All in order to contest a Europa League qualifier, the club and the national federation have confirmed the fact.
Prishtina’s preliminary-round qualifier away to Lincoln Red Imps of Gibraltar, scheduled for last Tuesday, was postponed after eight players tested positive for the coronavirus upon arrival in Gibraltar.
The match was due to go down as an automatic 3-0 win for Lincoln but Prishtina were so determined for it to go ahead they made use of special UEFA rules to get players from rival teams.
Article 1.2 of Annex I of UEFA regulations, titled “Special rules applicable to the qualifying phase and playoffs due to COVID-19”, allows a match to be rescheduled if fewer than 13 players are available.
A club may then field players not registered with UEFA, provided those players are registered with their national association. The players must also test negative for the virus.