CAPE TOWN - Twenty-five young Cape Town footballers are finally preparing to return home after being stranded in Europe.
They had been competing for the Donosti Cup in Spain earlier this month.
But, as they prepared to fly home, they discovered no return flights had been booked for them.
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Now, with help from DIRCO, Western Cape Sport, and a fundraising effort from Radio and TV personality Tracey Lange, they have all received tickets.
The first group is scheduled to land on Wednesday afternoon as SAFA red-cards the BT Football Academy that organised the trip.
- eNCA's Ayesha Ismail reports.