Fans not to be allowed to attend football match between Georgia and Belarus on October 8

The football match between the national teams of Georgia and Belarus will be held without fans being present at stadium, reads the statement of the Georgian Football Federation.

According to the statement, the health of every citizen is a priority for the Georgian Football Federation, and that is why the federation calls on citizens to support the team from home.

“On October 5, another session of the Interagency Coordination Council was held in the Administration of the Government of Georgia. The members of the Council discussed the issue of attendance of fans at the Euro 2020 qualifying semi-final between Georgia and Belarus. The President of the Georgian Football Federation Levan Kobiashvili attended the session.

As you are aware, according to the decision of the UEFA Executive Committee, from October of this year, the member states of the organization will make a decision on the attendance of a limited number of fans during the national team and club matches, taking into account the epidemic situation in the country.

Given the size of Tbilisi Dinamo Arena stadium, even 30% of the total number of seats is about 16,000. As it was mentioned at the council meeting, gathering of thousands of fans is associated with special epidemiological risks, therefore, at the recommendation of epidemiologists and health specialists, it was decided to hold the match between Georgian and Belarusian national teams on October 8 without fans being present at the Tbilisi Dinamo Arena stadium”, reads the statement.