0 SHARES Share TweetJOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Jul 28 – Morocco became the second African football nation to resume league football with two matches late Monday ending a four-month suspension due to the coronavirus pandemic. Tanzania were the first nation to resume playing, in mid June, after shutting down three months earlier. Three-time African champions Raja Casablanca drew 0-0 away to Difaa el Jadidi while hosts Hassania Agadir edged Raja Beni Mellal 1-0 with Mehdi Oubila scoring. Other major leagues due to resume soon are the Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 on August 2, the Egyptian Premier League on August 6 and the South African Absa Premiership on August 11. Burundi, a small, densely populated east African country, was the only one in the continent to continue playing through the pandemic, and crowds were permitted.

Source: The North Africa Journal July 28, 2020 13:35 UTC