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MANILA, Philippines – Just two days before the kick-off of the highly-anticipated AFC Challenge Cup Qualifiers in Rizal Memorial Football Stadium, Brunei Darussalam pulls out of the tournament.
A report from The Brunei Times posted on Wednesday, March 20, revealed that the predominantly Muslim country is cancelling its participation in the competition.
“Brunei will play no part in this week’s Asian Football Confederation Challenge Cup Group E Qualifiers in Manila,” the report stated.
The report was confirmed by Brunei’s Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports permanent secretary Dato Paduka Hj Mohd Hamid Hj Mohd Jaafar.
“Due to unavoidable circumstances, Brunei Darussalam is unable to participate in the upcoming AFC Challenge Cup qualifiers,” Jaafar said as stated in the report.
The report, however, provided no further details regarding these ‘unavoidable circumstances’.
The Brunei Tebuan is supposed to face the Philippine Azkals in the second game of the opening day of the Challenge Cup Qualifiers this Friday, March 22.
Cedelf Tupas of the Philippine Daily Inquirer first tweeted about the development via his account @cedelfpt. – Rappler.com
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