Victoria United: Regular payment of players, stabilizing factor for team, president says
Elite Two club Victoria United, will play in the first division next season, following their first-place finish in the 2022/2023 campaign.
Valentine Nkwain, the club president, has said besides hard work, the regular payment of players’ salaries hugely accounts for the cohesion that exists within the team.
“I grew up knowing that when people are working hard, they must be well paid.”
“The Federation asked us to pay 75,000 FCFA, but none of my players is earning 75,000 FCFA. The least of my players is earning 100,000 FCFA and up to 350,000 FCFA” the president revealed.
“I don’t fail. My policy is people must be paid. There is no debt. No arriers of salary, no arriers of match bonuses” he pointed out.
The players as well as the technical staff hold the president in high esteem: “We thank our president, he is our first secret, because he has put a lot at our disposal…We have a professional team, the salary for the players is regular, everything is there, the necessary accampaniment is there” Guy Bertin Kamguia, the head coach indicated.
By qualifying for the Elite One championship, Victoria United end the 10-year absence of teams from the South West region.
