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Experienced administrator considers ongoing debate over whether Amakhosi should receive the PSL trophy or not
South African Football Association (Safa) President Danny Jordaan believes they cannot simply hand over the Premier Soccer League (PSL) title to register leaders Kaizer Chiefs because fans will go crazy and break regulations of social distancing.
The Safa boss was speaking as the debate continues to divide the soccer fraternity over whether Amakhosi should receive the lucrative title as the season is suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Coach Ernst Middendorp’s men currently top the record with 48 points and lead Mamelodi Sundowns by four, but Coach Pitso Mosimane’s men have a game in hand, Jordaan says the decision to make a call this season did not it just depends on what is happening on the playing field.
“You can not only look on the field, but you must also think about the spectators. If Mamelodi Sundowns and Orlando Pirates play behind closed doors the 90,000 followers who were supposed to arrive at the FNB stadium, where will they go? Jordaan said MESS.
“Are you sitting at home? They will go to the shebeens and taverns. If the Bosses win the league, the fans will go to the streets and go crazy. It is a complicated thing.
“That’s why you have to think about all these things. That’s why you can’t say that you should” disinfect the stadium, test people and players before they go to the stadium. “
The governing body of football announced a few weeks ago that the 2019/20 season will resume when the national closure reaches Level 1, but many have called for the Soweto giants to be crowned the new champions.
“The curve [for Covid-19 infections and deaths] It’s going up again. Death and infections are increasing, “added the head of the FA.
“Nor can we say that we are going to play while the curve goes up. It really is not in our hands.
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“In English FA [football association]Liverpool is 25 points behind rivals Manchester City.
“They say that if they play behind closed doors and Liverpool win, there are a minimum of 70,000 fans who will take to the streets and celebrate, now where is the social gap?”
Meanwhile, the country’s soccer authorities decided to suspend the season indefinitely in March and it is unclear when Tier 1 will be implemented, as the nation is currently regulated at Tier 4.
