Nigeria Professional Football League side, Rivers United, arrived in South Africa on Sunday for their CAF Confederation Cup match against Bloemfontein Celtic after initial visa delay.
Anaedoonline.ng had reported on Friday that the Port Harcourt-based side may miss the game against Celtic, following the delay in issuing visas to players and officials of the team by the South African Embassy.
Rivers were paired with Celtic in the Preliminary Round 2 of the Confederation Cup after defeating Equatoguinean side Futuro Kings on penalties in the Preliminary Round 1.
The club arrived in South Africa Sunday morning for Wednesday’s tie aboard an Air Peace flight. This was confirmed by Rivers United via their Twitter page.
“A 38-man contingent of Rivers United touched down in Johannesburg, South Africa ahead of the CAF Confederation Cup first round tie on Wednesday against Bloemfontein Celtic. The Air Peace fight touched down at the Johannesburg airport at 10:24am,” Rivers United posted on Twitter.
Celtic will host Rivers at the Seisa Ramabodu Stadium on Wednesday, while the second leg holds in Port Harcourt January 6, 2021.
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