Covid-19: Khoza reveals PSL's next move Groundwork has been laid for season to resume, but state must give green light
Amid the uncertainties surrounding the PSL programme that has been on hold since mid-March, league chairperson Irvin Khoza says there have been ongoing efforts to find ways to get the stalled season back on track.
This was part of the PSL’s bid to convince government that football could conform to the stringent Covid-19 health and safety regulations to restart play. “The task team has prepared a PSL health and safety match-day protocol document. The report will be discussed next week at the executive committee meeting, and we’ll be able to give direction and go back to the minister, for consideration.
As things stand, the PSL falls in the bottom pile of activities classified as “prohibited”, even under the level 4 risk-adjusted lockdown strategy.Khoza admitted that this phase would pose challenging scenarios for the league, especially when it comes to pressing matters such as players’ contracts and the PSL promotion/relegation play-offs.
The temporary solutions were drafted by a Fifa task force, which involved representatives of clubs, players, leagues, national associations and continental confederations. Since the Covid-19 outbreak began, the PSL had initially hoped to finish the season no later than June 30 and has even toyed with the idea of playing games behind closed doors.
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