EFA discussing resuming Egyptian Premier League, says board member Fadl

All football activities in Egypt have been suspended since mid-March over the coronavirus outbreak

Egyptian Football Association (EFA) member Mohamed Fadl revealed on Sunday that the EFA is discussing the resumption of the Premier League.

All football activities in Egypt have been suspended since mid-March over the coronavirus outbreak.

"We will hold a meeting with the clubs during the coming days to introduce a suggested plan and get their opinions about it," Fadl told a television programme.

"We are thinking of completing the league at specified stadiums and hosting the teams' crews at specified hotels."

"We will give the clubs a period of three weeks to a month to prepare for the league's resumption," the EFA board member said.

"We will first inform the concerned authorities, as the decision is in the hands of the government,"

"If we receive the green light from the government, we will discuss the matter with the clubs,"

"In this case, we would be the first country in the world to resume the football league,"

The coronavirus, which emerged in China's Wuhan late last year, has so far killed over 160,000 people and infected more than 2 million others.

In Egypt, the virus has infected more than 3,000 people and killed 224, according to the health ministry.

The government has been taking a number of preventive measures in an effort to limit the spread of the virus.