World Cup qualifier: Three flights are cancelled and the African team is having trouble getting to South Africa

According to reports, the African national team is having serious transportation problems before their World Cup qualifying match on Tuesday in South Africa.

The two African countries’ qualification match is set to take place at Johannesburg’s FNB Stadium.
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African heavyweights Mali are dealing with a transportation problem ahead of their Tuesday, June 11 World Cup qualifying match against Madagascar in South Africa.

After losing their most recent game on Thursday, June 6, in Bamako against the Black Stars of Ghana, the Eagles will take on the Barea at the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Mali is now two points behind Ghana, Madagascar, and the Comoros in Group I, with six points.

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Prior to their FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Madagascar in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Tuesday, June 11, 2024, Mali is stranded in Bamako. Image courtesy of MB Media.

According to a report by Afrik-Foot, the Malian national team experienced flying problems from the country’s capital on Sunday before their match against Madagascar.

Mali’s trip was three times cancelled.

As the Eagles’ game against Barea draws near, worries are increasing after the flight was delayed for the third time on Sunday.
The first flight that was booked for Friday was rescheduled for the next day, and the flights for Saturday midday and Sunday morning were also cancelled.

Weather circumstances were the cause of the scheduled flight’s repeated postponements, according to journalist Drissa Niono.
As of this writing, there are no direct flights to Johannesburg, thus Eric Chelle’s troops may have to depart Bamako for Ethiopia. The Eagles must arrive in South Africa by Tuesday afternoon, the time of the game.

Bafana reports a problem while travelling.

Sports Brief further revealed that Bafana Bafana raised the alarm after spending the night in Port Harcourt International Airport 48 hours before their important World Cup qualifier against the Super Eagles of Nigeria.

The South African national team encountered a hiccup in their travels ahead of the crucial match after spending more than eighteen hours travelling to reach the West African nation.
In Nigeria at the time, there was a national strike