Adil Shukurov, the head coach of the "Sabail" football club, was only able to hold one day of training for his team for the 17th round match of the First League against "Jabrayil" in Shamakhi.
İdman.Biz reports, citing prosport.az, that this was due to him being stuck in Saudi Arabia.
Adil Shukurov and his wife had gone on an Umrah pilgrimage. However, due to the Iran-Israel/US conflict, the airspace in the country was closed, making it impossible for them to return to the country on time. As a result, they had to wait in Jeddah for several days to be evacuated.
Only on the evening of March 4, a safe evacuation was carried out from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia to Baku by Azerbaijan. A total of more than 200 citizens were ensured to return to the country by the AZAL-owned "Boeing 787 Dreamliner" aircraft.