Hoang Anh Gia Lai faces penalty from AFC

HAGL is facing a fine of 10,000 USD (about 230 million VND) from AFC. The reason is that the mountain town team changed the practice time on April 15 without informing the AFC supervisor.

According to the initial announcement, HAGL practiced at 16h00 at Military Zone 7. After that, the team changed to 16h30 and finally at 17h00.

Teams are allowed to change the training schedule but must notify the AFC, especially at the official training session before the match because it is related to the assignment of supervision and AFC communication to work. According to the rules, the team that violates will receive a fine.

Previously, HAGL also had a shirt problem during the press conference on April 15. Coach Kiatisuk Senamuang, midfielder Nguyen Tuan Anh and the interpreter wore shirts with sponsor logos. This is not the correct solution.

It is not clear whether HAGL will be fined more because of that incident or not. HAGL is the host to organize Group H in Ho Chi Minh City. This is the first time the mountain town team has organized an AFC Champions League group match in a centralized competition format. Therefore, it is also difficult for them to avoid confusion.

17 years ago, HAGL played in the AFC Champions League. Kiatisuk was then a player. The format now and in the past is very different, especially the organization of football in the time of Covid-19.

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