Jamshedpur FC team plagued by Covid, match against Mumbai City postponed

Jamshedpur, Jan 20: The Indian Super League match between Jamshedpur FC and Mumbai City FC, scheduled for Friday, January 21has been postponed as many players representing the teams are down with the COVID-19 virus.
”Hero Indian Super League (ISL) Match No. 67 between Jamshedpur FC and Mumbai City FC scheduled for Friday, January 21, 2022, at Athletic Stadium, Bambolim, stands postponed,” the league organisers said in a statement. ”The decision was taken considering advice from the League’s medical team on Jamshedpur FC’s inability to safely field a team and prepare for the match,” the ISL added in its statement.
Jamshedpur’s last match against Hyderabad FC on January 17 was also postponed due to Covid-19 so was Thursday’s game between Kerala Blasters FC and ATK Mohun Bagan due to unavailability of enough players in the former’s ranks after being hit by COVID-19 inside the bio-bubble.
Three days back, Jamshedpur FC’s match against Hyderabad FC was postponed hours before kick-off after the Jharkhand-based club failed to field a team due to COVID-19 cases in its ranks.
This is the sixth match to be postponed this season due to the pandemic.