New Delhi, March 27 -- The Indian football hit a new low after men's senior team head coach Khalid Jamil and few of his players were denied entry into the Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium in Kochi, over payment issues. The incident took place on Thursday, when Jamil and his three players Ashique Kuruniyan, Sahal Abdul Samad and Bijoy Varghese were stopped by the security staff of the of the Greater Cochin Development Authority (GCDA) at the gates.

It disrupted the pre-match press-conference and Jamil and his players returned back to the hotel after waiting for a few minutes. Even the media persons attending the press conference were also not allowed inside. The Indian football team are in Kochi to play an AFC Asian Cup qualifier ma...