The squad flew via Johannesburg before connecting to
Francistown yesterday. They had some delays at the Francistown International
Airport where they did rapid tests for Covid-19 to which they came out with a
clean bill.
As a result, the squad only arrived at their hotel at
exactly 10:54pm. However, there are concerns which have raised debate about why
the Warriors didn’t take some alternative route.
“Firstly, the Warriors didn’t take any stretch of the route
by road save from the Harare hotel we were to the Robert Mugabe International
Airport and from Francistown International Airport to the hotel,” said
Mpandare.
“Just to clear the misinformation that we were to travel by
road from Gaborone to Francistown, let me put the record straight.
“In terms of CAF rules, if the distance between the airport
and the venue of the match is superior to 200 kilometers, the host association
shall provide the visitors with an airplane transport to the venue of the
match.
“So even if we had connected to Gaborone from Johannesburg,
there was no way we could have traveled by road for over 400 kilometers as that
would be a breach of the CAF regulations.
“In any case, the trip was organised back in February. It
was the best available option given the restrictions caused by the COVID-19
pandemic.” Herald
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