The gamers of the Indian soccer crew carried out the COVID-19 take a look at on arrival and are awaiting the outcomes earlier than beginning their preliminary camp earlier than the mixed qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup and 2023 Asian Cup.
The 28-member squad and assist employees landed right here from New Delhi on Wednesday evening.
The All India Football Federation stated in a launch, “28 players and support staff are in mandatory quarantine till they get the test results of the RT-PCR tests conducted in Doha.”
“Subsequently, the team will be allowed to start their preparation camp as part of the preparation for the matches.”
Buoyed by the return of Sunil Chhetri, the crew will maintain a preparatory camp inside a bio-bubble right here forward of their first match towards host Qatar on 3 June. The different two matches are towards Bangladesh (7 June) and Afghanistan (15 June).
Given the state of the COVID-19 pandemic, a spherical of matches are being performed in Doha, which doesn’t permit the unique format for home and international matches.
The Indian crew, who completed fourth in Group E with three factors, have already dropped out of the World Cup race, however it’s nonetheless within the operating for the 2023 Asian Cup in China.
The AIFF thanked the Qatar Football Association (QFA) for permitting the crew to achieve a lot forward of the matches and maintain a preparatory camp in Doha. QFA used its good places of work to permit Indians to start coaching with out serving a 10-day robust quarantine.
AIFF normal secretary Kushal Das stated, “We are very grateful and grateful to the Qatar FA for helping us to start our camp in Qatar early on the way.”
“The Group E World Cup qualifier will likely be performed from inside a protected bio bubble. We perceive that there are some important well being requirements that we should comply with once we attain Doha, which we’ll diligently comply with.
Indian gamers had been to have a nationwide camp in Kolkata from May 2, but it surely was canceled as a result of fierce COVID-19 epidemic within the nation.
The Blue Tigers additionally needed to have a pleasant match – not worldwide – as a part of preparations behind closed doorways in Dubai, however additionally they needed to be canceled.
Das stated, “AIFF President Praful Patel held detailed talks with the President of Qatar FA, who voiced our concern with the Prime Minister’s Office, after which the 10-day quarantine period was waived.”
The 28-member squad, together with assist employees, flew in from New Delhi, the place they had been in obligatory separation since 15 May after they arrived from their hometowns.
The total contingent had arrived in New Delhi with obligatory destructive RT-PCR take a look at outcomes and underwent one other RT-PCR take a look at earlier than flying to Doha.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
