Superintendent of Public Health Charmaine Gauci has granted the Malta national football team an exemption from recently-announced COVID-19 restrictions, allowing them to play their upcoming World Cup qualifier against Russia.
Malta was due to host Russia in its opening qualifier on March 24, but the organisation and preparations for the match were thrown into doubt after last week the government banned organised sports events until April 11.
Those regulations were followed by talks between the Malta Football Association and public health officials, leading to a verbal agreement that the match could go ahead.
Official confirmation of that agreement finally arrived on Monday night, MFA vice-president Matthew Paris confirmed.
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