Viborg lose 2 players for West Ham clash due to visas | OneFootball

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·17 August 2022

Viborg lose 2 players for West Ham clash due to visas

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Viborg FF will be without two players for their visit to West Ham in the Europa Conference League play-off first leg because of visa issues.

Ibrahim Said and Alassana Jatta will not travel because of entry rules for non-EU citizens following Brexit.


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Viborg said they had "tried everything" and consulted Danish football leaders, Uefa and embassies in both countries.

"We are extremely sorry that we have not been able to get visas for the two players," the club said in a statement.

"Unfortunately this has proved to be impossible, as there is a processing time of several weeks and the match was only finally decided a week ago," they added.

Nigerian winger Said scored in the Danish Superliga side's 2-0 aggregate win over Lithuanian opponents FK Suduva in the second qualifying round - and set up another as they beat Faroese club B36 Torshavn 5-1 over two legs in the third round.

Gambian forward Jatta sealed a 2-1 second-leg win over B36 Torshavn with a goal 13 minutes after being introduced as a second-half substitute.

"It is very unfortunate purely sportingly, as both players would have had a role in the match," said Viborg sporting director Jesper Fredberg.

"But it is even more unfortunate, purely humanly, that the two miss out on the great experience."

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