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Reigning Indian Super League champions Mohun Bagan Super Giant person requested the Asian Football Confederation to displacement their September 30 AFC Champions League 2 fixture against Sepahan SC retired of Iran, citing information concerns.
The nine has already applied for visas and made question arrangements, but uncertainty persists implicit the information of foreigners Tom Aldred, Dimitri Petratos, Jamie Maclaren and Jason Cummings, arsenic nationals from the UK and Australia look further restrictions successful Iran.
Sepahan manager, however, maintained determination is nary problem.
"Visas person been issued to each Mohun Bagan squad member, including their overseas players. There is nary contented from our side," helium said.
The Mariners, who mislaid their ACL-2 opener to Ahal FK astatine the Salt Lake Stadium present connected September 16, clarified they are not refusing to travel, but privation the AFC to code their concerns.
Failure to crook up could mean dense sanctions and jeopardise aboriginal information of Indian clubs successful ACL 2. Last season, Mumbai City FC were forced to play successful Tehran without cardinal foreigners.
Mohun Bagan present look 2 back-to-back distant games against Sepahan connected September 30 and Jordan's Al Hussain connected October 21.
Super Cup stance ============ Mohun Bagan person besides written to the All India Football Federation (AIFF) up of the upcoming Super Cup, requesting the organisers to restrict the overseas subordinate quota to 4 alternatively of the projected six.
It is learnt that the federation is readying to let clubs to registry and tract up to six foreigners successful this year's edition. In response, Mohun Bagan person urged for a headdress of 4 to guarantee greater opportunities for the Indians.
The federation had earlier permitted six foreigners successful the competition, chiefly due to the fact that respective ISL's apical home players were distant connected nationalist duty.
Mohun Bagan successful their missive person cited AIFF president Kalyan Chaubey's earlier remarks successful enactment of their stance.
Chaubey had said reducing the fig of foreigners successful home competitions would payment the nationalist team, and the nine reiterated this successful their letter.
Earlier this month, East Bengal, too, had written to the federation seeking clarity connected the rule.
The radical signifier gully of the Super Cup is scheduled to beryllium held virtually connected Thursday. The tourney due volition footwear disconnected successful Goa connected October 25.
Odisha FC person opted out, but the remainder of the ISL clubs volition enactment on with 4 I-League sides -- Inter Kashi, Real Kashmir, Gokulam Kerala and Rajasthan United.
Traditionally held arsenic the last tourney of the season, the Super Cup this clip volition people the opening of the home calendar with uncertainty surrounding the top-tier ISL.
The winners volition gain a berth successful the AFC Champions League 2 qualifiers for the 2026-27 season.
