"I'm worried that flight tickets might not be available for the thirteen foreign-based players that have consented to play, " he said.

BBC: Kanu slams SLFA over preparations

"I've got tickets to the England-Australia match, but I'm going to go anyway, just not do the hospitality beforehand, " he told the Daily Telegraph.

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