Swaziland travel to war-torn Congo Brazzaville for Afcon qualifier
Swazis must travel to war-torn Congo
Posted: 2010-09-29 13:47
It appears that Swaziland will have no choice but to travel to war-torn Congo Brazzaville for their Africa Cup of Nations qualifier next week Saturday.
There has been some concern about safety of Sihlangu Semnikati players ahead of the trip to Central Africa following reports of an outbreak of war in the country.
It was early hinted that the game between the two counties could be moved to a neutral venue but there is still no report from CAF whether the game would be played in another country.
Speaking to KickOff.com, Swazi national team coach, Musa Zwane said there had been no change to the fixture and that they will be travelling to Congo Brazzaville next week.
"Nothing has been communicated to me with regards to moving the game to another place, so as it stands now we are travelling to Congo.
"It is not an ideal situation for us and we are very worried about our safety. We have already started preparations for the game but it will take a strong mental approach by our players to overcome the situation in Congo."
Young Jomo Cosmos and Swazi national team striker Phinda Dlamini has already expressed his fears of travelling to Congo Brazzaville.
"I am going to join the national team camp on Sunday. I am a little bit scared because of what happened to the Togo team during the Afcon tournament in Angola earlier this year and I hope CAF will do us favour and take the game to another place," says the 20-year old Ezenkosi striker.
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