Stadium nurses want review of 4,000 cedis allowance

Three nurses assigned to the Accra Sports Stadium during the Mines Stars-Yeji Stars Middle League match on Wednesday have expressed their disappointment over the meagre allowances paid to nurses during matches. Each nurse is entitled to 4,000 cedis on a match-day.

The nurses who spoke on behalf of their colleagues but pleaded anonymous showed the GNA the 4,000 cedis each given them and expressed regret for accepting to work at the stadium.

They claimed the allowances are not even enough to meet their transportation expenses from their homes to the stadium and back let alone buying any kind of refreshment after a match.

Looking dejected and worried, the nurses admitted that even though the allowances vary according to the magnitude of every match, the highest allowances ever paid them was 30,000 cedis which they received on the "black Wednesday," May nine, during the Hearts - Kotoko epic league encounter.

They therefore appealed to the National Sports Council and the Ghana Football Association to give them appreciable allowances to cater for their transportation and other expenses as a way of inducing them to give of their best.

The nurses said increasing their allowances is one of the ways of ensuring their punctuality and efficiency at the stadium.