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‘Football is a game of incentives’ – Gambia players boycott meeting President Barrow over bonuses

Dissatisfied with how they were treated after qualifying the country for their maiden Afcon, the Scorpions have turned down their leader’s call

Players of the Gambian senior national team have boycotted meeting with President Adama Barrow due to a row over bonuses.

Having qualified for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations slated for Cameroon, the Scorpions were scheduled to meet with the West African country’s number one citizen on Monday.

According to BBC Sport Africa, the gathering would see President Barrow give the team 11 million Dalasi (approximately $215,000) to be shared between the players and backroom staff who were involved in the historic feat.