After a nine-and-a-half-hour air journey, our men's soccer team arrived at Hamad International Airport in Doha at dawn on the 26th on a chartered Qatar Airways flight. The entire delegation then proceeded immediately to the scheduled hotel to undergo a nucleic acid test and were immediately placed in quarantine, and it is expected that the team will not schedule any recovery training on the 26th.
Doha is no stranger to many of our players, many of whom have participated in training and matches here. 2020's AFC Champions League was held in Doha, when the CFA mobilized the Chinese Super League's G4 club team in advance to send their strongest squad in order to adapt to the local climate and playing conditions in response to a possible tournament-based 40-team tournament. However, although Sharjah, UAE was chosen as the venue for the Top 40, the group stage of the Top 12 unexpectedly landed in Doha.
Qatar has a much stricter vaccination policy compared to the more relaxed vaccination measures in the UAE. Upon arrival, our team took a bus directly to the Marriott Hotel and underwent a new coronavirus nucleic acid test upon arrival. Upon completion of the test, all team members returned to their respective rooms and waited for the test results. During this time, no one was allowed to leave the room.
In addition, it is understood that, after arriving in Doha, our team also received a detailed epidemic prevention guide issued by Qatar, and asked all members to strictly abide by it. According to this guide, our team may face a monotonous life of "hotel, training ground and competition venue" in the next month.
