The Egyptian Football Association has decided to extend the suspension on all football activities for another two weeks due to the Coronavirus pandemic.

The EFA had initially suspended Football on 15 March for 15 days with a view of helping curb the spread of the virus.

The Country’s Football governing body announced on Thursday that it has come to the decision following guidelines from the Egyptian government.

“In accordance with the decisions of the Egyptian prime minister, extending a curfew in the country, EFA has decided to extend the suspension of football activities starting from the beginning of May for another 15 days,” the EFA said in a statement.

“The decision applies to all grades of local competitions and all ages,” the statement added.

On Thursday, Egypt’s government extended the current partial curfew from 9pm to 6am during the holy month of Ramadan starting Friday, as part of stricter measures to limit the spread of Covid-19.

All Egyptian clubs have been ordered to suspend training and stick to guidelines of social distancing.

Egypt registered 169 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total to 3,659 cases and the death toll to 276 nationwide.