Players of the Ghana national U-23 team, the Black Meteors are protesting for their unpaid bonuses in 2019.
The players are requesting for an amount of $4,500 owed them by the Sports Ministry following their participation in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations held in Egypt.
According to Kwame Baah, who captained the team to the tournament they have done all they could but their efforts always probe futile.
In an interview with Accra based Angel FM, the Asante Kotoko goalkeeper said, “The Sports Ministry has been playing hide and seek with us in the payment of our entitlements. We realized if we don’t fight for the money we will not get it”
“As I speak, the Ministry owe each player $4,500. My colleagues are relying on me in the haunt of the money. Yaw Yeboah was the deputy skipper but he is not in the country so my teammates are counting on me”
“Some of the players thought management has taken the money from the Ministry but I told them nothing like that has happened. I spoke to the Team Manager and he told me the Ministry has been playing mind games”
Asked about their next action, he indicated they will storm the Ministry at the end of the Ghana Premier League campaign.
Source: Mybrytfmonline/Sylvester Ntim