Turkey’s Super Lig has finally been indefinitely suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic plaguing the globe right now.
Turkish sports minister made this announcement on Thursday, after the country’ s football federation came under heavy backlash due to its insistence that matches should not be halted. According to the Turkey Sports Minister Mehmet Kasapoglu
“ We decided all together to suspend the league, ” said in a televised speech after meeting with the chiefs of the football, volleyball and basketball federations. Turkish Football Federation chief Nihat Ozdemir said the period of suspension would be decided later.
Former Nigeria international John Obi Mikel decided to quit turkey lig one side Trabzonspor because he did not want to play in the midst of the pandemic. Other players and coaches, including legendary manager and ex-player Fatih Terim, had called on the TFF to suspend the championship , like most other countries.
It is to be noted that three people have died in Turkey while 191 cases have been officially recorded, according to the Turkish health minister.
