Yee Chun Leong
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN
THE Asian Football Confederation (AFC) earlier on Wednesday announced that all matches of the AFC Cup 2021 ASEAN Zone have have been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in finding a suitable host for centralised games.
This includes Groups G, H and I as well as the Playoff stage, where Kasuka FC were set to make their debut against reigning Lao Premier League champions Lao Toyota FC.
Kasuka assistant coach Hj Limi was disappointed not to be able to feature in the regional tournament but is taking the positives out of it.
"We are disappointed (not to be able to play) because we have been training since January," said Hj Limi in an interview with BruSports News.
"But in football anything can happen. Insyaallah, we are positive that good things will come.
"Now our main focus will be on the Brunei Super League, " he added.
However, the rest of the competition will still run according to plan.
"As part of the AFC's commitment to complete the AFC Cup 2021... the matches and groups of the AFC Cup 2021 across the remaining zones will continue to maintain the overall structure of the competition giving due consideration to the existing format as well as the availability of centralised hosts for each zone," said the statement on the AFC website on Wednesday.
"Therefore, the AFC Cup Knockout Stage Central, West and Inter Zone, single-leg ties will continue to be staged as planned," it added.
Indera SC featured in the AFC Cup in the last edition in 2020 where they lost 9-2 on aggregate against Yangon United during the qualifying play-off round.
