No basic diet for young ANFA athletes
Summary
Young ANFA academy players in Satdobato are surviving on a stripped-down diet of rice, lentils and biscuits after a FIFA suspension and a National Sports Council directive halted the association’s financial operations. The children were relocated from Sisneri after six of their peers died in a landslide during floods last September.
Key Points
- Nineteen children at the ANFA hostel in Satdobato are being fed a reduced diet, with breakfast cut from protein-rich items to tea and biscuits.
- ANFA says the FIFA suspension and a National Sports Council directive have stopped normal financial transactions and credit purchases from vendors.
- The children were moved from Sisneri after six of their academy peers died in a landslide while fleeing floodwaters last September.
- Staff at the hostel are reportedly working without salaries, while ANFA officials say they are paying some expenses out of pocket.
