US EditionCape Flats Soccer Stars Stranded in Spain
CAPE TOWN, WESTERN CAPE, JUL 20 – Visa delays and high return flight costs left 28 members of BT Football Academy stranded in Europe after the Donosti Cup, with coaches funding meals and accommodation, officials say.
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Cape Town kids stranded in Spain after football tour falls apart
A Cape Town-based youth football academy faces criticism after a group of 28 people got stranded in Spain following a failed international tour. 25 children between the ages of 13 – 18, and 3 coaches were part of a delegation. The group travelled to San Sebastián to compete in the Donosti Cup, one of Europe’s largest youth football tournaments. Nearly a week after their scheduled return, many kids remain stuck overseas without return flights. CA…
Ricardo Mackenzie, Western Cape MEC for Cultural Affairs and Sport, is on his way to Spain to bring home a Cape Town soccer team, while a fundraising campaign was launched on Monday to fly the remaining 28 back.
UPDATE: Cape Town kids stuck in Europe after football tour blunder
The Department of International Relations has advised that the group of young teenagers who are stranded in Europe are safe. The Department’s Clayson Monyela said on Monday that the group, which travelled to Spain for a football tournament, has been booked into a hotel. Our consular team has been seized with this file since Friday. The latest is as follows: The team is booked into a hotel & everyone is safe. […]
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