Uganda national team players at the 2019 Afcon tournament refused to train on Tuesday night in protest over unpaid allowances.

The East Africans are set to face Senegal in the Round of 16 on Friday, and the training session was scheduled for 7 PM at the Arab Contractors’ Stadium but neither the players nor the officials turned up as they remained holed up at their hotel.

It is reported that Cranes players were demanding $4,000 for the 2-0 win against DR Congo and $2,000 for the 1-1 draw against Zimbabwe and other allowances.

The Ugandan FA, however, has this morning announced that it paid the money which now totals at US$14,600 for each player since the start of the tournament.

This is not the first time a team has protested over unpaid allowances at the Afcon 2019. Zimbabwe clashed with their FA twice during their nine-day stay in the competition while Nigeria also had money issues with their association.