More facts have emerged over the refusal of the Kazakhstan embassy in Norway to issue visas to former Nigeria youth international Akeem Latifu and Hodd teammate <span style="" class="notranslate">Sivert H. Nilsen, the son of manager Lars Arne Nilsen.<br /><br />It's football politics which was started by the Norwegians that has gone wrong. And the Kazakhstan team has paid Hodd back in their own coin.<br /><br />For the first leg </span>Europa League tie played at H&oslash;ddvoll Stadion (Ulsteinvik) last week, the Norway embassy in <span style="" class="notranslate">Kazakhstan refused entry visas to two important players of </span><span style="" class="notranslate">FC Aktobe- Alexander Geynrikh and Timur Kapadz.<br /><br />Hodd defeated Aktobe 1 - 0 in the first leg thanks to Espen Standal's goal after 28 minutes. <br /><br />Despite that victory, </span><span style="" class="notranslate">Lars Arne Nilsen's troops have a mountain to climb on Thursday at the Central Stadium, Aktobe.<br /></span>