BT Football Academy owner criticised for not being sincere with parents of footballers who were stranded in Europe
The football academy failed to purchase return flight tickets for the young players, leaving them stranded in Portugal.
The team and their coaches were stranded for a week after their return tickets were never booked. Picture: Kayleen Morgan/Eyewitness News
CAPE TOWN - Parents of the young footballers who were left stranded in Europe have met with BT Football Academy to engage with the owner.
The football academy failed to purchase return flight tickets for the young players, leaving them stranded in Portugal.
The academy urged all parents to attend the meeting, as this would be the only in-person opportunity the academy would be giving.
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BT Football Academy will be closing its doors after it failed to purchase return tickets for the young football team.
The owner of BT Football Academy, Brandon Timmy, reached out to parents on a WhatsApp group, encouraging parents to participate in meetings.
Parents have told EWN that most of them won't be attending the meetings, as they are no longer interested in what the owner has to say.
The academy will meet with the last group of parents on Thursday.
One parent explained that Timmy had not apologised to parents when he reached out to them.
"I just feel that there is no sincerity in his tone. It's just always him trying to reason or give an excuse for what has happened when, clearly, it's just him being greedy and selfish."