DOHA: Five players of Al Hilal Saudi Football Club who arrived in Doha on Friday to participate in the 2020 AFC Champions League tested positive for coronavirus.
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC), in close coordination with Qatari medical authorities, conducted Covid-19 tests on all participating teams in the AFC Champions League (West) on their arrival in Doha.
So far, the results of those tests have shown that five players and one member of the management team from Al Hilal SFC and a player from Qatar’s Al Duhail tested positive.
Al Hilal’s first match is scheduled for 15 September against Iraqi side Al Shorta at Khalifa International Stadium.
“All the appropriate medical care and support is being given to the two teams and those who tested positive are under medical supervision in a quarantined environment as required by the safety measures and Covid-19 protocols put in place for the tournament,” the AFC said.