ISL 2023-24: Why Hyderabad FC vs FC Goa Match got Cancelled?

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The Indian Super League 2023-24 season is set to start from Thursday (September 21). Kerala Blasters will be up against Bengaluru FC to kickstart the new season.

As per the original schedule, the next match was supposed to be on Friday between Hyderabad FC and FC Goa, but the match has now been rescheduled after the cancellation of the original date.

The ISL match between Hyderabad FC and FC Goa has been rescheduled by FSDL, the organising body of the league.

ISL: Why Hyderabad FC vs FC Goa was cancelled?

The match between Hyderabad and Goa has been cancelled due to the unavailability of two key players of the two clubs. Sandesh Jhingan, the FC Goa defender and Chinglensana Singh of Hyderabad are currently on National Duty in the ongoing Asian Games.

As the two key players won't be able to take part for their clubs, the match has now been deferred to a later date which is yet to be confirmed. Jhingan made his switch to FC Goa in the summer from Kerala Blasters, while Chinglensana has been a mainstay with the Nizams since 2020.

Sandesh Jhingan played 90 minutes for India in the 5-1 defeat against China. Both Chinglensana and Jhingan have started for the Blue Tigers in the Bangladesh match on Thursday as well.