NEW DELHI: The Indian Senior National Team travelling from Ashgabat, Turkmenistan to Muscat, Oman via Dubai got stuck up at the Ashgabat International Airport due to late arrival of flights. The ‘Men in Blue’ left the Hotel in Ashgabat at 1pm (Turkmenistan time) and will not be able to board any flight till 3am (Turkmenistan time) due to bad weather, as mentioned by the airport authorities.

The Indian National Team was supposed to reach Muscat past midnight following a connecting flight from Dubai, after leaving Ashgabat at 5:30pm (Turkmenistan time).

As of now, the Indian National Team awaits the next slated flight for Dubai at the Ashgabat International Airport, which is supposed to leave at 3am (Turkmenistan time). Thereafter, the Indian contingent will be boarding the next available flight from Dubai to Muscat. The timing of which cannot be guaranteed by the airlines authorities.

“The sudden change of events comes as a huge disadvantage. We had an agreement with the Oman Football Association about the practice sessions, but we are helpless at the moment”, Head Coach Stephen Constantine told.

“It puts us at further disadvantage. Every training session is so important and we cannot afford to miss any. I am also worried about the recovery of the players” Constantine told AIFF’s Official Facebook Page, Indian Football Team.

The Indian National Team plays Oman in an away fixture on October 13, 2015 and the practice sessions were slated to commence from tomorrow.