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