JSK finds itself in a delicate situation a few hours before its late match against CRB, scheduled for this Tuesday at 6:00 p.m. at the 5-July stadium.
Indeed, the four foreign players, namely Youssouf Koné, Sadio Kanouté, Babacar Sarr and Walter Bwalya will be absent from the match sheet. The latter will not be included in the list of players to be called up for this away meeting. These absences are explained by the financial problems encountered by Koné, Kanouté, Sarr and Bwalya. Paid in dinars, they have been demanding for several weeks the possibility of transferring their money to their respective countries. While President El-Hadi Ould-Ali had assured the four players of finding a solution to their money transfer problems, the situation has still not evolved, it has become even more complicated with the absence of Koné, Kanouté, Sarr and Bwalya who have not carried out any collective training session since the last home defeat against USMH, in the 1/16 finals of the Algerian Cup. This internal crisis comes on top of the sporting difficulties that the JSK is going through. The Canaries, eliminated from the Algerian Cup and in difficulty in the championship, will have to deal with these absences to face a CRB in great shape. The interim technical staff will therefore have to find solutions to compensate for these absences and field a competitive team.
Koné did not train yesterday
Despite his return to the group last Saturday, where he was limited to a treatment session, Malian left-back Youssouf Koné has still not returned to collective training. Yesterday morning, the former Olympique Lyonnais player made an appearance at the stadium, but in street clothes. After a few minutes at the scene, he returned to his hotel, leaving his teammates to train without him. The player still refuses to train without management resolving his money transfer problem. This situation is all the more worrying as the JSK is actively preparing for the next deadlines.
-Kanouté and Sarr were content with laps
While Youssouf Koné continues his boycott, other key players are also sidelined due to physical issues. Babacar Sarr and Sadio Kanouté are forced to wait again before finding the group. In addition to their financial problem, the two players have not performed any session with the group for more than ten days. Sarr, who injured his hamstring, saw his recovery compromised by a relapse. As for Kanouté, he suffers from an injury contracted before the match against USMH. Both players have resumed individual training in recent days, but they limited themselves to light exercises yesterday, such as laps and stretching.
Bwalya with absent subscribers Congolese striker Walter Bwalya, meanwhile, authorized to return home for a family emergency, has still not returned to training. He missed the entire preparation for the match against CRB and will officially miss this match on Tuesday. Due to this financial problem of these four players as well as physical problems, Koné, Kanouté, Sarr and Bwalya will be absent against the Laâqiba team. President El-Hadi Ould-Ali is also faced with the thorny issue: that of foreign players. He is called upon to react quickly and try to find a quick solution to resolve this situation and avoid further disruptions within the workforce.
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