Johnny EdwardNigeria Professional Football League clubs will spend a staggering N2.5m for COVID-19 tests per game as they gear up towards finding a way to complete the season, The PUNCH reports. The PUNCH understands that the tests will be crucial in ensuring the NPFL football season can restart amid concerns over the players’ safety. Each NPFL team is expected to administer up to 50 tests (40 players and 10 officials) before every game, meaning each club will pay N2.5m for the tests. In total, the 20 NPFL clubs would cough up a combined N50m for the tests, per game. As at the time of filing this report, a total of 78,244 COVID-19 tests had been conducted in the country, with 12,486 confirmed cases.

Source: Punch June 09, 2020 01:07 UTC