The Malta FA Executive Board approved changes to its Return To Play Protocol ahead of the resumption of the National Leagues last weekend.
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Will Malta’s opening World Cup 2022 qualifying match against Russia on March 24 go ahead as planned?
Many local football followers have been asking this question as the government’s measure banning sports events in Malta up to the day of April 11 due to the surge in COVID-19 cases has raised questions about this match.
Some have gone as far as to speculate whether, for the first time in Maltese football history, the national team might have to forfeit the fixture, an unthinkable scenario.
The sporting restrictions introduced by the Government have been met with mixed reactions – for some, the measures were necessary to try and prevent the further spread of COVID-19 but others have suggested that elite sports competitions regulated by effective coronavirus protocols should have been allowed to continue.