Black Stars management committee vice-chairman Akwasi Agyeman has disclosed players have agreed to take a qualification bonus at the World Cup instead of the usual winning bonus after each game.
Speaking at the Happy FM World Cup dialogues on how the African teams can break the quarter-final jinx, the Ghana Tourism Authority CEO said players will be paid qualification bonuses at the mundial.
The Black Stars were entitled to $10,000 as winning bonuses which was later slashed to $5,000 in their previous games played in the qualifiers and tournaments.
At the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations tournament in Cameroon, the players agreed to the qualification bonuses which was well negotiated by the current Black Stars management committee.
“We have had a series of meetings with the players and agreed on qualifying bonuses. The players agreed because we took a leaf from our predecessors.
“We made the players understand that the money does not come from us the management committee but the Ministry of Youth and Sports and the Ministry of Finance”.
“The players are now aware of what they are entitled to but funding is another issue, which is why President Nana Akufo-Addo organized the fundraiser to get some money from Corporate Ghana for the team”, he added.
The biggest soccer mundial has been scheduled for November and December this year, with 32 countries set to battle it out for the covetous trophy in Qatar.
Ghana has been housed in Group H at the mundial against Portugal, Uruguay and South Korea.
The West African powerhouse will open their World Cup account against Portugal on November 24 before taking on Uruguay and South Korea respectively.
Source: Mybrytnewsroom.com/Sylvester Ntim
