FRIDAY, 12.30PM:
SOUTH African Football Association (Safa) CEO Danny Jordaan on Thursday said Congo’s refusal to accept local hospitality is unacceptable and he will report their attitude and conduct to soccer’s controling body, the International Football Association (Fifa).
Congo on Wednesday refused to board a bus provided by Safa; instead they hired six private cars to transport them around. They also refused to go to a three-star hotel Safa had already booked for them. They also refused to the Wanders fields offered them as a practice ground, saying they are “bewitched” by “local magic”.