Qatar take first step to resuming football action with Coivd19 test on players and officials
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The first
step towards the resumption of football in Qatar was held on Monday and will
continue on Tuesday wherein players and officials from 12 teams of the QNB Qatar
Stars League (QSL) underwent Covid-19 tests under the supervision of Ministry
of Public Health at the Ali Bin Hamad Al Attiyah Stadium in Al Sadd.
The testing
procedure aims to reduce and control the risk of virus spreading between team
members and players, as they return to training and action. It follows all
preventive and precautionary measures.
A number of
players as well as technical and administrative staff underwent the tests on
the first day. After completion of tests, they will return to their homes under
self-quarantine until the test results come.
In the event
of a positive case, he will undergo the procedures of Ministry of Public
Health.
Ensuring the
health and safety of players as well as technical and administrative staff is
one of the most important priorities, Ahmed Khellil Abbassi, Executive Director
of Competition and Football Development had said earlier.
"Players
will return to training on June 10 following COVID-19 tests before undergoing
another round of tests on June 24-25," Abbasi said.
According to
Abbasi, the players will start training as a team from June 25 onwards, a month
ahead of the resumption of the QSL as Week 18 action of the League kicks off on
July 24
The players
and team officials who test negative will then check into a team hotel on
Wednesday. The first phase of the training will be held from Wednesday June 10
to June 24, with teams taking precautionary measures and maintaining social
distancing. The second round of Covid-19 tests is scheduled for June 24 and 25,
from when the teams will train in small groups until the restart of the league.
The protocol
developed by the QSL is to reduce and control the risk of virus spreading
between team members and players, as they return to training and action. It
follows all preventive and precautionary measures, and a workshop was organised
for all technical staff involved to explain the procedures for training during
the first phase.
The QSL will
resume on July 24 at the newly-completed Education City Stadium with Qatar
Sports Club taking on Al Rayyan in the Round 18 fixture.
Education City
Stadium, one of the venues for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, will play host to
remaining five rounds of QNB Stars League along with two other arenas – Jassim
Bin Hamad Stadium and Al Janoub Stadium. All three stadiums possess the cooling
technology, which will help the players cope with the searing temperatures. The
kick-off times for the matches would be 4:45pm and 7pm.
“Yes,
air-conditioned stadiums will be used after co-ordination and co-operation with
the Ministry of Culture and Sports and Supreme Committee for Delivery and
Legacy,” Abbassi said.
Qatar’s
Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy (SC) last week announced that
building works inside the Education City Stadium have ended whereas
installation of stadium envelope, seats, arch finishes and roof structure has
also been completed.
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