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Safa’s Jordaan and PSL’s Khoza to report back to sports minister on football’s return to play

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SA Football Association (Safa) president Danny Jordaan and National Soccer League (NSL) chairman Irvin Khoza will both report back to sports minister Nathi Mthethwa on the protocols established by a joint Safa-PSL task team on the safe conditions for a return to play of the sport.

This follows a report-back by the task team‚ that was established two weeks ago to investigate the necessary conditions under which football can return‚ to Safa and the NSL’s joint liaison committee on Monday.The PSL suspended matches on March 16 due to the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic in South Africa and the ensuing national lockdown has preserved the shutdown.

“The two have also been mandated to meet and brief Ministers of Health and Transport on what needs to be done in the case of football returning to play. "In his address on Saturday‚ Minister Nathi Mthethwa spelt out the way forward for contact and non-contact sport. “Minister Mthethwa participated briefly in the meeting on Monday and emphasised the need to balance the health of football stakeholders and that the economic impact Covid-19 has had on the game.”

 

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