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'Mercenary' Warriors finally paid
13 Jan 2017 at 09:12hrs | Views
ZIFA has fulfilled its pledge to pay disgruntled Warriors part of their allowances before Africa Cup of Nations kick off in Gabon.
On Wednesday each player was paid $5 000 as appearance fees for the three group stage matches which translate to $15 000.
The Warriors preparations were rocked by payments disputes and players threatened not to fulfill their fixtures if not paid.
State media described the Warriors stance as mercenary.
Said ZIFA executive member responsible for finance Philemon Machana "I can confirm that we wired that money to each player.
"And the total amount is $550 000. For appearing for the three matches, it is $5 000 per game that was the agreement between ZIFA and the players".
On Wednesday each player was paid $5 000 as appearance fees for the three group stage matches which translate to $15 000.
The Warriors preparations were rocked by payments disputes and players threatened not to fulfill their fixtures if not paid.
Said ZIFA executive member responsible for finance Philemon Machana "I can confirm that we wired that money to each player.
"And the total amount is $550 000. For appearing for the three matches, it is $5 000 per game that was the agreement between ZIFA and the players".
Source - Byo24News
