Sporting Afrique FC
football club
Sporting Afrique Football Club was a professional football club which played in Singapore's S.League in 2006. The squad consisted of mostly younger players from Nigeria, Cameroon, Kenya and Ghana. The S.League hoped their involvement would make the competition more exciting, and possibly unearth players who might change their nationality and play for the Singapore national football team in the future.
Sporting Afrique played in only one S.League season in 2006 as their application to play in the league in 2007 was rejected.
History
Sporting Afrique started off their debut 2006 S.League season with a 2–1 win over Woodlands Wellington at the Yishun Stadium. The club finished in 9th place in their first S.League season.
Sporting Afrique's application to participate in the S.League in 2007 was rejected.
Controversies
In June 2006, it was reported that, while the players had been promised monthly salaries of S$1,600, they only received S$100 a month. Their contracts also forbade talking to the media, but team members contacted the BBC anonymously, drawing international attention. Club president Collin Chee, who had initially claimed to be "not short-changing any of them", agreed to raise salaries to S$600, with performance bonuses and better housing.
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