The Chinese club was kicked out of the AFC Champions League because of the blockade of Shanghai
Shanghai Port Club was eliminated from AFC Champions League because of a tough ban imposed on the city of Shanghai (China) to prevent an increase in Covid-19.
Shanghai Port Club, The 2017 AFC Champions League semi-finalists will play their Group J matches at a centralized venue in Thailand starting this weekend. However, the Federation Soccer Asia (AFC) said the team had withdrawn, citing “travel restrictions due to Covid-19 containment measures recently implemented in Shanghai”.
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Shanghai Port Club has withdrawn from the AFC Champions League REUTERS |
The team that won the championship Chinese Super League (China’s top league) is quite famous for having foreign star players, especially the former attacking midfielder of Chelsea, Oscar. With the above decision, they will not be substituted in Group J and their matches will be cancelled. So, table J belongs to AFC Champions League this season now there will be 3 teams: Chiangrai United (Thailand), Kitchee (Hong Kong) and Vissel Kobe (Japan).
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Oscar of Shanghai Port Club will not be able to attend the AFC Champions League this season AFP |
Shanghai and its 25 million people have been locked down in stages since late March when facing a wave of variant infections. Omicron due to China implementing its zero-Covid strategy.
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