CAMEROONIAN TEAM HAGGLES OVER WORLD CUP BONUS

Cameroon finally arrived in Brazil for the World
Cup on Monday after a dispute over bonus
payments that delayed their journey for almost a
day.

The squad, including former Chelsea striker Samuel
Eto'o, had refused to fly to South America on Sunday
morning.

But they eventually agreed a financial package with the
nation's football federation after an emergency meeting.
The squad left from Yaounde at 06:00 on Monday,
more than 20 hours later than had been scheduled.

Team coach Volker Finke had said players were
complaining that the £61,000 they were due to be paid
for figuring in the World Cup was not enough.
After agreeing an end to the row, Cameroon Football
Federation president Joseph Owona said: "Everything
has been resolved.

"We have opted for transparency. There is no problem
and I think the team needs to be mobilised for all to
look in one direction."

Cameroon are in Group A with the hosts, Croatia and
Mexico.