South Africa’s domestic football competitions will resume on August 8, the latest of Africa’s major leagues to announce a return to play after suspension caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Absa Premiership, GladAfrica Championship and Nedbank Cup matches are set to resume in Gauteng next week.
The Nedbank Cup semi-finals will be played first on the weekend of August 8, followed by the first Absa Premiership matches three days later.
A draw will be held on Wednesday morning to determine the ‘home’ venues for all 32 clubs within the biologically safe environment.
PSL BSE MATCH VENUE DRAW ON WEDNESDAY MORNING
— Official PSL (@OfficialPSL) July 28, 2020
The Premier Soccer League will hold a draw on Wednesday morning, 29 July 2020 to determine the home venues of all the 32 Member Clubs in the biologically safe environment (BSE).
The draw will be live on SuperSport 4 and Blitz. pic.twitter.com/yk7OhYwkqw
All matches will be played in a secure bubble environment in Johannesburg and Pretoria, and will be behind closed doors. Fans are unlikely to be allowed back into venues this year with the country yet to reach its peak of infections.
Kaizer Chiefs lead the PSL title race by four points from second-placed Mamelodi Sundowns, who have a game in hand and nine matches still to play.
South Africa has recorded the fifth-highest number of COVID-19 cases in the world at 445,433, as of Sunday, though it has a comparatively low death count of 6,769.
