American football Kwansei Gakuin University and Nihon University stop resuming regular competition 23/36 on April 7 due to spread of infection
The two schools have agreed that the regular game between Kwansei Gakuin University and Nihon University, which had been suspended due to the malicious tackle problem by the players of the Nihon University American football club, will resume from May of this year, but the new coronavirus Due to the spread of the disease, regular games have been canceled.
The regular match between Kwansei Gakuin University and Nihon University of American football was suspended in May after a bad tackle problem by a Nihon University player in May.
Following a request from Nihon University in December last year, the two schools discussed and agreed that the school would resume for the first time in two years, and will be held in Kobe on next month.
However, due to the spread of the new coronavirus, the Kansai Student Federation decided to cancel all spring matches, and the regular match between Kwansei Gakuin University and Nihon University was canceled.
Regular competitions have been held once a year in the spring, and both schools are considering reopening next year.
Hiroshi Ono, director of Kwansei Gakuin University, said, "Affected athletes have a strong desire to resume regular competition and have agreed to resume. Due to the spread of the new coronavirus, it will be unavoidable to cancel, but about the next year I would like to talk with Nihon University. "