South Africa has cancelled top-flight football with immediate effect because of the coronavirus pandemic, Premier Soccer League (PSL) chairman Irvin Khoza said on Monday. Sixty-two people have contracted the virus as of 1300 GMT Monday, according to health officials in the most industrialised African country, with no deaths reported. "We will be in contact with the health authorities and review the situation on an on-going basis," Khoza told a press conference in Johannesburg.

"This is our effort to promote the health and safety of all our members, including players, officials, sponsors and staff." South Africa are following a number of other African nations, including Ghana and Morocco, in cancelling football indefinitely.