SAFF Championship Postponed To 2021 Due To Coronavirus Pandemic | Soccer Information

The South Asian Soccer Federation (SAFF) on Monday determined to postpone SAFF Championship to 2021 within the wake of the continued coronavirus pandemic. The soccer championship was slated to happen in Bangladesh in September this yr. Nevertheless, because of the menace posed by the lethal virus, the member associations’ Common Secretaries made the choice to postpone the occasion. “The South Asian Soccer Federation (SAFF) held a gathering at 15:00hrs (BST) at present through Zoom with its Member Affiliation’s Common Secretaries concerning SAFF Competitions this yr. The competitions are, SAFF Championship, SAFF U-15 Championship, SAFF U-15 Ladies’s Championship and SAFF U-18 Ladies’s Championship,” SAFF mentioned in a Fb submit.

“Anwarul Huq, Common Secretary of SAFF, welcomed everybody and thanked them for his or her time. The respective Common Secretaries gave their helpful insights concerning COVID-19 challenges and opinions concerning the competitions. Taking every thing under consideration SAFF has determined to postpone SAFF Championship to 2021,” it additional mentioned.

“Regarding the Youth Competitions, they’ve been postponed until the subsequent overview assembly in early September when after reassessing the COVID-19 state of affairs a call will likely be taken,” it added.