Football: South Africa cancels Japan U-23 friendly over virus concerns

South Africa has canceled a men's under-23 friendly against Japan over concerns about the current coronavirus outbreak, the Japan Football Association revealed Sunday.According to the JFA's technical director, Takashi Sekizuka, the South African Football Association has sent a letter of its intent to withdraw. The game between Olympic-age teams was to be played in Kyoto on March 27.Japan are scheduled to play another African side, Ivory Coast, on March 30, but the JFA has yet to hear from that federation regarding a possible cancellation."We desire to play games, but we have to conform to t…READ FULL ARTICLE