It has emerged that members of the senior national team received over $1m in winning bonuses despite recording Ghana’s worst performance at the African Cup of nations since 2006.
The sum was captured in an itemised breakdown of expenditure for the 2019 edition of the biennial tournament which was presented to Parliament today by the Minister of Youth and Sports, Isaac Kwame Asiamah.
Mr Asiamah said the approved budget comprised expenditure for a training tour and other tournament related activities, adding that $1.7m which was not expended will be returned to the state.
It will be recalled that Black Stars coach Kwasi Appiah named a 29-man provisional squad for the tournament but six players were cut for the AFCON in Egypt.
Coach Appiah dropped the following players: Ebenezer Ofori, Majeed Waris, Mohammed Alhassan, Abdul Fatawu and Yaw Yeboah after one-week camping in Dubai. Ghana defender Nuhu Musah missed Ghana’s Afcon Train through injury.
