Despite the outbreak of the coronavirus in the world, in Dushanbe, on 4 April the match for the Supercup between the clubs, “Khujand” and “Istiklol” starts a new season of the championship of Tajikistan in football. The match will take place behind closed doors
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Despite the outbreak of the coronavirus in the world, at the Central stadium in Dushanbe on 4 April the match for the Supercup between the clubs, “Khujand” and “Istiklol” starts a new season of the championship of Tajikistan in football. The match will take place in front of empty stands.
Tajiks decided to follow the example of Belarus, the only country in Europe where the pandemic is not stopped sports tournaments. There is even allowed into the stands of spectators, the pre-measuring their temperature.
In Tajikistan still has not recorded a single case of infection with coronavirus. This was one of the reasons why local sports officials decided to launch a new football season.
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in addition, in Tajikistan expect interest to domestic competition from foreign broadcasters and sponsors bookmakers. Belarusian championship “on the record” already attracted to the attention of fans around the world, he is in full and Russian TV.
the Matches of the first round is scheduled for April 5. In total, the raffle will be attended by ten teams: the Istiqlol (Dushanbe), Khujand (Khujand), “Regar-Tajik aluminum plant” (Tursunzade), CMCA (Dushanbe), “Koktas” (Rudaki), “Istaravshan” (Istaravshan), “Khatlon” (Bactria), “Lokomotiv-Pamir” (Dushanbe), “Fisking” (WOCE) and “Dushanbe-83” (Dushanbe).
the championship will be held in three stages, each team will play 27 matches, said the Kenya times.