Fecafoot borrows money to save World Cup

Cameroon football federation, FECAFOOT, spokesman Laurence Fotso confirmed that they had to borrow money in order to keep the players happy and on the plane to the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

The Cameroon international players recently resolved their strike over bonuses that saw them refuse to board the plane to Brazil on Sunday. Instead, they left 12 hours later as confirmed by the FECAFOOT.

They have settled a dispute with the government and FECAFOOT and will receive 5.8 million CFA francs (£7,200) more than the 50 million CFA francs originally offered to each player for their participation in the tournament.

“Everything is ok now,” said Fotso. “That money is given (by FIFA) three months after the end of the competition, so we borrowed money as a private loan to satisfy the players.”

Cameroon coach Volker Finke has also confirmed the issue has been resolved and asked the media not to make a big deal of it.