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Africa-Press<\/a> – Sierra-Leone<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Just four months into 2020, the coronavirus pandemic has swept across the planet, obliterating sports events and forcing suspensions, postponements and outright cancellations.<\/p>\n

A sporting calendar that promised so much \u2013 including the Olympics, Africa Women\u2019s Cup of Nations, European Championships, African Athletics championship, the CHAN tournament \u2013 has instead become a series of blank weeks and months as event after event succumbed to postponements and cancellations.<\/p>\n

The end of live sport around the world has meant that players, coaches, clubs and federations have seen money dry up. Across Africa this has presented many challenges. Here, we look at those affecting football in particular.<\/p>\n

\u201dFootball is life \u2013 the moment football stops, it is like life has stopped too\u201d, laments David Juma, captain of Kakamega Homeboyz in Kenya\u2019s Premier League.<\/p>\n

For all that football is Africa\u2019s most popular sport, the passion does not easily translate to an attractive bank balance even in normal times in comparison to leagues across Europe and America.<\/p>\n

According to the KPL \u2013 one of East Africa\u2019s top football leagues \u2013 50% of its footballers earn an average monthly salary of $200. This leaves most players dependent on match bonuses, travelling allowance and winning bonuses.<\/p>\n

Without games to play, none of these can be secured. Added to this has been the exit of league sponsors SportPesa.<\/p>\n

And other players in the KPL do not earn a monthly wage at all, and earn by having jobs with the company that owns the club. In the pandemic, most of those companies are themselves struggling.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were told we will take a 50% pay cut \u2013 our boss is also in business, and because of corona there is no business that is doing well,\u201d Juma continues.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a businessman, he knew paying our full salaries was unsustainable \u2013 so this was instead of sending away people unpaid.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fan contributions<\/b><\/p>\n

Monthly wages for players are roughly similar in Cameroon, but have the protection of a guideline that has standardised a minimum wage at $200 a month.<\/p>\n

Coton Sport are the only government-run club in Cameroon\u2019s premier league. Their player Thomas Bawak admits things are shaky, especially as, like in Kenya, tickets and other matchday fan payments constitute a high percentage of club revenues.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is a fixed salary but I think by next month, the salary will not be the same,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

Besides taking a hit to the pocket, players also have to deal with the effect on their mental health \u2013 impacted by the twin concerns of money worries and anxiety about the virus.<\/p>\n

Thomas says the situation has made footballers feel \u201cpsychologically down\u201d. Many are worried about how they will feed their families.<\/p>\n

That is a feeling Bolaji Simeon, a Nigerian who plays in Guinea with Horoya FC \u2013 current semi-finalists in the now-postponed Caf Confederations Cup \u2013 knows all too well.<\/p>\n

\u201cApart from being married with kids and some of my brothers going to school, I have my mother, my sisters,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am really worried and we are not playing, we are not getting match bonuses \u2013 nothing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Women\u2019s football hit<\/b><\/p>\n

Even clubs in South Africa and north Africa, which usually pay much higher salaries compared to the rest of the continent, are not exempt from the difficulties posed.<\/p>\n

In Egypt, top clubs like El Gouna, Arab Contractors and Pyramids have announced that their players will take pay cuts, while Smouha have reported that their coach will take a 50% salary deduction.<\/p>\n

Egypt\u2019s Sports Ministry have, however, stressed that Egypt\u2019s elite clubs need to financially help out those who are struggling in the lower divisions. That elite includes Al Ahly, Africa\u2019s most decorated football franchise.<\/p>\n

But Al Ahly are themselves embarking on pay cuts due to a lack of games. Their own losses show no signs of abating, despite their presence in the semi-finals of the postponement Caf Champions League.<\/p>\n

That postponement is one of a number hitting Caf competitions. The Africa Cup of Nations and Women\u2019s U-17 and U-20 World Cup tournaments have also been hit.<\/p>\n

Women\u2019s football has in some respects been hit just as hard, if not more.<\/p>\n

Female footballers in Africa earn on average $100 a month or less. Thus it is very common to see them also enrolled in higher education or in a second job just to get by.<\/p>\n

But even in the world\u2019s top football leagues, African players have not been spared from pay cuts.<\/p>\n

Even in England, home of the Premier League, clubs are asking players to take wage deferrals.<\/p>\n

However, there have been some positive measures rolled out by countries, federations, clubs and well-meaning individuals \u2013 all in a bid to curb the devastating effects of the outbreak and cushion the issues.<\/p>\n

Football\u2019s world governing body Fifa has announced an emergency relief fund to distribute the full amount of \u201dthe second part of member association operational costs, in order to alleviate immediate financial problems\u201d.<\/p>\n

Several Africa football associations have already taken advantage of this \u2013 whilst also distributing their own funds.<\/p>\n

The Sierra Leone Football Association, for example, have donated around US$67,500 to the Premier League, Division One and Division Two clubs in the country as solidarity amid the coronavirus outbreak. Around US$42,000 will go to the Premier League teams and US$25,500 to the lower tier clubs. (Photo: Isha Johansen \u2013 Head of Sierra Leone Football association).<\/p>\n

In a similar move, the Egyptian Football Association decided to launch an initiative to raise funds for players in third and fourth divisions.<\/p>\n

And South Africa set aside an $8 million relief fund for athletes and artists.<\/p>\n

Contract run-downs<\/p>\n

Other measures across the continent include Liberia\u2019s approving US$4,200 to clubs in the men\u2019s and women\u2019s divisions; players in Algeria contributing part of their salaries to a Covid fund; and Uganda\u2019s FA donating 12.5 tonnes of rice to football players, officials and fans.<\/p>\n

Individual gestures have been noted too: Mark Twinamatsiko, coach of second-tier side Kitara Football Club, has pledged to give half of his salary to his players, while the owner of Kenyan Premier League side Wazito FC, Ricardo Badoer, has said his players and staff will continue receiving their full salaries.<\/p>\n

Badoer\u2019s own experience of being jobless meant he wanted to avoid putting his staff through it, he said.<\/p>\n

Nevertheless, the vast majority of clubs and players are already feeling the squeeze.<\/p>\n

\u201cTeams need to think outside the box,\u201d laments David Juma.<\/p>\n

\u201cHow can we make our money as a team? This is where we make more money. The moment we don\u2019t get these bonuses, we suffer a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n

That suffering is being felt from voluntary or forced pay cuts to run down contracts as well as dwindling revenue streams. And whilst the health and safety of professionals is of utmost priority, without backup plans, the financial drought for African footballers will linger for as long as Coronavirus keeps stadiums silent, and gates shut.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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