Olympics-Soccer-South Africa opener to kick off as scheduled


Reuters | Tokyo | Updated: 22-07-2021 14:49 IST | Created: 22-07-2021 14:49 IST
Olympics-Soccer-South Africa opener to kick off as scheduled
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The South Africa men's soccer match against Japan will kick off as scheduled at 8:00 p.m. (1100 GMT), organisers said on Thursday, following concerns that it could be called off because of COVID-19 infections.

Severely depleted by coronavirus infections and withdrawals before they left for the Games, the South Africa squad faced further setbacks at the weekend after two players and a video analyst tested positive in Tokyo.

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