<p>Bengaluru FC returned home on Monday, a day after their AFC Cup playoff match against Club Eagles - along with the AFC Cup Group D games - was postponed by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).</p>.<p>The foreign contingent - both players and support staff, including the head coach - have left for their respective countries from Maldives, a club source confirmed.</p>.<p>The Indian Super League side landed in hot water in Maldives, where some of the club members breached the strict Covid-19 protocols set in place by the country's Health Protection Agency ahead of their match scheduled on Tuesday.</p>.<p>What followed was a cascading series of events which included the host country citing the inability to host the games and subsequently AFC postponing the playoff match and the Group D games which were set to start in Male from May 14.</p>.<p>The postponement worked well for ATK Mohun Bagan, who were set to travel for the tournament on Monday. Bagan had two players testing positive for Covid-19 on Saturday and their preparatory camp was cancelled due to the Covid-19 caseload in the country.</p>.<p>BFC said they will take stringent against those who broke the guidelines and will deal with it internally.</p>.<p>It is learned that AFC is looking at June as a potential time frame to conduct the matches, although there is no official intimation. Earlier, Group J matches set to be played in Hong Kong were also postponed from May to June due to the challenges set by Covid-19.</p>
<p>Bengaluru FC returned home on Monday, a day after their AFC Cup playoff match against Club Eagles - along with the AFC Cup Group D games - was postponed by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).</p>.<p>The foreign contingent - both players and support staff, including the head coach - have left for their respective countries from Maldives, a club source confirmed.</p>.<p>The Indian Super League side landed in hot water in Maldives, where some of the club members breached the strict Covid-19 protocols set in place by the country's Health Protection Agency ahead of their match scheduled on Tuesday.</p>.<p>What followed was a cascading series of events which included the host country citing the inability to host the games and subsequently AFC postponing the playoff match and the Group D games which were set to start in Male from May 14.</p>.<p>The postponement worked well for ATK Mohun Bagan, who were set to travel for the tournament on Monday. Bagan had two players testing positive for Covid-19 on Saturday and their preparatory camp was cancelled due to the Covid-19 caseload in the country.</p>.<p>BFC said they will take stringent against those who broke the guidelines and will deal with it internally.</p>.<p>It is learned that AFC is looking at June as a potential time frame to conduct the matches, although there is no official intimation. Earlier, Group J matches set to be played in Hong Kong were also postponed from May to June due to the challenges set by Covid-19.</p>
