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Bayelsa United are blaming a delayed kick-off for their 2-1 loss at home to Mali's Stade Malien on Saturday in a CAF Confederation Cup Group B match.
Substitute referees from Algeria, who are slated to handle Sunday's CAF Champions League match between Heartland and Monomotapa of Zimbabwe, had to be brought in from neighbouring Owerri to officiate, after the South African referees for the Bayelsa game were refused visas to enter Nigeria.
This match, therefore, kicked off several hours behind schedule and so was played under floodlights.
The goals were also late in coming, after a first half in which Stade Malien took full control of the midfield.
Bayelsa took the lead in the 72nd minute, through promising youth international Osas Okoro, who hooked home after the Malian goalkeeper failed to hold on to a shot.
However, the Malians drew level four minutes from time, courtesy of an opportunistic Coulibaly Bakere, who went on to net the match winner right on the stroke of full-time in almost similar fashion, as the Bayelsa defence gifted two soft goals.
Leading scorer Stanley Ohawuchi wasted a number of scoring chances for the home team.
The Nigerian club are rooted at the bottom of the standings, pointless after two rounds of matches.
Stade Malien shoot to the top of the group on four points, ahead of Angola's Primeiro Agosto, who also have four points after they edged past third-placed Egypt's Harras Hadoud.
Bayelsa United are blaming a delayed kick-off for their 2-1 loss at home to Mali's Stade Malien on Saturday in a CAF Confederation Cup Group B match.
Substitute referees from Algeria, who are slated to handle Sunday's CAF Champions League match between Heartland and Monomotapa of Zimbabwe, had to be brought in from neighbouring Owerri to officiate, after the South African referees for the Bayelsa game were refused visas to enter Nigeria.
This match, therefore, kicked off several hours behind schedule and so was played under floodlights.
The goals were also late in coming, after a first half in which Stade Malien took full control of the midfield.
Bayelsa took the lead in the 72nd minute, through promising youth international Osas Okoro, who hooked home after the Malian goalkeeper failed to hold on to a shot.
However, the Malians drew level four minutes from time, courtesy of an opportunistic Coulibaly Bakere, who went on to net the match winner right on the stroke of full-time in almost similar fashion, as the Bayelsa defence gifted two soft goals.
Leading scorer Stanley Ohawuchi wasted a number of scoring chances for the home team.
The Nigerian club are rooted at the bottom of the standings, pointless after two rounds of matches.
Stade Malien shoot to the top of the group on four points, ahead of Angola's Primeiro Agosto, who also have four points after they edged past third-placed Egypt's Harras Hadoud.
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