towards a stop of the championships?

Between postponements, contaminated staff and upset schedule, concern is growing around amateur football.

Illegible. This is the current situation in amateur football. Evidenced by this last weekend, marked by an impressive number of matches postponed due to staff affected by Covid-19. Just look at the 11th day of National Friday night. Of the eight scheduled meetings, only … three were able to take place. Another element: among the eighteen teams entered in the third French division, only Créteil, currently second in the championship, was able to play all of its matches. With three fewer matches on the clock, Laval, Red Star, Sète or even Annecy did not experience the same start to the season completely truncated by the health situation. Ask Jura Sud and its six out of nine matches played since the end of August, in Pool C of National 2.

Towards a 7 p.m. curfew?

An upset schedule, all-out postponements, contaminated staff, … In short, the situation hardly seems to improve from week to week for amateur football, also directly affected by the curfew implemented on a much of the territory since last week. Something to worry about its main players, concerned about the health of its players and the fairness of the championships. In recent days, two Districts (that of Escaut and that of Saône-et-Loire) have decided to take the lead and stop their competitions for the past weekend. Two examples that are synonymous with first fruits for the days or weeks to come?

Amateur football should, like many sectors, be directly impacted by future government announcements concerning the acceleration of the pandemic in France. The passage, for example, of this famous curfew from 9 p.m. to 7 p.m. What complicate the holding of training in the evening. Some Leagues, even the French Football Federation (FFF), would also be wondering about an overall cessation of competitions for a limited period. A break that could above all be decided, indirectly, by the State. The next few days should clear up the situation, as the 6th round of the Coupe de France looms this weekend.

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