The return of the Zambian Super League has been put on hold after leaders Forest Rangers revealed that 28 players and staff had tested positive for COVID-19.
Forest Rangers said on Saturday morning that they had 28 positive tests out of 58 conducted at the club ahead of their clash with Zanaco in Ndola.
The announcement came just hours before the scheduled re-start of the 2019/2020 campaign.
Club spokesperson Christina Zulu said the social media post related only to the 30 negative cases, and that all 28 positive cases were revealed to the team later.
“There were two lots of tests done,” Zulu told Reuters by telephone. “I cannot comment on how the results were received, but earlier in the week all the results we had were negative.
“But we are ready to play. Our game with Zanaco will go ahead as scheduled. That is our understanding.”
However, just minutes before the match was due to kick-off, the Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) put a stop to it.
