The Siya crew can reveal that there has been a further development in Kaizer Chiefs’ request to have their match against Cape Town City postponed
The Siya crew can reveal that there has been a further development in Kaizer Chiefs’ request to have their match against Cape Town City postponed due to a COVID-19 outbreak within their team.
Chiefs have written to the Premier Soccer League on two occasions.
First, to request a postponement of their match against Cape Town City – as well as the rest of their December fixtures.
A subsequent letter from Amakhosi stated that they will not be able to honor the fixture with only 13 players available, although the rules state that they can take the field with seven players.
Now, according to Siya sources Cape Town City will honour the game and report for duty at the FNB Stadium on Saturday. The match commissioner, the match officials as well as the SuperSport TV crew will do the same.
With no official response from the PSL, indications are Chiefs’ request was denied by the league based on the precedent that was set with Cape Umoya United, who had to honour their GladAfrica Championship fixture against Cape Town Spurs despite a large number of COVID -19 cases in January.
It remains to be seen if Chiefs do honour the fixture, despite issuing out a statement that they will not be able to host the Citizens.
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