{"id":246733,"date":"2020-03-21T14:46:06","date_gmt":"2020-03-21T18:46:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=246733"},"modified":"2020-03-21T14:51:55","modified_gmt":"2020-03-21T18:51:55","slug":"dfa-postpones-all-football-matches-in-light-of-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/homepage-carousel\/dfa-postpones-all-football-matches-in-light-of-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19: DFA postpones all football matches"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"nH V8djrc byY\">\n<div class=\"nH\">\n<div class=\"ha\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"nH aHU\">\n<div class=\"nH hx\">\n<div class=\"nH\" role=\"list\">\n<div class=\"h7 ie nH oy8Mbf\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"listitem\">\n<div class=\"Bk\">\n<div class=\"G3 G2\">\n<div id=\":14zx\">\n<div class=\"adn ads\" data-message-id=\"#msg-f:1661793985624292477\" data-legacy-message-id=\"170fe0d34b043c7d\">\n<div class=\"gs\">\n<div class=\"gE iv gt\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-246734\" src=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/dominica-football-association_2-642x412.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/dominica-football-association_2-642x412.png 642w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/dominica-football-association_2-300x193.png 300w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/dominica-football-association_2-640x411.png 640w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/dominica-football-association_2.png 735w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The Dominica Football Association (DFA) has taken a decision to postpone &#8220;all football-related activities&#8221; in Dominica with immediate effect because of growing concerns over the COVID-19 coronavirus in Dominica.<\/p>\n<p>According to a release from PRO of the DFA Gerald George, &#8220;amid growing concerns over the coronavirus and the increasing calls for social distancing, the Dominica Football Association has taken a decision to postpone all football activities effective today Saturday 21st March, 2020 until further notice.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He continued, &#8220;This means that the Premier League, Division One league and the DFA\/Sports Division Secondary School Girls League, as well as all national training, are postponed. 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