SRC Allow Football, Other Sports Codes To Resume

The Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) has allowed football and other sports codes to resume after being banned recently following the introduction of new measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus. Pindula News present the SRC’s statement below.

The Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) is pleased to inform the public that nine sports codes have been granted an exemption to resume specific activities in order to fulfil critical international and domestic tournaments. The relevant NSA’s are being informed in writing by the SRC.

These approvals include fixtures related to national teams from the Zimbabwe Rugby Union and the Zimbabwe Cricket. The Zimbabwe Football Association has also been granted authority to resume the Chibuku Super Cup League games and to undertake training camps for the national football teams in preparation for their participation in the COSAFA Cup in July 2021.

The detailed list is as follows-

1. Zimbabwe Rugby Union

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a. Zimbabwe Rugby Union officials to travel to Konya, Uganda and Ivory Coast to officiate matches from the 24th of June 2021 to the 19th of July 2021. b. Zimbabwe 7s Rugby (Cheetahs) team to travel to France and participate in the Olympic Games qualification repechage tournament c. Zimbabwe 15s Rugby (Sables) team to travel to:

i. Portugal for international friendly matches on the 28th of June 2021 to the 3rd of July 2021.

ii. Tunisia for Rugby Africa Cup qualifying tournament from the 8th to the 19th of July 2021.

d. Zimbabwe 15s Rugby (Sables Women’s) team to travel to Uganda for international test matches against Uganda from the 14th to the 18th of July 2021.

2. Zimbabwe Cricket

a. Bangladesh men’s cricket team tour of Zimbabwe to proceed as originally scheduled from the 7th to the 27th of July 2021.

b. Zimbabwe Under 19 cricket team to play in a quadrangular cricket tournament in South Africa from the 5th to the 26th of July 2021. 3. Zimbabwe Football Association

a. The Chibuku Super Cup League matches to resume.

b. Commencement of training camps for the national football teams to prepare for the 2021 Cosafa Cup in July 2021

4. Zimbabwe Shooting Federation

a. Zimbabwe Shootists to travel and participate in the Africa Level IV Handgun Championships. which will take place at the Frontier Shooting Range, Stiltontein, South Africa, from the 9th to the 12th of July, 2021.

5. National Athletic Association of Zimbabwe

a. ZimbabAe men’s and women’s relay teams to participate in the International Relay tournament to be held in Lagos. Nigeria from the 18th to the 21st of June 2021.

6. Zimbabwe Aquatic Union

a. The Bulawayo swimming team to travel and participate in the PEA Winter Gala, Port Elizabeth, South Africa scheduled for the 9th to the 11th of July 2021 7. Zimbabwe Golf Association

a. Hoserilc Academy Golf team to travel and participate in the Sun City Golf tournament in South Africa from the 19th to the 25th of July 2021

8. Zimbabwe National Bass Federation

a. Host the 2021 Region V Bass tournament from the 24th to the 30th of July 2021.

9. Zimbabwe Volleyball Association

a. Zimbabwe beach volleyball referees to officiate in the Confederation of African beach volleyball tournament from the 19th to the 28th of June 2021 in Morocco.

For the avoidance of doubt, no rugby, football or any other sporting activities are to resume other than for those purposes specifically exempted above.

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