African countries happy to start playing football soon
Bundesliga to commence with the league.
Quite a few African countries have indicated that they are hopeful to start playing football soon amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) general secretary Adrian Kashala said they are hopeful that football may be able to resume soon as the government relaxes restrictions caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
FAZ has long stated that its aim is to finish the 2019/20 Super League season on the pitch with a thrilling finish to the campaign in the offing with the top of the table tight going into the final 10 or so rounds of play.
In the meantime at an Extraordinary Assembly of the Deutsche Football League (DFL), the 36 clubs of the Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 discussed the resumption of match operations.
After the executive committee of DFL agreed in principle to continue the season behind closed doors from May 15, May 16 has now been set as the specific date. DFL is, therefore, following the wording of the federal and state decision, which says that the return of the Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 would be acceptable ‘from the second half of May’.
In both leagues, the season will continue from matchday 26.
The subsequent match days will follow in the order originally planned. The final matchdays of the Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 are scheduled for June 27 and 28, respectively.
As the scheduling of the match days until the end of the season requires an adjustment to the overall schedule, final talks to coordinate this adjustment are currently being held with DFB.
Meanwhile, the second wave of coronavirus tests scheduled before the start of team training is now complete.
It comprised 1 695 tests. Two cases of infection were identified and reported immediately to the local health authorities, which will decide on what steps to take.
