Super Eagles vs. Burkina Faso Friendly Cancelled Over Visa Issue


the Super Eagles’ second international friendly against the Etallons of Burkina Faso has been cancelled after seven players in the Burkinabe contingent failed to secure entry visas into the United Kingdom.

The match was scheduled for Monday, March 27 in London.

The chairman of the NFF Technical and Development Committee, Chris Green, told thenff.com in London: “We regret to announce that the second friendly match we had scheduled for the Super Eagles as part of preparations for the remaining matches of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying series and the beginning of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification race would no longer take place on Monday, 27th March 2017.

“The match in question is called off due to no fault of either the organizers or the Nigeria Football Federation. We will announce further plans for the Super Eagles’ preparation for these two important qualifying campaigns in due course.”

There is no British Embassy in Ouagadougou, and officials of the Federation Burkinabe de Football had been shuttling between Accra and Ouagadougou for visa processing.

FBF sources said the Embassy in Accra told them last week to proceed to Morocco (where the Etalons played the Atlas Lions on Friday) and that the visas would be issued there.

However, the applications were still pending at the British Embassy in Morocco as at close of work on Friday, the last working day before match day in London.

The Burkinabe Football Federation on Friday, by 7pm UK time, telephoned the match organizers to say some of their players and officials were unable to secure entry visas into the United Kingdom and therefore would not be able to honor the match.

NFF president and CAF Executive Committee member, Amaju Pinnick, who expressed disappointment with the cancellation, however said the objectives of satisfying the technical team’s desire of squaring up against tough, physical African opposition and fostering team bonding and organization were achieved.

“The Technical Adviser (Gernot Rohr) wanted to play very physical African teams, as part of the preparations for the World Cup qualifying matches against Cameroon, and we duly fulfilled that with the arrangements we made for Senegal and Burkina Faso.

“Unfortunately, some of the Burkinabe players could not secure entry visas into the UK. It is nobody’s fault. Our joy is that we were able to play Senegal and got a fair result with a depleted squad, and also the objectives of team bonding, team building, team discipline and further imparting the Technical Adviser’s philosophy to the group have been well served.

“The Technical Adviser has also been able to look at a few more options, and our strength-in-depth is looking very good.”

cc: lalasticlala, mynd44
http://saharareporters.com/2017/03/25/super-eagles-vs-burkina-faso-friendly-cancelled-over-visa-issue

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so dem don commot Mikel for this team at last

They should use taxi na

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unserious Burkinababe people.. So na dying minute them know say the go go apply for visa

Na wa o. Make dem refund my ticket money

just when we are waiting for this new look eagles to give us more joy after the senegaless game visa issue has denied us that moment to see Aristide Bancé again

that awkward moment....after booking space and not knowing what to post..

Very arrogant people. One day Africa will rise again and we must pay them back what ever they did to us

Too bad. Why dem no play the match for Africa sef in the first place?

Why den no play the friendly for Africa
when oyinbo countries carry match come Africa.... #neo colonialism

BOOKED

be back later

Africa with comedy

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That's why the black race is accursed. white nations can never leave europe to come play football in Africa. Shame and disgrace.

Nothing like playing in your home. UK is becoming a closed place for immigrants or anything foreign.

What is the rationale behind playing friendly matches in a third country?

Chai...was looking forward to seeing bance again
The guy is a prolific striker, he and asamoah Gyan are my two favorite african strikers right now
Bance would have given our defense a good test, make we reschedule the match abeg

Black don suffer ooo

Why do we have to play our marches abroad...

The situation is because of the recent attack in the UK by a Muslim terrorist.
I do not blame them because they are trying to protect their country. People from Burkina Suffer are Muslims and going by the attacks by Muslims seem to have no bounds now as everyone is a suspect. The Quran encourages killing of infidels, so who knows who might be the next victim?

Koran 2:191 "Slay the unbelievers whenever you find them."
Koran 3:28 "Muslims must not take the infidels as friends."
Koran 3:85 "Any religion other than Islam is not acceptable."
Koran 5:33 "Maim and crucify the infidels if they criticize Islam".
Koran 8:12 "Terrorize and behead those that believe in scriptures other than the Koran."
Koran 8:60 "Muslims must muster all weapons to terrorize the infidels."
Koran 8:65 "The unbelievers are stupid; urge all muslims to fight them."
Koran 9:5 "When opportunity arises kill the infidels wherever you find them."
Koran 9:30 "The Jews and Christians are perverts, fight them."
Koran 9:123 "Make war on the infidels living in your neighborhood."
Koran 22:19 "Punish the unbelievers with garments of fire, hooked iron rods, boiling water, melt their skin and bellies".
Koran 47:4 "Do not hanker for peace with the infidels; behead them when you catch them.

Arsenalholic:
Too bad. Why dem no play the match for Africa sef in the first place?

ojimbo:
Very arrogant people. One day Africa will rise again and we must pay them back what ever they did to us

How does arrogance come to play

robosky02:
just when we are waiting for this new look eagles to give us more joy after the senegaless game visa issue has denied us that moment to see Aristide Bancé again

badt guy....u get dis nigga pics.

I luv seeing d guy....

very strong and athletic....

although e resemble godogbo..

[quote author=Iseoluwani post=54940755][/quote] Take that...

What is the essence of playing the friendly match in London? Africans are the problem of Africa. We are not proud of what we have.

And I don bet already ... Draw game