Danish membership Viborg stated on Tuesday that two African footballers have been unable to enter Britain to face English facet West Ham in a Europa Conference League recreation.
Entry visas weren’t processed for Nigerian participant Ibrahim Said and Gambian ahead Alsana Jatta to play within the playoff spherical of the third-tier European competitors in London on Thursday. Viborg stated the issue couldn’t be resolved regardless of working with the Danish embassies and with Britain, UEFA and the Danish Football Federation.
It takes a number of weeks for gamers to course of visas to enter the UK, the membership stated, and the scheduled video games have been solely confirmed final week.
Although the draw for the playoff spherical was made on 2 August, it was on 9 August that Viborg superior by finishing a 5–1 combination victory over Faroese membership B36 Torschen. Jatta received the second leg 2–1.
Viborg is enjoying in a European competitors for the primary time in 22 years. West Ham reached the semi-finals of the Europa League final season. Viborg will host Premier League golf equipment within the second leg subsequent week. The winner advances to the group stage.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
