Asian final venue relocated again

Asian final venue relocated again

TOKYO: The second leg of this year's Asian Champions League
final has been switched back to Saudi Arabia from neutral Jordan,
the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) said on Tuesday.

The game between Saudi holders Al Ittihad and UAE side Al Ain
has also been delayed from Oct. 31 to Nov. 5 to avoid clashing
with the end of the holy month of Ramadhan.

AFC officials had taken the unusual step of moving the game
from Jeddah to Amman only 48 hours earlier.

The timing of that decision raised eyebrows as both teams had
booked their places in Asia's showpiece final two weeks ago.

The first leg will go ahead as scheduled in Al Ain on
Wednesday.

The winner will qualify for the revamped FIFA world club
championship, which takes place in Japan from Dec. 11-Dec. 18.
-- Reuters