Four players have walked out on the Democratic Republic of Congo's national team to protest against the poor organisation around a friendly match.
West Ham's Arthur Masuaku, Paul-Jose Mpoku of Belgian club Standard Liege, Jordan Ikoko from En Avant Guingamp and Gael Kakuta of Ligue 1 outfit Amiens left the camp on Monday because of repeated logistical and organisational problems as the team travelled to Dar-es-Salaam for a friendly against Tanzania on Tuesday.
'They all lamented the organisational aspects of the camp and are frustrated,' the team's media officer Jerry Angengwa said on Tuesday.
The quartet headed back to their respective clubs while their team-mates – similarly angered by long flight delays, no training facilities and poor quality accommodation, agreed to stay and play the match only if the Congolese federation (Fecofa) promised to improve arrangements for their next internationals.