The hope of over 600 Nigerians to watch the last group World Cup clash between the Super Eagles of Nigeria and Argentina was dashed Wednesday, as wakanow.com, the official travel partners to the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, failed to transport them to Porto Alegre, venue of the match.
Sources in Brazil told our correspondent that Wakanow had promised to move the fans from Sao Paulo to Porto Alegre on Wednesday morning, in time for the kick-off, but the promise went unkept.
“Most of us left Nigeria believing that we were going to Porto Alegre. We were surprised to be brought to Sao Paulo. Many are alleging that this has all the tell tale signs of a scam,” said a bitterly disappointed fan.
The disappointment, our correspondent further gathered, was further heightened by a lack of information from Wakanow which, only at the last minute, got tickets for about 50 people to go to Porto Alegre, leaving others stranded.
Major companies like MTN, Naija Bet , DStv, 360 Bet, Clean soap and Tecno, which sponsored promo winners and customers to watch the World Cup were left bemoaning their fate.
The fans who are scattered around San Paulo spent a sleepless night waiting for a flight that never materialized.
“First, they told us 2.pm, then later we were told 4pm, then 5 Pm. They kept shifting the time untill they told us they couldn’t take us there anymore,” another frustrated fan said.
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