Safa gets tough with the PSL: No football until late August

There is tension in local soccer after the SA Football Association (Safa) insisted there will be no football played in the country until the Premier Soccer League (PSL) has complied with the health and safety directives of the joint liaison committee.

The PSL is preparing to restart the season at 11 venues in Johannesburg and Pretoria after months of coronavirus-enforced inactivity‚ but Safa is adamant football cannot resume in a Covid-19 hotspot such as Johannesburg...

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