OYDC resumes sporting activities

THE OYDC Zambia – Sports Development Centre has resumed its sporting activities at its facility having gone on an indefinite suspension in March following the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic in Zambia.

OYDC Chief Executive Officer Frederick Chitangala said in an interview the centre had been cleared by Health Authorities to resume all sports activities which were suspended indefinitely on the March

17, 2020 following the outbreak of the Corona Virus.

Chitangala, expressed happiness that the the permit was granted and that before resuming activities key stakeholders such as national sports federations will be engaged to formulate a roadmap on how to resume sport at the facility as the country continue to record a surge in Covid-19 cases.

He however said they would still hold on to their plans of immediately starting games due to the surge in Covid-19 cases.

“We will be engaging national sports federations on how best we can resume selected sports disciplines with strict health measures. We are happy that we finally got the permit we have been waiting for,” Chitangala said.

“However, given the t Covid-19 situation, we won’t resume any sport activity until further notice.” he said.

Football has however started at the facility with Kafue Celtic who use the pitch at the Centre as its home ground having already started using it for their matches after the National Division One League resumed last week.

Celtic are expected to host Prison Leopards in the coming few days in a week 25 postponed fixture.