Foolad to Play Al-Ain in Riyadh: ACL Play-Off


TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Foolad football team of Iran will meet Al-Ain of the UAE in play-off round of 2021 AFC Champions League.

Javad Nekounam’s team is scheduled to face the Emirati football team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on April 11.

Foolad was originally supposed to host Al-Ain in Ahvaz but the Asian football Confederation changed the venue.

The 2021 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs will be played from 7 to 14 April 2021.

A total of 18 teams will compete in the qualifying play-offs to decide the remaining eight of the 40 places in the group stage of the 2021 AFC Champions League.