Nearly 80 coaches and athletes of Song Lam Nghe An have not received meal money in 2024.
The Lunar New Year of At Ty is approaching, but nearly 80 coaches and athletes at the Song Lam Nghe An Youth Football Training Center have not received food money for the entire year 2024.
Youth Football Training CenterLam River Nghe AnThere are currently 27 coaches and about 50 athletes who are not eating and staying at the center's dormitory. These are the people who are directly affected by the delay in paying for meals.
According to regulations, each coach receives 150,000 VND/day for meals for about 26-27 days/month (except Sundays), equivalent to nearly 50 million VND/year. For athletes who do not stay at the training center, each person receives 150,000 VND/day for meals, equivalent to about 4.5 million VND/month, or more than 50 million VND/year.
Every year, Nghe An province spends nearly 28 billion VND in public investment capital to order SLNA to train youth football. In which, the items include coach salaries, allowances for athletes, food, uniforms, etc.
As of January 23, 2025, Nghe An province has completed disbursing most of the money to the Song Lam Nghe An Youth Football Training Center, except for VND 2.8 billion that cannot be paid. This is the amount related to youth teams participating in tournaments organized by the Vietnam Football Federation.
However, as of the afternoon of January 24, 2025 (25th of Tet), nearly 80 coaches and athletes at the Song Lam Nghe An youth team still had not received their 2024 meal allowance.
According to Song Lam Nghe An Club, the reason for not paying is because Song Lam Nghe An has not received the 2.8 billion VND budget from the province - the budget reserved for youth teams participating in competitions.
Each year, the food allowance of nearly 50 million VND is an essential source of support, especially for young athletes. The delay in payment makes many people worried because this income greatly affects their personal and family life.
Song Lam Nghe An said they have completed paying salaries and allowances to all coaches and athletes in 2024. However, the food expenses are still awaiting a solution from the province and related parties.
To completely resolve this issue, close coordination between Nghe An province and Song Lam Nghe An Club is needed to ensure the legitimate rights of coaches and athletes./.