{"id":4567,"date":"2019-02-25T19:11:15","date_gmt":"2019-02-25T19:11:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/zimbabwe\/?p=4567"},"modified":"2019-02-25T19:11:15","modified_gmt":"2019-02-25T19:11:15","slug":"esperance-not-happy-to-play-fc-platinum-at-mandava-stadium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/esperance-not-happy-to-play-fc-platinum-at-mandava-stadium","title":{"rendered":"Esperance not happy to play FC Platinum at Mandava Stadium"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>CAF\u2019s decision to allow FC Platinum to host their remaining Champions League Group B home encounter at Mandava Stadium seems to have unsettled the visiting team, Esperance of Tunisia.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ajdg_bnnrwidgets-19\" class=\"widget ajdg_bnnrwidgets \">\n<div class=\"apckejb-single apckejb-45\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Zimbabwe champions had played their home games at Barbourfields Stadium in Bulawayo after their Zvishavane home ground was declared unfit at the start of the group phase. They hosted Orlando Pirates in their first game of the campaign in January before welcoming Horoya AS three weeks later.<\/p>\n<p>However, following the announcement, the Tunisians have questioned the decision to allow FC Platinum to shift the base. They feel the change of venue is indirectly targeted to them as they need maximum points to consolidate their chances of reaching the knockout stage of the tournament.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">What is <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CAF_Online?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CAF_Online<\/a> doing\u2049\ufe0f?<br \/>The Mandava Stadium, declared unfit until then, is specially approved for the match against the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ESTuniscom?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ESTuniscom<\/a>! ? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/online_zifa?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@online_zifa<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FCPlatinum?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FCPlatinum<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChrissGreyZW?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ChrissGreyZW<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/faraimachamire?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@faraimachamire<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/h4AuMrN4Wc\">https:\/\/t.co\/h4AuMrN4Wc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Esp\u00e9rance de Tunis ? (@ESTuniscom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ESTuniscom\/status\/1099651611436158977?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 24, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The North Africans say that for the past two months, they have suffered unfair decisions meant to derail their campaign.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I expose 5 injustices suffered by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ESTuniscom?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ESTuniscom<\/a>\u00a0during the last 2 months:<br \/>\n\u2013 Events of the final\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CAFCL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CAFCL<\/a><br \/>\n\u2013 Record financial penalty<br \/>\n\u2013 2 matches without audience<br \/>\n\u2013 SuperCup relocated out of Tunis<br \/>\n\u2013 Timing of this change<br \/>\nEverything is done to slow the march of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ESTuniscom?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ESTuniscom<\/a>. That&#8217;s TOO!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Esp\u00e9rance de Tunis\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/11\/svg\/1f4af.svg\" alt=\"?\" \/>\u00a0(@ESTuniscom)\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ESTuniscom\/status\/1099980357347299330?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 25, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CAF\u2019s decision to allow FC Platinum to host their remaining Champions League Group B home encounter at Mandava Stadium seems to have unsettled the visiting team, Esperance of Tunisia. 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