The decision of the Brazilian Football Association is valid for the current Brazil Cup, Women’s Football League, U17 league and U20 Brazil Cup.
Xinhua News Agency, Rio de Janeiro, March 15 (reporter Zhao Wei Chen Weihua) the Brazilian Football Association decided on the 15th that all national football matches in Brazil will be suspended indefinitely from the 16th.
The decision of the Brazilian Football Association is valid for the current Brazil Cup, Women’s Football League, U17 league and U20 Brazil Cup. Each state’s competition will be decided by the State Football Association.
Brazilian Football Association president Rogelio cabocello said: “Our approach is to assume the responsibility of preventing the spread of the new coronavirus in Brazil in the football community.”
The Brazilian Football Association also said that it would keep close contact with the Ministry of Health, hoping that the country could overcome this challenge as soon as possible and sports competitions could return to normal as soon as possible.
According to figures released by the Ministry of Health of Brazil on the 15th, there are 191 confirmed cases and 1917 suspected cases in Brazil.