Women’s Football Asia Cup | All India matches cancelled after COVID-19 outbreak in camp
The Hindu
India on Sunday failed to field a team against Chinese Taipei following 12 players' RT-PCR reports coming positive
The Asian Football Confederation on Monday formally announced India's ouster from the ongoing Asian Cup for women here, saying that all their matches stand "null and void" after the hosts' owing to a massive COVID-19 outbreak in their camp.
A day after India failed to field a team against Chinese Taipei following 12 players' RT-PCR reports coming positive, the Asian Football Confederation issued a statement confirming that the home side "is considered to have withdrawn" from the tournament as per the guidelines.
"Following the cancellation of the AFC Women's Asian Cup India 2022 Group A match between Chinese Taipei and India... India is considered to have withdrawn from the competition in accordance with Article 4.1 of the 'Special Rules Applicable to AFC Competitions during the COVID-19 pandemic'," the AFC said in a statement.