- Zimbabwe national football side are reportedly in the midst of a pay dispute with the country's FA
- Zimbabwe had threatened not to honour the encounter but ZIFA have strongly denied the claims
- The players are said to have told the country's FA to pay them their money before they play
Zimbabwe national football team were reportedly in the midst of a pay dispute with their football association on the eve of their AFCON opener against Egypt and had threatened to boycott it.
The Warriors had threatened to boycott the Egypt tie over a dispute with ZIFA over daily allowance and bonuses.
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However Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) denied the reports coming in from Zimbabwe and said the team was in no way intended to strike ahead of their group A match.
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"ZIFA would like to reiterate that the Warriors have remained focussed ahead of the opening group A match against Egypt,"
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"Warriors have not ventured in any industrial action or strike as reported in some social media circles," ZIFA stated, according to Times Live (SA).
This is not the first time money there have been issues between Zimbabwe players and the FA as it will be recalled how they refused to board a flight to Gabon in 2017.
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TUKO.co.ke reported that Uganda President, Yoweri Museveni, sent his best wishes to the Uganda national football team ahead of AFCON set to kick-off on Friday, June 21.
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