Black Stars bonuses still unpaid despite ministry's one week promise

Published on: 20 October 2010

By Babyface Mutrumudoo

It has emerged that the Black Stars World Cup bonuses are still unpaid despite the Sports ministry's one week promise to clear the outstanding monies.

The Deputy Sports minister Nii Nortey-Duah promised the playing body upon his visit to their training grounds before the Sudan game that the remaining monies would be paid the following Friday.

"I am glad to inform you that the winning bonuses for the game against Swaziland has been paid," he told Hot Fm the Thursday before the team traveled to Kumasi for the game on Sunday.

"The delay in payment was caused by bank transactions. It takes a lot of time for transactions of this magnitude to mature.

"But i can assure that by next week Friday all the monies would be paid," the honourable minister added.

Checks at the GFA however proved the bonuses remain outstanding almost a week after the ministry's own time-line for payment.

"The monies have not been paid," FA spokesman Randy Abbey said.

"Usually the ministry calls us (GFA) when monies pertaining bonuses are ready but we have not received the call yet.

"I cannot tell the reason for the delay," Abbey added.

The delay in payments of bonuses where nations that did not do as well as Ghana did at the World Cup have longed received their bonuses has sparked fears of a player revolt in the Stars camp.

Some are even blaming the lackluster performance of the team in the disappointing barren draw against Sudan in the 2012 Can qualifier to the unpaid bonuses.

Attempts to reach the Deputy minister for clarification proved futile at the time of filling.

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