Zimbabwe's
national rugby team slept on the streets in Tunisia after complaining about the
poor standard of hotel accommodation.
The teams are in the North African country for a World Cup qualifier and the protest came after they had been held at immigration for six hours.
The teams are in the North African country for a World Cup qualifier and the protest came after they had been held at immigration for six hours.
Rugby
Africa, which is responsible for the fixture, has apologised for the
"unfortunate situation". It added that suitable accommodation has now
been found in Beja.
Khaled Babbou, from the Tunisia Rugby Union, said that there was no intention to destabilize our opponents before Saturday's match in Beja, which is about 100km (60 miles) west of the capital, Tunis.
The
players were held up at the airport after the authorities said that they had to
pay a visa fee of 20 euros ($23, £18) each, team captain Denford Mutamangira
told Zimbabwean radio station.
In
a statement, Zimbabwe Sports Minister Kazembe Kazembe said that the team had
been assured that visas would be issued on arrival tunisia are set to play the
Sables in the latest round of Africa Rugby's Gold Cup competition, the winner
of which will automatically qualify for the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan.
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