Swarm of bees stops Bafana Bafana from training in Ouagadougou

07 October 2016 - 12:01 By Tshepang Mailwane‚ In Ouagadougou‚ Burkina Faso

Bafana Bafana were left frustrated when they arrived at their training ground only to find that they could not train‚ or let alone get off their bus. Ahead of their 2018 World Cup qualifier against Burkina Faso on Saturday‚ Bafana could not train because of the swarm of bees at the venue.Training was meant to start at 4.30pm local time on on Thursday‚ but it started an hour later at a different venue which was organised by the Burkinabe officials.Coach Shakes Mashaba and his players were getting impatient on the bus as they wanted to train. They eventually got their chance‚ but the session was not as long as they would have liked because the alternative training venue did not have lights and it got dark while they were still busy. Bafana’s preparations for the game on Saturday have not been ideal.It took them a little over 24 hours to get to Ouagadougou after leaving South Africa on Tuesday‚ which meant they missed out on a day of training.On Wednesday‚ a few hours after landing in Ouagadougou‚ Bafana trained on an artificial pitch in the evening because the one they were supposed to use did not have lights. It was an hour’s session‚ but the team would have preferred to train on normal grass. Bafana will get an opportunity to train at Stade Du 4 Aout on Friday‚ the venue for the group D qualifier.Bafana Bafana have arrived in Burkina Faso and held their first training session on Wednesday evening pic.twitter.com/dve7szCb3q— Bafana Bafana (@BafanaBafana) October 5, 2016junkBelgian-based midfielder Ayanda Patosi arrived to join the squad on Thursday night.Patosi was unable to travel with the team via Abidjan because he did not have a visa for Ivory Coast. The 23-year-old had to take a different route to get to Ouagadougou.He will be available for selection.TMG Digital/TMG Sport..

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