CAFCC Play-Offs: Enyimba FC Pleads For New Date

Enyimba FC have accepted the decision of the Confederation of African Football which rejected their plea for their CAF Confederation Cup playoff return leg tie with Al Itti had of Libya to be played outside troubled Benghazi.
Tidesports source gathered that the People’s Elephant however are requesting that the game be shifted from this Sunday to December 31st to allow them to sort logistics issues.
“Enyimba FC has received the decision of the CAF Appeals Committee, maintaining that the Confederation Cup fixture against Al Ittihad be played in Benghazi, Libya this Sunday,” A press statement from the club said.
“In the spirit of sportsmanship and for the integrity of the competition, the club has elected to accept the decision. However, considering the brevity of time to the fixture, coupled with the current traveling challenges across the continent, it is absolutely impossible for us to arrange a trip to Libya within 48 hours.
“Consequently, we have written to CAF requesting a rescheduling of the date of the fixture to December 31 to enable us to sort out our visas, flight bookings, hotel reservations, and other logistics.
“CAF has however advised that for the request to be considered, a written agreement of both clubs must be submitted to the board. Hence, we have written to our hosts, Al Ittihad, hoping to get their cooperation in reaching an agreement for the new date for the fixture.”