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Coronavirus: It has been tried before - Safa president Jordaan against PSL matches played behind closed doors

South African Football Association (Safa) president Danny Jordaan is against playing PSL matches behind closed doors.

This comes after the Minister of Sport, Arts and Recreation Nathi Mthethwa suggested that the competition can resume and be played behind closed doors to curb the coronavirus pandemic in South Africa.

Mthethwa said this after he held talks with Jordaan and PSL chairman Irvin Khoza in a meeting which was aimed at finding solutions amid the Covid-19 outbreak on Tuesday.

Jordaan gave an example of the English Premier League and Spanish La Liga with the two competitions having been suspended after they had initially been scheduled to be played behind closed doors.