In a document that Lusa had access to, the 23 athletes said that the debt is valued at US$80,500.
"We, players from the Angola national under-17 football team, representing the country, were present at the World Cup in Brazil, in 2019. During the time we were in the competition, the FAF did not make payments related to the daily rates, training weeks and game qualifying prizes, from two victories won by the selection in the said competition", reads the document.
In the world tournament, the football team passed the group stage and ended up being eliminated in the round of 16 by South Korea.
