Izuchukwu Okosi
Ghana Football Association (GFA) has paid Black Stars players US$20,000 each for participating at the 2021 African Cup of Nations tournament in Cameroon.
Join our WhatsApp ChannelSpokesperson for Ghana Football Association(GFA), Henry Asante Twum confirmed the news, as he also explained that the aforementioned amount was the only money paid to the players, and thus they did not earn any winning bonus due to Ghana exiting the competition without a win.
Twum said, “The players were paid $20,000 as appearance fee, they didn’t earn any bonus because they did not win a single game.”
The Black Stars failed to qualify from Group C where they were drawn with Morocco, Gabon, and Comoros.
They lost to Morocco, drew 1-1 with Gabon before losing to Comoros 3-2 to exit the tournament, and coach Milovan Rajevac was fired.
Currently, the FA are in search of a replacement as former Tottenham and Newcastle coach, Chris Hughton is said to be leading the race.
Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.
