On Monday 27 July the National Soccer League Board of Governors held a virtual meeting and determined to resume the South African domestic football season on 8 August 2020. Nedbank Cup semi-finals mark the return of footballThe season restart will kick off with the Nedbank Cup semi-finals, to be held on Saturday 8 August at a venue that is yet to be determined. “The first fixture will be the Nedbank Cup semifinals,” The release continues. The Moroccan Botola Pro 1 championship will be the second major African league to resume amid the pandemic when two matches are played Monday 27 July. Fellow North African Nations Tunisia and Egypt also plane to resume their league seasons in the coming weeks.

Source: The North Africa Journal July 27, 2020 16:41 UTC