Currently, only players 23 and younger are allowed to be drafted into the side, with an invitation for three overage players to also represent football teams at the Olympic Games.

Locally, the PSL has resolved to keep the leagues suspended but do hope to end the 2019/20 season by 30 June.

Australia and Canada have announced they will not send athletes to Tokyo if the Games were held this year.

The league held a board of governors meeting on Thursday to map a way forward for the remainder of the season.

National team doctor Thulani Ngwenya revealed that only five teams in the local league have full-time sports physicians - resulting in the majority of teams not having detailed medical data on their players.

The English Premier League suspended all fixtures until 4 April on Friday after a spate of coronavirus cases, including Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta and Chelsea winger Callum Hudson-Odoi.

According to the nominations council, Aleck Skhosana failed to submit a form to confirm that he was a member in good standing despite being the president of Athletics in South Africa.

At a briefing on Thursday, Japan's Olympics minister said a cancellation or delay of the Games would be 'unacceptable for the athletes'.

Lebo Manyama scored the only goal of the game to secure victory for his side.

Leaders Kaizer Chiefs face Orlando Pirates this Saturday in a Soweto Derby, with Sundowns are in CAF Champions League action.

In 2016, the Russian admitted she had failed a drug test in Australia due to the detection of meldonium.

Even though a win in the Soweto derby on Saturday would move Orlando Pirates within three points of Kaizer Chiefs, club captain Happy Jele insisted they were not challengers for the title.

Gaston Sirino‚ Hlompho Kekana‚ Sibusiso Vilakazi and Mosa Lebusa were sitting on three yellow cards and intentionally ensured they were booked in the 2-1 win over Bloemfontein Celtic on Wednesday night.

With regular number one Itumeleng Khune back and fit, some quarters of supporters have called for the Bafana Bafana goalkeeper to start matches ahead of his Nigerian counterpart.

South Africa lost the fourth and final match against England at the Wanderers by 191 runs to lose the series 3-1.

The player arrives from Chinese outfit Beijing BG Phoenix, having also played for American team Houston Dash, UWC Ladies and Cape Town Roses.

Middendorp’s comments after the attacker missed yet another game as Amakhosi claimed a 1-0 win over Golden Arrows on Saturday.

Dean Furman has already made public his intent to return to Europe at the end of the season when his contract with SuperSport United end.