Tanzania Mainland League has been given the green light by President John Pombe Magufuli to resume on June 1.
Public gatherings and social activities including sports had been suspended by the relevant authorities in mid-March owing to Covid-19. The head of state had revealed days ago he was contemplating allowing the top-tier to resume after carefully studying the pandemic's graph.
"In the [coronavirus pandemic] trend we have been studying, no athlete has died in Tanzania due to the virus," Magufuli told reporters on Thursday.
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"I believe having active games will help in the fight against coronavirus and we have many different disciplines across.