Angola: Referee Gerson Emiliano Faces Constraints to Travel to Russia

Lubango — Gerson Emiliano dos Santos, Angolan international assistant referee appointed for the FIFA World Cup in "Russia-2018, is having difficulties to get foreign currency for his trip to Russia.

According to the referee, who was received Tuesday by the deputy governor of southern Huíla province for social, political and economic affairs, Maria João Chipalavela, where he was honored, the exchange rate policy of commercial banks is the main difficulty.

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