Bafana face a gruelling 21-hour logistical nightmare
Team manager Barney Kujane has faced the equivalent of a Sudoku puzzle co-ordinating the travel of the players
Bafana Bafana face a potentially gruelling 21-hour trip to get to Sfax in Tunisia when they depart on Saturday for their 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier to be played there against Libya. Bafana need a draw from the Group E game on March 24 to qualify for Egypt 2019 in June and July‚ and Libya need a win. Team manager Barney Kujane has faced the equivalent of a Sudoku puzzle co-ordinating the travel of the SA and Europe-based players‚ and those of Orlando Pirates and Mamelodi Sundowns‚ who are playing away Caf Champions League matches. Players travelling from SA have two options‚ still to be finalised. Both involve a 10-hour flight to Frankfurt. One option then is a two-hour Lufthansa connection to Tunis‚ leaving at 9am. Then the team has two further options: either a short charter flight to Sfax‚ or a three-and-a-half-hour‚ 300km bus ride. Another option is a charter flight from Frankfurt to Sfax. “I have just been talking to the CEO [Russell Paul]. We have not come to a finali...
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