Football clubs may have started training prematurely
Health and safety compliance protocols were not approved by the sport’s local governing body, Safa
06 July 2020 - 18:23
The Premier Soccer League (PSL) and National First Division (NFD) clubs may have returned to training prematurely after it emerged on Monday that the health and safety compliance protocols were not approved by the SA Football Association (Safa).
After sports minister Nathi Mthethwa granted permission for non-contact and contact sport training to resume in June‚ most of the clubs conducted their first round of Covid-19 testing. This was followed by a return to training, but it has emerged that this was done without the knowledge of the sport’s mother body, Safa...
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