Top member clubs in the Rwanda Premier League have suspended their contracts with their players, and they will not be paid, starting from April, amid the ongoing coronavirus lockdown.
The Covid-19 pandemic has seriously compromised sporting activities across the world, which also left all football operations in Rwanda indefinitely suspended.
Two teams - Musanze and Espoir - earlier this week officially wrote to their players and coaches they would not be paid, effective this month, following the withholding of funds from their respective sponsors.
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“Our sponsors have notified us that they are withholding the budget until the lockdown is over,” Musanze FC chairman, Placide Tuyishimire, said as quoted by New Times, adding, “It is the reason why we also made a tough decision – that we know will affect many – to suspend salaries.