By A Correspondent- Zimbabwe netball team players are yet to get their allowances, ZimEye has learnt.

The players, who are in their maiden appearance at the World Netball Cup arrived in the UK last week and they will play their first match against Sri Lanka this Friday.

The development also comes amid indications that the girls are not being given lunch food.

Recently, it emerged that there was an uproar inside the white walls at No 1 The Strand concerning the welfare of the Zimbabwe Netball team which is being starved after government officials blew their food money ($39 000).

However, President of the Zimbabwe Netball Association, Leticia Chipandu refused to answer questions when quizzed by this publication.

While responding to a question on whether the girls had been paid their allowances or not, Chipandu said:

“….Who says that? All those reports are untrue. We have our system of paying allowances and it is none of your business… I am only accountable to myself and my government.”

This is despite Chipandu promising as soon as the team landed at the airport that she was ready to furnish anyone interested in knowing the players’ contracts as soon as the team was settled.

She is on record saying:

“The girls were not paid 50RTGs bond and it is not true. I can show anyone who is interested the players’ contracts as soon as we are settled (at hotel Ibid).