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Afcon 2019: Chigova - Zimbabwe didn't lose to Egypt because of financial dispute

Zimbabwe goalkeeper George Chigova makes it clear that the dispute between the players and the Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) which endangered their Afcon campaign has been resolved.

The players reportedly threatened to forfeit the tournament’s curtain-raiser at the Cairo International Stadium over unpaid allowances.

They eventually turned up for the game which was decided by a brilliant Mahmoud "Trezeguet" Hassan strike as the match ended 1-0 to the Pharaohs on Friday night.

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Speaking to Goal, Chigova made it known that the players were fully focused on their Afcon campaign.

“We know there were problems, but as players, we told ourselves we had to forget about whatever had happened in the last few days,” Chigova told Goal.