‘LEAGUE SHOULD’VE WAITED’

cannot equate our scenario regarding to resumption of our league to that of Germany and the UK where their leagues are coming to an end because their level of preparation compared to Zambia are not at the same level, former national soccer team doctor Joseph Kabungo has said.

Kabungo, is very sceptical at Zambia resuming leagues amid a surge in community transmission of Covid-19 cases.

He said that unlike Europe and South Africa, there hasn’t been much that had been done in terms of preparation such as strict adherence to guidelines.

He said that ideally what should have happened was that before players returned for training, every participant in football including referees should have undergone tests and only start training after results were out.

He noted that it was better just to suspend the league if there were challenges in getting results in good time unlike relying on getting the test results just minutes before a match was played.

“The thing which we could have missed is paying attention to the details regarding preparation for the teams before they get back to training and even before they could actually resume active competitions,” Kabungo said.

If we are not able to support the league in terms of having tests and results availed in good time, then I think it’s not the best time to start the league. The most responsible suggestion is not to go on with the league at the moment not until it is safe to do so.

And Kabungo noted that the huge numbers of new cases that had been recorded in the last seven days was of great concern and that football was no exception.

The Zambian Super Division resumed last week with the Football Association of Zambia insisting that the league would only end after all the matches had been concluded on the log.