New postponement of the Basketball League until next October
From a previous meeting, Al Wasl joined Al-Bataih in the Men's Basketball League.
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The Secretary-General of the Basketball Association, Salem Al-Mutawa, revealed a new postponement of the completion of the men's stage league matches for the 2019-2020 season, to the second of next October, instead of holding it today with a single meeting between Al-Bataih and its host Al Wasl in the second leg of the quarter-finals of the competition, according to The letter received from the General Sports Authority, which called on all collective and individual sports federations to wait for the return of matches pending the approval of the health protocols.
Al-Mutawa said to Emirates Today: “The Game Federation decided on the ninth of this month to postpone the completion of the men's league matches until the 18th of this month, in response to a recommendation from the National Emergency and Crisis Management Authority, before the federation received last Monday a letter from the authority asking all federations By delaying the return of the matches, which prompted the Competitions Committee of the Basketball Association to hold an emergency meeting the day before yesterday, which resulted in the decision to postpone again until the second of next October.
He explained: “On the seventh of this month, the federation circulated the health protocol for the return of matches, as it was developed after a lengthy study based on health procedures and requirements that ensure the safety of all players and administrators, the requirements for sterilizing halls, and linking the registration of players, technical equipment and refereeing teams to pass the (Covid-19) tests. ».
He added: “The authority’s letter included not starting matches or sports competitions until the health protocol is approved by the authority, while stressing in their letter that the basketball federation will make the necessary effort and coordinate with the concerned authorities to adopt the protocols in an urgent manner.”
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