Guangzhou side R&F pull out of Hong Kong Premier League ‘with immediate effect’
- General manager confirms the news in statement on Facebook thanking friends and partners days before training set to resume
- New Hong Kong Premier League season to kick-off on October 24 with eight teams down from 10 at start of last campaign
Guangzhou-based Hong Kong Premier League club R&F have pulled out of the league “with immediate effect”, confirming reports earlier this week that the club would walk away.
The club, who were set to start training on Friday for the new season that kicks off on October 24, confirmed the news in a statement signed by general manager Guo Nengpei.
“R&F (HK) Soccer Limited has joined in Hong Kong Premier League for four years since established in 2016,” the statement began
“During the past four years, R&F has made various efforts to carry out programs including local youth development, signing high level players, providing better training facilities in Guangzhou for the team, as well as promoting outstanding Hong Kong players to the Chinese Super League which enables more local football elites to display their talents on a higher platform.