This was confirmed by the Communications Director of the GFA, Henry Asante-Twum, in an interview with Accra-based Starr FM.
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Each Black Stars player received $20,000 as appearance fee at AFCON – GFA
The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has disclosed that each player of the national team received $20,000 as appearance fee during the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).
The playing body and technical team of the Black Stars.
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The Black Stars endured a poor run in the tournament in Cameroon, culminating in a humiliating 3-2 defeat to Comoros.
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The result saw Ghana finish at the bottom of Group C after failing to win any of their three group matches.
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Also, this is the first time since 2006 that the Black Stars have been eliminated from the AFCON in the group stages.
“The players were paid $20,000 as appearance fee, they didn’t earn any bonus because they did not win a single game,” Asante-Twum said.
The FA’s Communications Director also denied reports that a decision has been made to appoint Chris Hughton as the next Ghana coach.
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He noted that FA President Kurt Okraku was in Germany to try to convince Otto Addo to take charge of the Black Stars for the upcoming World Cup playoff against Nigeria.
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The FA hasn’t taken any such decision, with specific reference to the last meeting before the President travelled, it was Otto Addo coming in as the stop-gap coach for the two matches.”
“There was no discussion about his assistants,” Asante-Twum added.
The Black Stars have been without a coach since Milovan Rajevac was fired two weeks ago.
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