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NWSL cites covid protocols in Gotham FC vs. NC Courage postponement

With a large number of players unavailable due to Covid-19 protocols, NWSL has announced that NJ/NY Gotham FC’s home opener against the North Carolina Courage has been postponed.

Citing a Covid-19 outbreak, NWSL has postponed Saturday’s scheduled match between NJ/NY Gotham FC and the North Carolina Courage.

Just one day after announcing a new policy regarding Covid-19 replacement players, the league was forced to act due to numerous players ending up unavailable after being placed in Covid-19 protocol by their teams. On Friday night’s pre-game availability report, the Courage listed seven players as out for that reason, while Gotham had four of their own.

In a club statement announcing the postponement, Gotham termed the outbreak as being “within the Courage’s tier one personnel.” Both teams and the league said that an announcement on when the game would be rescheduled would be made in the near future, with no details on that front available at the moment.

The remaining four games on the NWSL’s slate this weekend appear unaffected at this point. The teams playing in Saturday’s other games (Orlando Pride vs. Kansas City Current and Racing Louisville vs. Houston Dash) reported no players out for Covid-19 protocol reasons, while Washington Spirit head coach Kris Ward told reporters Saturday afternoon that his side had no worries on that front. Washington hosts Angel City FC Sunday evening, while San Diego Wave FC hosts the Chicago Red Stars as well. Sunday’s availability report has not, at this point, been sent to media by the NWSL.

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