The Warriors of Zimbabwe have revealed their desire to withdraw from the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Egypt after playing two games at the tournament.

Zimbabwe were drawn in Group A at the tournament alongside the hosts Egypt, the Cranes of Uganda, and DR Congo. Zimbabwe lost on opening night to the Pharaohs of Egypt and played a 1-1 draw with Uganda. They are set to play with the Leopards of Congo on Sunday but the team players are looking to boycott the rest of the tournament until their bonuses are paid.

The national team players are demanding to be paid US$12 500 each by today or else they would not train for their final Group A against DRC on Sunday.
A meeting was held last night and Zifa could not agree on the demands, and a decision was made to send the players home before the end of the team’s campaign.

ZIFA had promised to give US$2 500 and US$3 000 from the fundraising committee to each player and after the match against Uganda, another US$5 000 appearance fees and US$3 000 bonuses for managing a draw in the encounter was to be paid ahead of the match against the DRC. However, things deteriorated sharply during the night and the Warriors ended demanding their entire dues by today.

The Zifa officials were then left with no option, and they sent spokesman Xolisani Gwesela to check with Caf the cost of withdrawing from the tournament.
The newspaper says a number of players confirmed they had told the Zifa officials they were ready to abandon camp and fly back home.

However, the Zimbabwean Football Association denied that the team will withdraw from the ongoing tournament via a tweet from their official Twitter account.