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."