Pillay says what is important at this stage is to reduce risk and avoid a situation which has happened in some European leagues where coaches and players have tested positive for the coronavirus.

Clubs like AmaZulu have come out already to confirm that the players will be self-isolating until Friday where they will resume their training sessions.

The limitation to 100 in terms of numbers allowed per gathering as declared by President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday in helping to contain this deadly coronavirus pandemic, make it very difficult for the Premier Soccer League to even consider playing the remainder of the season behind closed doors.

Meanwhile Baroka FC coach Dylan Kerr believes it must have been a tough decision for authorities, alluding that it was the correct one as it also follows trends across the globe.

week’s fixtures, coaches in Limpopo have rallied behind the decision. The week’s league programme was suspended with immediate effect as a precautionary measure to help stop the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) which has engulfed the world.

In other leagues around the world (Australia, Brazil, Sweden, Turkey, Ukraine), professional football continues to be played behind closed doors.

The season is left with about seven to eight games both in the PSL and also Glad Africa Championship programme. The Nedbank Cup is still in the semi-final stages, the league game at Loftus between Sundowns and Pirates was going to pit no.2 versus no.3 on the log and Khoza revealed yesterday that the game had already sold 12 000 tickets.

Thursday’s meeting will be preceded by engagements with other stakeholders like the Ministry of Sport and police.

Tonight, one of the most exciting Absa Premiership fixtures, Mamelodi Sundowns vs Orlando Pirates was supposed to take place at the Loftus stadium but unfortunately and understandably so, the Premier Soccer League (PSL) has decided to suspend its fixtures until further notice.

Ajax Cape Town CEO Ari Efstathiou says the departures of Head Coach Andries Ulderink and Head of Youth Hans Vonk have not had any effect on the
club.