The national team captain Pape Thiaw, 45, works without a contract, the bonuses are delayed, the hotel is not up to standard and the players are forced to order food.
Senegal’s national team is shaken by problems.
– It is true that there are shortcomings, says Thiaw.
African Championships winner Senegal meets Norway in the football World Cup on the night of Tuesday, but the upload has not been optimal.
The news site Sports News Africa and domestic media reports that the players’ promised financial bonuses from the Football Association have not been paid. This is described as “incomprehensible” considering that the association has recently received payments from both the African and the International Football Confederation.
Even in the everyday life of the World Cup, Senegal has problems because the team’s base at Rutgers University in New Jersey is not up to a good standard, according to Sport News Africa. Several players are said to be horrified by the hotel chosen by the association.
The chef was nobbed
The association has also not allowed the national team chef to accompany him to the WC and the food in the hotel is not of a high enough standard for elite athletes. Therefore, the players are forced to order food from elsewhere in order to get good nutrition.
If the budget for the players’ stay in the USA is low, it seems to be a different everyday life for the football association’s representatives during the World Cup. They are said to live “luxuriously” on the union’s money together with their families.
Another burning question is the contract situation of national team captain Pape Thiaw. He has not received his last five months’ wages and now leads the national team without a contract because the federation refuses to extend it.
Acknowledge problems
Despite the unpaid salary, Thiaw urges focus on the match against Norway.
– We are completely focused on tomorrow’s match. It is the most important, he says at a press conference according to the newspaper Sengo.
At the same time, Thiaw admits that everything is not right.
– It is true that there are shortcomings. Both the players, the management staff, the association and myself are affected by this, he says.
The Lions de la Téranga, as Senegal’s national team is called, lost 1-3 against France in their World Cup opener.
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