Nigerian champions Enugu Rangers will now travel to Zambia for their CAF Confederation Cup engagement with Zesco today, after players refused to board a flight for the trip earlier scheduled for Thursday.
Rangers’ players had refused to board the Ethiopia Airlines flight to Addis Ababa from where they would have connected another flight to Zambia, as they insisted they be paid their travel allowances before boarding the flight.
Although it has now been confirmed that the players were paid cash at the Akanu Ibiam Airport in Enugu, it was too late as the plane they were supposed to travel on had departed. Fcnaija.com also learnt that they tried to make an alternative travel arrangement by travelling to Lagos and connecting a flight, but they couldn’t get enough seats on the plane to Nigeria’s commercial capital.
As a result, they will now fly out of the country today, just over 24 hours to the play off return leg match against Zesco.
The first leg ended 2-2 at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium in Enugu last Sunday.
Enugu Rangers may face expulsion from the CAF Confederation Cup as players of the Enugu-based team failed to board the aircraft to Ndola for their second leg tie against Zambian side, Zesco United FC.
The team was supposed to depart via an Ethiopia Airline flight to Addis Ababa on Thursday afternoon to connect Ndola later on, but things fell apart after the team refused to board the plane, insisting that their estacodes be paid before they arrive Zambia.
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