Rare spotlight on Istiklol v Khujand Super CupNo announced cases of coronavirus in the countryTajikistan’s domestic football season is kicking off on schedule despite almost every other league around the globe having ground to a halt due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The clubs in the landlocked Central Asian country of nine million people are largely unknown outside Tajikstan but the Super Cup match between the champions, Istiklol, and the league runners-up, Khujand, on Saturday could bring some solace to fans this weekend with bookmakers already offering bets and even live streams of the game.