Asunción/Xinhua/UNI: Paraguay's top football division will resume on July 17, four months after shutting down because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Paraguayan Football Association (APF) told clubs that players would be able to start individual training on June 10, with separate group sessions set to begin six days later. Full squad training will be permitted from June 22.
"It's going to be a great challenge to move forward with this timetable for football's return," APF president Robert Harrison said.
"The majority of the stadiums are ready to stage training sessions and competitive matches," he added.
Libertad currently lead Paraguay's first division Apertura standings, four points ahead of second-placed Olimpia after eight matches.
Paraguay's health ministry has reported 917 confirmed coronavirus cases and 11 deaths.
Support Our Journalism
We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism
IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.
Support objective journalism for a small contribution.
