By TERESA CALLEBMore by this AuthorIn recent weeks, all football organised activities have been suspended indefinitely due to the coronavirus outbreak; leaving football players severely affected financially, physically and psychologically. In Spain, Barcelona players took a 70 percent pay cut so that other employees can earn their salaries in full. Tough timesLocally, Gor Mahia FC and AFC Leopards have been struggling to pay players due to lack of sponsors and the pandemic might just worsen the situation. In the Kenyan context, most talented players come from rough neighbourhoods and slum areas, where crime is the order the day. In as much as the novel coronavirus is deadly, its effects are more damaging hence how players are handled during this period will be key.

Source: Daily Nation April 07, 2020 03:56 UTC