AFC Asian Cup: Two Indian players test positive for Covid-19 ahead of opener

Two of India's Women Football team players get positive for Covid-19, India face Iran in the opening fixture of the AFC Asian Cup 2022 on January 20.

COVID-19 breached the Indian women's football team's bio-security bubble here on Wednesday (January 19) ahead of the AFC Asian Cup with two members testing positive for the virus, forcing the organisers to shift them to a medical facility for isolation.

"Two members of the Indian Women's Senior National Team for the AFC Women's Asian Cup India 2022 have tested positive for COVID-19, and are currently in isolation at a designated medical care facility," the All India Football Federation (AIFF) tweeted.

"The AIFF prioritises the health and safety of its players, and are following all the necessary health protocols as have been laid down by the AFC," the organising federation wrote in another tweet.