Brad Norman

On 21 February 2020, Norman officially joined Sportivo Luqueño on a contract that would run until 31 December 2021. His signing in Paraguay was his first experience outside of South Africa.[2]

Norman came into the public light during the departure of Olimpia Asunción and Togolese footballer Emmanuel Adebayor, who could not return to Paraguay due to flight route complicatations and the risk of the spread of COVID-19 during travel from Togo to Paraguay, whilst Norman had flown from Johannesburg through to the cities of Washington and Miami in the United States of America in order to return to Paraguay.[3] Norman had returned to South Africa to pass the quarantine with his family following the pause of the Torneo Apertura in March 2020.[4][5]

During his temporary stay in the United States of America, he remained physically active in his hotel room where he conducted individual sessions.[6]

On 6 June 2020, Tigo Sports announced that Sportivo Luqueño would commence testing their players, coaches and staff for COVID-19 and had named Norman in the list of 30 players, which included Luis Nery Caballero and Orlando Gaona Lugo, that would resume training for the 2020 season.[7]

He was scheduled to return to Paraguay on a humanitarian flight on 1 July 2020, and would under go fifteen days of quarantine at the Dazzler Hotel in Asunción.[3]

The cost of his flight was rounded off to USD $35,000, paid for by the sports institute and mostly by the goalkeeper's representative, Manuel Caceres.[6]

Upon his return to Paraguay, Sportivo Luqueño equipped his hotel room with training facilities for the duration of his quarantine.[8]

On 16 September 2020, it was reported that Norman had departed Sportivo Luqueño.[9]