Football Europa League Europa League Prishtina's Europa League tie called off again after no-show The game was initially scheduled for last Tuesday but was postponed after eight Prishtina players tested positive for COVID-19 upon arrival in Gibraltar. Reuters 23 August, 2020 09:52 IST Lincoln tweeted a picture of its players and match officials waiting on the pitch in Gibraltar before issuing a statement saying the preliminary-round qualifier had been cancelled. - TWITTER (@LincolnRedImps) Reuters 23 August, 2020 09:52 IST A Europa League qualifier between FC Prishtina and Lincoln Red Imps of Gibraltar, postponed once after eight Prishtina players tested positive for the novel coronavirus, was called off again on Saturday when the Kosovan side failed to take to the pitch.Lincoln tweeted a picture of its players and match officials waiting on the pitch in Gibraltar before issuing a statement saying the preliminary-round qualifier had been cancelled.“We can confirm that UEFA cancelled today's scheduled UEFA Europa League clash between ourselves and FC Prishtina,” Lincoln said in the statement.ALSO READ| Chinese Super League welcomes back fans as Shanghai SIPG seals comeback win “The matter has now been referred to the UEFA Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body for them to make a final decision on how the situation is resolved.“The club waits patiently on their decision.”The game was initially scheduled for last Tuesday but was postponed after eight Prishtina players tested positive for COVID-19 upon arrival in Gibraltar.ALSO READ| Freddie Ljungberg leaves Arsenal's coaching set-up The match was due to go down as an automatic 3-0 win for Lincoln but Prishtina registered new players on loan from rival clubs under new UEFA rules for the rescheduled game.Kosovan champions KF Drita had to forfeit their Champions League preliminary-round tie against Northern Irish club Linfield this month after two players tested positive for the virus. Subscribe to our daily newsletter Get your daily dose of Sportstar with handpicked stories delivered right to your inbox! SUBSCRIBE Please enter a valid email address. Dugout videos