The Government of Ghana has rejected a recommendation from the Presidential Commission to fix the winning bonus of the Black Stars at a flat amount of US$5,000.
This recommendation was contained in the reports of the Presidential Commission that probed into Ghana’s disastrous campaign at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
The three-member commission has recommended that the ever-soaring winning bonus of the national senior male national team is pegged at $5000.
This payment is made to each player of the Black Stars squad for national assignments for rewarding high performance which leads to winning football matches.
But government in issuing a white paper over the report of the Commission has rejected this recommendation – insisting it wants the issue of winning bonuses for the Black Stars to remain ‘flexible’.
“Government does not accept the recommendation under “Negotiation of Amount†that “The amount to be paid for winning bonus for the Black Stars should be fixed at US$5,000,†the White Paper released by Attorney General Marietta Brew Appiah-Oppong on Thursday read.
