Two African soccer gamers have been unable to enter Britain to face English staff West Ham in a Europa Convention League sport, Danish membership Viborg mentioned Tuesday.
Entry visas weren’t processed in time for Nigerian participant Ibrahim Mentioned and Gambian ahead Alassana Jatta to play in London on Thursday within the playoff spherical of the third-tier European competitors.Viborg mentioned the issue couldn’t be solved regardless of working with embassies from Denmark and Britain, together with UEFA and the Danish soccer federation.
Visas for the gamers to enter Britain take a number of weeks to course of, the membership mentioned, and the scheduled sport was confirmed solely final week.
Though the draw for the playoff spherical was made on Aug. 2, it was on Aug. 9 that Viborg superior by finishing a 5-1 combination victory over Faeroese membership B36 Tórshavn. Jatta scored within the 2-1 second-leg win.
Viborg is taking part in in a European competitors for the primary time in 22 years. West Ham reached the Europa League semifinals final season. Viborg will host the Premier League membership within the second leg subsequent week. The winner advances to the group stage.
