Ammon News - Four Asian Champions League Elite ties that were postponed due to the conflict in the Middle East ​will be moved to Jeddah and played on ‌a single-leg basis next month, the Asian Football Confederation said on Tuesday.

Thousands of people have been killed across the Middle ​East since the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran ​on February 28 and Iran launched strikes against ⁠Israel, U.S. bases and Gulf states.

The last-16 encounters had ​originally been scheduled to be played in Qatar, Iran, Saudi ​Arabia and the United Arab Emirates on a home-and-away basis in the first two weeks of March.

Defending champions Al-Ahli are due to ​take on Al-Duhail from Qatar while four-times winners Al-Hilal ​face Al-Sadd. Shabab Al-Ahli from the UAE play Iran's Tractor FC ‌and ⁠Al-Wahda meet Saudi Pro League champions Al-Ittihad.

Those fixtures will now be held on April 13 and 14 as single-leg ties ahead of the tournament's finals stage.

Jeddah had ​already been slated ​to host ⁠the quarter-finals, semis and final on a centralised basis with matches running from April ​16 to 25.

Last-16 matches on the Eastern ​side of ⁠the draw have already been concluded, with Japanese pair Vissel Kobe and Machida Zelvia joined in the quarter-finals by ⁠Thailand's ​Buriram United and Johor Darul ​Ta'zim from Malaysia.

The draw for the quarter-finals will be conducted in Kuala ​Lumpur on Wednesday.

Reuters