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Olunga and Kashiwa Reysol colleagues to go on self-isolation after positive Covid-19 cases

Kashiwa Reysol's Kenyan striker Michael Olunga [Reuters]

Japan's Levain Cup football final has been postponed after 13 players and staff at Kashiwa Reysol, including their coach, tested positive for the coronavirus, the J-League said.

Reysol, led by their Brazilian coach Nelsinho Baptista, were due to face FC Tokyo on Saturday at Tokyo's National Stadium -- the main venue for next year's postponed Olympics -- in front of a sold-out, socially distanced crowd of 24,000.

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