Agency :
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) on Friday dismissed the complaint by Saudi Arabia’s Al Nassr soccer team against Iran’s Persepolis after the semi-final match of the AFC Champions League.
Al Nassr, who lost to Persepolis in the 2020 AFC Champions League semi-final match (West Zone) on Saturday, claimed that the Iranian club had committed blatant violations of FIFA rules by using “several illegal players” in their squad during the AFC’s Champions League (ACL) semi-final.
However, “the AFC Disciplinary and Ethics Committee Friday dismissed the protest lodged by Al Nassr, of Saudi Arabia, in connection with the Semi-final match of the AFC Champions League (West) pursuant to Article 59 of the AFC Champions League 2020 Competition Regulations,” said a statement on the AFC website.
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) on Friday dismissed the complaint by Saudi Arabia’s Al Nassr soccer team against Iran’s Persepolis after the semi-final match of the AFC Champions League.
Al Nassr, who lost to Persepolis in the 2020 AFC Champions League semi-final match (West Zone) on Saturday, claimed that the Iranian club had committed blatant violations of FIFA rules by using “several illegal players” in their squad during the AFC’s Champions League (ACL) semi-final.
However, “the AFC Disciplinary and Ethics Committee Friday dismissed the protest lodged by Al Nassr, of Saudi Arabia, in connection with the Semi-final match of the AFC Champions League (West) pursuant to Article 59 of the AFC Champions League 2020 Competition Regulations,” said a statement on the AFC website.
