DR Congo skipper Youssouff Mulumbu has expressed “disappointment in the manner in which the video of demand was made public”- declaring that “the problem has been solved.”
“For the time being, the team stay focused for the game against Morocco on Monday 16th,” the 29-year-old Norwich City midfielder told a press conference yesterday.
On Friday 13th, a video of the Les Leopards demanding for their unpaid bonuses surfaced – leaving tongues wagging.
In the clip, Mulumbu mobbed by other players can be heard calling on the government to keep their promise and pay them or else they will not train.
And in a quick rejoinder, the Sports and Recreation Minister Willy Bakonga announced “there is no problem with bonuses”, and that he will lead a delegation of 100 officials to Gabon to settle the demands.
The matter is now water under the bridge, and the Coach Florent Ibenge’s charges have vowed to slay the Atlas Lions today in Oyem.
“We are well prepared and we hope to beat Morocco and get all the three points. We had a meeting with the Minister who is here in Oyem and we put all our demands across, but first we want to play and win our first game.”
The match scheduled for Stade d’Oyem in Oyem – starting 21:00 CAT, will be preceded by another group “C” clash between the defending champions Ivory Coast and Togo at the same venue from 18:00 CAT.
