Football activities suspended in Vanuatu

Following another Football Associations all over the Pacific, Vanuatu is another country that is set to suspended all its football activities for a period of 30-days as it was informed by Vanuatu Football Federation due COVID-19 concerns.

All Member Associations scheduled activities are suspended, as well the National Team camp that was training in order to compete at OFC Nations Cup. “The VFF is mindful that football games do gather a lot of people, which is advised against in the prevention of coronavirus and this has also the advice provided by Government Task Force“, informed  VFF Secretary General Albert Manaroto.

“At present, there are no suspected or confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Vanuatu, but there are cases now in French Polynesia, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Fiji and Guam. Secretary General Manaroto also instructed all the Vanuatu football staff to work from home“, mentioned VFF media in the statement.

Apart from the national team camp, the PVFA Premier League was ready to return to action this weekened in Port Vila and now will need to wait the greenlight from VFF. The football governing body in the country is following the development of COVID-19 outbreak worldwide to allow or not the return of football in Vanuatu. Recently, Oceania Football Confederation postponed all its competitions and meetings until May due the Coronavirus outbreak.