Buluk Playground has been handed over to the South Sudan Football Association (SSFA) by GS Construction Company in a bid to facilitate training for the National Team ahead of their friendly match against Cameroon on 10th November and preparations for AFCON Qualifiers.
The first phase handover of the playground was received by the SSFA President Mr. Francis Amin, together with Mr. George Kosta, a member of SSFA’s Board of Directors, and Mr. Anthony John, Secretary-General.
Speaking on behalf of the Board, Mr. George said SSFA is receiving the playground to enable Bright Stars to commence their training in preparations for a friendly match against Cameroon and AFCON Qualification competitions against Uganda. He stated that the field is partly handed over; however, it will be entirely handed to SSFA after the completion of a gym and dressing hall and athletic track.
SSFA’s Secretary-General, Mr. Anthony John says the National Team will commence training on the pitch immediately after undergoing the COVID-19 test on Friday, affirming that Bright Stars will have two sessions of training which will be in the morning and afternoon to prepare them for the upcoming games.
Meanwhile, Mr. Girma Shifiraw, the Managing Director for GS Construction Company expressed that he is delighted to handover the upgraded pitch so as Bright Stars could start their training.
“Today (Wednesday) marks the handing over ceremony of the CAF standard playground from GS Construction Company to SSFA. So, as a company Managing Director, I am very happy to hand over the completed project to them so that the National Team can start training.”
SSFA’s Board of Directors in their meeting on Wednesday announced a partial resumption of football activities in the country after receiving permission from the National COVID-19 Taskforce.
The meeting resolved that the National Team’s players will undergo the COVID-19 test on Thursday, 10th/09/2020 before joining the camp for training to prepare against their friendly match with Cameroon on 10th/10/2020 ahead of the AFCON qualification match with Uganda on 09th November and 17th November, stating that the National Team will commence training on Buluk Playground on Friday 11th/09/2020, a day after the handover.
Mr. Alul Daniel, the Spokesperson for SSFA confirmed that the Board of Directors directed the electoral committee to start preparations and schedule time for elections of Local Football Associations’ presidents which are still being run by the interim committee.
He disclosed that the meeting also announced the registrations of players, which will kick off on 20th December 2020 to 30th December 2020 and the preparation period of clubs for the new season will begin from 31st December 2020 to 09th January 2021, revealing that next season will have two competitions; which are South Sudan Cup for men and for women and will start on 10th January 2021 to 30th January 2021.