At 4:22 a.m. local time on March 30, our men's football delegation took flight from Muscat, Oman, and arrived in Sharjah, UAE, and then the whole team immediately took a car and went to the resident hotel in Sharjah. According to the Beijing Youth Daily reporter, in view of the epidemic, our country and our U23 national team entry point has been changed from Shanghai to Haikou. In view of the schedule and many formalities to deal with, the two national teams may stay in Sharjah for a few days, it is estimated that the earliest need to this weekend before you can depart for home. In addition, due to the impact of the epidemic, the new season of the Chinese Super League may not be able to start on April 23 as scheduled, the CFA and the CFL preparatory team has prepared to deal with the "May Day Labor Day after the start of the game" of the plan.
Our team left Muscat at 3:30 a.m. local time on the morning of March 30 and flew to Sharjah immediately after defeating Oman 2-0 in Muscat on the evening of March 29 to conclude their World Cup Asian Zone 12 campaign.
Given the distance of just over 300 kilometers between the two places and the flight time of less than an hour, the flight arrived in Sharjah at 4:22 a.m. local time on the 30th. Upon arrival, the team was immediately driven to the Sheraton Four Points Hotel premises. After the nucleic acid test and a light meal, the team returned to their rooms early in the morning of the 30th to rest.
It is reported that our team and the U23 national football team staying in the same hotel were originally scheduled to leave the UAE and return home on March 31, entering the country via Shanghai and eventually going to Suzhou for closed isolation and training. However, affected by the epidemic, the two national teams had to adjust their entry point to Haikou. Due to the change in itinerary, the CFA operations team had to contact the relevant departments to deal with the return trip. The details and procedures were relatively complicated and took time, so the team had to stay in Sharjah for a few days, and it was estimated that it would take until around April 3 at the earliest before they could depart for home.
According to the epidemic prevention regulations, after the return of the two national teams to their home countries, all personnel will be required to strictly implement all epidemic prevention measures, including medical isolation and observation. Therefore, if the two national teams leave for home on or after April 3, it will take until late April at the earliest to lift the quarantine. If the Chinese Super League opens on April 23 as originally planned, it will be difficult for the players to return to their clubs in time to participate in the early matches of the league.
In fact, affected by the epidemic, the new season of the Chinese Super League is likely to use the group tournament system in the form of opening. As for the start date, the Chinese Football Association, China Football League preparatory group is still the preferred target is "April 23", but for the possible force majeure factors, the tournament organizers have done a good job of planning. That is to say, the new season of the Chinese Super League may be in the May Day Labor Day after the start.
While actively promoting the preparations for the start of the league, the CFA and CFF preparatory team are also stepping up their screening work for the league's candidate venues. It is reported that some cities, including Wuhan, are expected to undertake the first stage of the new season of the Chinese Super League tournament system. As for other arrangements, all parties need to be flexible according to the actual situation.
