Elite One: Aigle Royal players go on strike

They are demanding four months’ unpaid wages.

Tensions have risen at Aigle Royal, a club in the Cameroonian professional league. Tired of waiting for their wages to be paid, the Cameroonian club’s players have decided to take action by announcing the suspension of all the team’s activities.

In a unanimously signed statement, the players denounce a situation that has become untenable. They claim to have received only one salary since the start of the season and are demanding immediate payment of four months’ arrears.

“We, the players of Aigle Royal de la Menoua, have decided, with immediate effect, to cease all team activities if our demands are not met. We are demanding: four months’ unpaid wages. We have received only one salary since the start of the season [January’s salary].”