Johannesburg – The South African Football Association (SAFA) has announced that government has approved the protocol of regulations that will allow for PSL teams to resume training.
PSL matches were last played on 11 March before the league was halted in line with measures to combat the spread of the coronavirus.
This left a lot of clubs with six or seven matches of the current campaign still to play.
A SAFA Joint Liaison Committee (JLC) was put together to formulate safety measures for soccer to resume that was approved by the Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture, Nathi Mthethwa and this has since been approved and confirmed in a statement on Friday.
Football can resume training after complying with regulations.
“These regulations entail among others that all teams need to test for Covid-19 and chronic medical conditions (as stipulated in the football return to training protocol adopted by the SAFA Joint Liaison Committee (JLC)) and results must be sent to the Compliance Officer.
“Disinfection of the training venue is mandatory, so it the daily screening of the Covid-19 symptoms for all those involved.
“All teams are encouraged to undertake strict hand and respiratory hygiene and have a consulting doctor at all times as stipulated in the return to football protocol adopted by JLC.
“There should be continuous education about Covid-19 and the Federation must appoint a compliance officer in writing,” read a SAFA statement.
These measures are in line with the current government regulations in South Africa.
