Dolphins FC Players apologized to fans and Rivers State for missing out on CAF

Report coming in says players of Dolphins FC, led by their captain, Sunday Rotimi have tendered an apology to the club management, Nigerians and the people of Rivers State.

Google Image: Sunday Rotimi

Dolphins failed to travel on time for a Confederation of African Football (CAF) Confederation game last weekend in Tunisia as players refused to get on the bus to the airport because they wanted more than they were offered as out of station allowance, or 'estacode' as it is more popularly called in Nigeria.

The team subsequently missed its flight to Lagos, then Tunis and were walked over by the time got to the stadium.

Captain of the side, Sunday Rotimi has in turn apologised for the role of the players in the saga. "On behalf of my players, I want to apologise to the club management and also Nigerians concerning the game in Tunis. It's unfortunate that we left Nigerians and especially People of Rivers State," Rotimi said. 

CAF Confederation Cup: Dolphins' players unsure of travel plans to E'Guinea

Dolphins FC striker, Isiaka Olawale has disclosed that plenty of  uncertainty surrounds their trip to Malabo, Equatorial Guinea where they are supposed to face Leones Vegetarianos FC in the CAF Confederations Cup tomorrow.
                       
In a chat with footballlive.ng, barely 24 hours to the game, Olawale says he knows nothing about the team's travel plans or arrangements for the game.

"We are Playing on Saturday and that's less than 24 hours now and what i heard before was that flight from Port Harcourt to Lagos and from Lagos to Ghana the we link Equatorial Guinea but now I dont know if it's a direct flight from Lagos to Malabo"

"The players are ready and anytime they say we should go we go;the player are ready and we are still at the team's hotel. Anytime they say we should move we move"

Dolphins is one of the four Nigerian teams involved in continental engagements this season and they scheduled to face Leones Vegetarianos FC in the first leg preliminary stage of the CAF Confedration Cup"

However, skipper of Dolphins FC, Sunday Rotimi has allayed the fears of his teammate, Isiaka Olawale by revealing that the management of the club will because of time factor fly them to the match venue via chartered flight today.

"That is wrong information; we are going by air direct to Malabo to honour the match due to time factor. We know the importance of the game and so good, the management is working towards making sure that everything goes well."