Despite the government allowing for the resumption of sports activities upon Ministry of Health’s approval, Secretary of the West Demerara Football Association (WDFA) Adrian Giddings, is opposed to this development due to the lack of Covid-19 testing mechanisms and protocols.
This was disclosed during an exclusive interview with Stabroek Sport yesterday. According to Giddings, the lack of testing infrastructure complicates any attempt to resume football nationally especially within his jurisdiction, as player safety will not be guaranteed under the circumstances.
He declared, “While I can only speak for myself, I don’t think it would be a wise idea for the association to stage any event. I don’t think it would be good, if I am to go ahead with something at the association level, I would inform the clubs and players that taking part in any event would be at their own risk. Until we can do testing before and after games, I don’t think it’s safe because you don’t know where the players frequent and dwell and we don’t do contact tracing in the sporting arena. Unless we can test before and after, I would say to the clubs that taking part would be at your own risk in any tournament.”
