Chiefs forced to postpone CT City game after covid outbreak

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Kaizer Chiefs have released a statement on Friday night confirming that the club won’t be able to host Cape Town City for their DStv Premiership clash after the league failed to respond to their calls to postpone their games after a covid outbreak at the club.

The Galmour Boys sent a request to the Premier Soccer League to postpone their next four league matches after the Covid-19 outbreak at the club saw 31 members of the Chiefs family test positive for covid.

With the league not responding, Chiefs took things into their own hands and decided to call of Saturday’s game themselves as they would not be able to field a team.

Chiefs announced the decision in a statement which read:

Statement:

In light of the recent outbreak of Covid-19 infections that has befallen the Club, Kaizer Chiefs submitted two letters to the Premier Soccer League pleading for the postponement of the remaining matches scheduled for the month of December following the outbreak.

In the interim, the prevailing circumstances dictate that Kaizer Chiefs must sadly confirm that the Club will be unable to host the match against Cape Town City, scheduled for Saturday, 4 December at 18:00. At least 31 employees have tested positive for the virus and the Club has subsequently been obliged to instruct all players, members of the technical team and staff, who are deemed primary contacts, to quarantine as per official protocols.

Unfortunately, this is the only option available in the current situation and, as a responsible corporate citizen, Kaizer Chiefs upholds its duty to protect the lives of those around us – including others – and do our best to avoid an outbreak that might potentially affect the league and the country.

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Dean Workman