体坛英语资讯：Zimbabwes future at AFCON hangs in the balance as players threaten to walk
<p><span word="HARARE">HARARE</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 28-- <span word="Zimbabwe">Zimbabwe</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="participation">participation</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2019 <span word="AFCON">AFCON</span> <span word="finals">finals</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="reportedly">reportedly</span> <span word="hanging">hanging</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="balance">balance</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stalemate">stalemate</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="men">men</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="team">team</span> - <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Warriors">Warriors</span> - <span word="and">and</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="soccer">soccer</span> <span word="governing">governing</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="Zimbabwe">Zimbabwe</span> <span word="Football">Football</span> <span word="Association">Association</span> (<span word="ZIFA">ZIFA</span>) <span word="over">over</span> <span word="player">player</span> <span word="dues">dues</span>.</p><p><span word="State">State</span>-<span word="controlled">controlled</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Herald">Herald</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="accompanying">accompanying</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="showcase">showcase</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="ZIFA">ZIFA</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="advised">advised</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="contemplating">contemplating</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="possibility">possibility</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="withdrawing">withdrawing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="followed">followed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="meetings">meetings</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="parties">parties</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="ended">ended</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="stalemates">stalemates</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="threatened">threatened</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="resume">resume</span> <span word="training">training</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="unless">unless</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="remaining">remaining</span> 12,500 <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="day">day</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ZIFA">ZIFA</span> <span word="officials">officials</span>, 5,500 <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="accounts">accounts</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="includes">includes</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2,500 <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="ZIFA">ZIFA</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="secured">secured</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="players">players</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> 3,000 <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="promised">promised</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fundraising">fundraising</span> <span word="committee">committee</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Warriors">Warriors</span> <span word="needing">needing</span> 5,000 <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="appearance">appearance</span> <span word="fees">fees</span>, <span word="and">and</span> 3,000 <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="bonuses">bonuses</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="draw">draw</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Uganda">Uganda</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="DRC">DRC</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="things">things</span> <span word="deteriorated">deteriorated</span> <span word="sharply">sharply</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Warriors">Warriors</span> <span word="ended">ended</span> <span word="demanding">demanding</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="entire">entire</span> <span word="dues">dues</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="train">train</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Following">Following</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stalemate">stalemate</span>, <span word="ZIFA">ZIFA</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="spokesman">spokesman</span> <span word="Xolisani">Xolisani</span> <span word="Gwesela">Gwesela</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="check">check</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Confederation">Confederation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="Football">Football</span> (<span word="CAF">CAF</span>) <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="withdrawing">withdrawing</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span>.</p>
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