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Ahead of the friendly match against Cameroon,
The spate of withdrawals has resulted in allegations that some players are deliberately declining the call ups due to a backlog of unpaid allowances from previous games and not because they are injured.
Reacting to the news, Pinnick, in a chat with Arise TV on Wednesday, confirmed that the federation is indeed owing allowances but dismissed that as the cause for the withdrawals.
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He added that COVID-19 is the biggest reason why the federation is short of funding as its sponsors are still reeling from the economic impact of the pandemic.