Foyle Cup youth football tournament cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic

The O’Neills Foyle Cup 2020 has become the latest major sporting event to be shelved as organiser confirmed it will not be taking place this summer as a result of the coronavirus global pandemic.
By Simon Collins
Published 24th Apr 2020, 17:22 BST
Updated 24th Apr 2020, 17:28 BST
The Foyle Cup parade and tournament which brought thousands of young footballers to Derry and the North West has been cancelled due to COVID-19.The Foyle Cup parade and tournament which brought thousands of young footballers to Derry and the North West has been cancelled due to COVID-19.
The Foyle Cup parade and tournament which brought thousands of young footballers to Derry and the North West has been cancelled due to COVID-19.

In a statement, the organisers confirmed that the popular international tournament was unable to proceed as previously scheduled on July 20-25 given the current restrictions on mass gatherings.

“We have been closely monitoring the implications for our annual event over the course of recent months, and with restrictions on mass gatherings and social distancing, sporting

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events and wider travel arrangements likely to remain in place for the foreseeable future, understandably the tournament cannot take place this year.

"Our number one priority is that everyone stays safe from the potentially devastating effects of COVID-19."

Over 400 teams played last year in the north-west event which started in 1992.

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