-mail.
The ACL Two match against Tractor SC is scheduled to take place in the Iranian city of Tabriz on Wednesday.
In the e-mail, the city club has requested the AFC to “reschedule” the match, saying the team is even willing to play in Iran later on, when situation in the country will improve. The team is also game for playing the match at an “alternative” venue in a later date.
Jose Molina’s team will resume training on Tuesday for the ISL match against Mohammedan Sporting four days later.
Mohun Bagan’s refusal to play the ACL Two match, however, may invite sanctions from the AFC, which is yet to make any comment on the issue.