[ 2015-01-16 ]

Hilton Malabo Hotel - Equatorial Guinea

AFCON runs short of hotel rooms
Teams arriving at the Africa Cup of Nations in
Equatorial Guinea have been forced to search for
places to sleep because of a lack of hotel rooms.

Congo coach Claude Le Roy said five of his
35-strong party attending the tournament did not
have accommodation.

He revealed that the bulk of his team are in lacks
of running water and has exposed electrical
cables.

Burkina Faso coach Paul Put, also criticised
facilities, saying the event should have been
delayed until June.

Congo, who play Equatorial Guinea in their opening
game tomorrow, are based in the port city of
Bata.

"There are not enough places for my staff and it's
even difficult to find rooms for the players," Le
Roy told the BBC World Service.

"The electricity is terrible, everything is
exposed. I wanted to wash my hands. There was no
water.

"Some of my assistants went around to see if there
were rooms available somewhere but it seems very
very difficult."

Le Roy said Congo had not received any help from
the Confederation of African Football (Caf),
adding that his party had arrived a day before
they were officially due to because they
expected organisational problems.

"I'm not disappointed, that's what I was
expecting," he added, when asked about his side's
accommodation.
"I don't want a big five-star hotel. I just want
something very clean."

Source - Daily Graphic

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