South Africa Delays World Cup Trip Over Visa Issues

The South African national football team, popularly known as Bafana Bafana, has postponed its departure for the World Cup due to visa issues affecting at least 20 members of the squad. The team was scheduled to leave Johannesburg on Sunday for a training camp in Mexico aboard a charter flight.

The South African Football Association (SAFA) is working around the clock to ensure the team can travel to Mexico City as soon as possible. An emergency meeting was held on Sunday to address the situation.

Sports Minister Gayton McKenzie has demanded an explanation and vowed to take action against those responsible for the visa debacle, which he described as embarrassing and grossly unfair to the players, coaches, and staff. The team is set to face Mexico on June 11, with additional group stage matches against the Czech Republic and South Korea following their warm-up match against Nicaragua, which ended in a goalless draw.