The defender was due to figure at the Britannia Stadium, and travelled to the Potteries with his team-mates, only to receive a phone call from home that demanded his return south.
Lo mdlalo uqale lapho umvikeli edingeka ukuba avele ku- I-Britannia Inkundla yezemidlalo, futhi waya ku- Amapayipi neqembu lakhe-abalingani, kuphela ukuthola i ucingo lwefoni kusukela ekhaya owafuna ukuba abuyele eningizimu.