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Fiji Football says visa issues sorted for Olympics

Fiji Football says visa issues sorted for Olympics
Fiji soccer coach Frank Farina with FFA President Rajesh Patel.

The Fiji Football is confident there will be no further visa issues when the team travels to the Olympic Games.

National coach Frank Farina was unable to attend the draw for the Rio football competitions two months ago because he did not have the required visa to transit through Buenos Aires airport en‑route to Rio de Janeiro.

He eventually made it to Brazil a couple of weeks later for the Olympic squad's four‑match tour but missed Fiji's opening match at the Oceania Nations Cup in Papua New Guinea last month.

Despite travelling with the team to Port Moresby, he was turned away at the airport because Australian passport holders now require a visa to be issued before entering the country.

Fiji Football vice president Tarunesh Reddy says that change had not been made clear to them.

The Fiji Olympic squad will return to camp at the start of next month.

 

Source: Radionz.co.nz

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