Safa get tough and suspend all football - including PSL matches

The suspension applies until April 4, Safa president Danny Jordaan said making the announcement at Safa House in Nasrec, Johannesburg on Wednesday.

The decision might put Safa on yet another collision course with its subsidiary and professional wing, the Premier Soccer League . On Tuesday night Sports Minister Nathi Mthethwa, in a meeting with multiple sports bodies including Safa and the PSL on the response to coronavirus, gave a controversial green light for PSL matches to be played behind closed doors.

SAFA, and no one else, runs football in the country in accordance with CAF and FIFA statutes - SAFA President Dr Danny JordaanSafa have repeatedly stressed that closed-doors football matches internationally have not worked stopping the spread of Covid-19, which has reached 200,000 cases worldwide, with 7,900 deaths.

marc_strydom That's maturity..big up Danny.

marc_strydom Thanks 🙏 Danny

marc_strydom Leadership provided, thanks Dr Danny

marc_strydom When will this Clown called Danny Jordan resign from soccer. The only person who benefitted from 2010 world cup is Danny Jordan and his brother!

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