Players and Clubs Fall Victims
The Shopee League 1 and League 2 soccer competitions for the 2020-2021 season failed to kick off on 1 October because the National Police did not issue permits for any mass assembly as the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Bhayangkara FC I defender I Putu Gede Juni Antara (right) and Persija Jakarta striker Marko Simic (left) leap for the ball during Indonesia’s top-tier league, Shopee Liga 1, at the Police Higher Education College Stadium in South Jakarta on March 14. The players have to wait for a long time before they can resume matches in Liga 1, which has been suspended for the past seven months.
JAKARTA, KOMPAS -- The Shopee League 1 and League 2 soccer competitions for the 2020-2021 season failed to kick off on 1 October because the National Police did not issue permits for any mass assembly as the Covid-19 pandemic in the country is still worrying. Players and clubs are the biggest victims of the uncertainty surrounding the league competition.
According to the general manager of the Indonesian Professional Soccer Player Association (APPI), Poñaryo Astaman, when contacted, Tuesday (29/9/2020), the impact of postponing competition was worse than when soccer competition was suspended by FIFA in 2015.