Guinea’s interim president, Colonel Mamady Doumbouya, is reported as saying he has forgiven his national team, the Elephants of Guinea, after they were booted out of the ongoing 2021 African Cup of Nations in Cameroon.
Reports on social media earlier claimed that Colonel Mamady had told the national team they would refund the investment made into the team if they failed to win the cup.
In a post sighted on Twitter, Ghanaian sports journalist, Saddick Adams, shared that Colonel Mamady after meeting the players has assured them that they have been forgiven for not winning, and that the message he had sent earlier was to motivate them.
However, he wants a refund of part of the money as the budget was to take them to the semi-finals of the competition and not the Round of 16.
“President Mamady Doumbouya has forgiven the team. Says his ultimatum was just to encourage them. He understands team building takes time,” “BUT the money given to the team covered QF, Semi-final, and final games and that must be returned to the state coffers,” Saddick Adams shared on his Twitter page.
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President Mamady Doumbouya has forgiven the team. Says his ultimatum was just to encourage them. He understands team building takes time.
BUT, the money given to the team covered QF, Semi-final and final games and that must be returned to the state coffers. pic.twitter.com/KCs5BcJuyE
— Saddick Adams (@SaddickAdams) January 26, 2022
Source: unscriptedseries.com
