By Oyediji Oluwaseun Babatunde
Sports Writer, kick442.com Nigeria
Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) has cancelled the CAF Confederation Cup clash between Rivers United FC of Nigeria and Bloemfontein Celtic.
The tie which was slated to take place on Wednesday, January 6, 2020, will no longer hold on the stipulated date.
CAF confirmed the cancellation of their verified Twitter handle (CAF_Media) on Tuesday.
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The Nigeria Football Federation in a letter addressed to CAF on Monday, January 4, 2021, stated that “waiver for Bloemfontein Celtic contingent to Nigeria for the game was declined by the Nigerian authorities”.
NFF in the letter also requested that the clash be postponed.
Rivers United FC holds a 2-0 advantage after the first leg in South Africa.
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