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Dynamos too broke to pay air fares to Algeria
31 Mar 2011 at 05:01hrs | Views
Dynamos failed to travel to Algeria as scheduled yesterday afternoon amid revelations that Zimbabwe's remaining Champions League representatives had not paid for airfares to the North African country.
DeMbare will face Algerian champions MC Alger in Al-giers in a first round, second leg tie this weekend. Despite carrying what appears a healthy 4-1 lead, Dyna-mos were in danger of failing to fulfil the return leg after they found themselves stranded in Harare yesterday with no money to pay for the air tickets.
The Harare giants were only saved the ignominy of being walked over by the Algerians after it emerged that club vi-ce-chairman Kenny Mubaiwa had bailed the team out by providing the US$20 000 shortfall that was needed for the trip.
But by the time Mubaiwa managed to rescue his club, the Dynamos delegation, which had been scheduled to leave aboard an Ethiopian Airways flight, via Addis Ababa and Rome in Italy, had already missed the afternoon flight.
By last night, Dynamos were frantically trying to make fresh travel arrangements that would not impact negatively on coach Lloyd Mutasa's training programme ahead of the crucial reverse fixture.
DeMbare will face Algerian champions MC Alger in Al-giers in a first round, second leg tie this weekend. Despite carrying what appears a healthy 4-1 lead, Dyna-mos were in danger of failing to fulfil the return leg after they found themselves stranded in Harare yesterday with no money to pay for the air tickets.
The Harare giants were only saved the ignominy of being walked over by the Algerians after it emerged that club vi-ce-chairman Kenny Mubaiwa had bailed the team out by providing the US$20 000 shortfall that was needed for the trip.
But by the time Mubaiwa managed to rescue his club, the Dynamos delegation, which had been scheduled to leave aboard an Ethiopian Airways flight, via Addis Ababa and Rome in Italy, had already missed the afternoon flight.
By last night, Dynamos were frantically trying to make fresh travel arrangements that would not impact negatively on coach Lloyd Mutasa's training programme ahead of the crucial reverse fixture.
Source - Byo24News
