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World Cup format could be used to complete season, says club chair

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Clubs must deliver on their contracts with sponsors and broadcasters or there will be dire consequences for the industry, says John Comitis

Cape Town City chair John Comitis says the 2019/2020 Premier Soccer League season must finish‚ even if it means playing a World Cup-style competition where sides play their final eight or nine games in just a few weeks at centralised and sanitised venues.

“We might have to play a MultiChoice Diski Challenge format where there are three or four games at a single venue on one day‚” Comitis says. “The reality is that we have to get back into action to give exposure to our sponsors and the broadcaster‚ because they provide the blood line for local football‚ the revenue. Without that ...”

 

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OfficialPSL & nedbanksport must instead extend the 2019/2020 season to end in the months June/July. The OfficialPSL and the_nfd must also consider giving South Africans some games during the festive season. - IIKHUNE_32_16 - Thulani_Tyson03 - Hlompho_Kekana - de4no22

Can Club bosses like John give us a minute. The country is on lockdown. We will deal with sponsorship matters later. Thank you bye

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