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Sports Ministry to pay $2,500 winning bonus to Black Stars

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  • michael essien 7 years ago

    I salute this minister

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  • NINCOMPOOP MAHAMA 7 years ago

    2500 FOR A WINNING BONUS FOR A PLAYER LIKE ASAMOAH GYAN,KWADWO ASAMOA, THE AYEWS ,KWARASEY AND THEMS?ONLY IDIOTS IN FOOTBALL POLITICS THINK THIS MATCH IS NOT IMPORTANT,IS TJE BLACKSTARS NOT PLAYING FRIENDLY MATCH ON SEPTEMBE ...
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  • $AINT GHFUO, BLACK EXCELLENCE! 7 years ago

    WHAY CANT U CALL THE OTHER GH PLAYERS PLAYING FOR OTHER CLUBS IN AFRICA? WE HAVE JOHN ANTWI, BANAHENE IN EGYPT, NII ADJEI AND KISSI BOATENG AT MAZEMBE. WE ALSO HAVE OKRAH IN SUDAN AND SOME GH PLAYERS IN SOUTH AFRICA. WHY CANT ...
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  • anokwale 7 years ago

    This game is an important preparation for the Congo and Egypt WC qualifiers. If not for those two games I might agree with you but from what I am seeing the real team needs as many games together as possible.

  • NDC WANT GH FOOTBALL DEAD 7 years ago

    2500 DOLLARS WINNING BONUS FOR PLAYERS LIKE ASAMOAH GYAN,KWARESY,KWADWO ASAMOA,AYEW BROTHERS AND THE REST?EVERY REASONABLE SOCCER FAN KNOWS THAT GHANA HAS A FRIENDLY MATCH WITH RUSSIA SO THIS MATCH CAN BE USED BY THE COACH TO ...
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  • Calculus 7 years ago

    Why are many NPP guys against this decision?

  • Isaka 7 years ago

    These greedy buffoons should be given less than $1000.

  • Talk Some 7 years ago

    The point is not local players playing instead of foreign based. The point is the gfa should fund their own damn team. Most of u wanted it now u have somebody who agree with u but since he doesn't belong to ur party u are cry ...
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  • usa 7 years ago

    Good job minister...they should take it or live it after all they've never won any cup for years while the nation was spending those huge amount on them....useless players.

  • Koojam 7 years ago

    I would advice the black stars not to take the winning bonus. NDC can use that too as a campaign money. Shameful government.

  • Talk Some 7 years ago

    Only an idiot/opposition member will say the players should refuse the $2500.00. This is a brave and good decision by the minister and must be lauded. Will you throw money away like if its yours? You complain about corruption ...
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  • Che Andrew 7 years ago

    When it comes to soccer and the Black Stars for that matter we must leave our partisan politics out of it. The Minister has demonstrated his dislike for the Black Stars and the GFA from day one of his appointment. His has thi ...
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  • Solomon 7 years ago

    The minister may have been a renowned football commentator in the past, he does not have the right body language or audible language to run the sports ministry. The way the $2,500.00 is clearly an insult.

  • Benito. 7 years ago

    Well said,bro.did Nii read economics at all... football unites us more than any sporting discipline in Ghana.. besides the team must play consistently which makes them more stronger,we have world cup qualifications ahead

  • Nii Armah 7 years ago

    My dear brother am sorry but what you have said lacks alot.

    Look first you have qualified what is the use of bringing in those foreign players? Ayew is nursing an injury Asamoah is stuggling to get a team and Kwadjwo Asamo ...
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  • May weather 7 years ago

    You are right but compare the glory boxing has brought to our nation and thatof soccer. Whats the difference? And has boxing benefitted from the national coffer's? So.lesser sports as u call it are also important. Thank you

  • Steve 7 years ago

    This is stupid talk
    Be wise and stop saying nonsense.

  • BHONO HOLLAND 7 years ago

    WHAT A INSULT,NO ONE WIL PLAY FOR 2500,ONLY WHO PLAY IN AFRICA WIL ACCEPT THIS MONEY,
    THIS MONEY NOT EVEN COVER YOUR TICKET,BECAUSE NO EUROPEAN BASED PLAYER WIL ACCEPT AYEWS OFFER,TRUST ME THIS MINISTER WIL MAKE U TURN AS SO ...
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  • hk 7 years ago

    Mr. Talk Some,u are right. I like ur comment.But u don't have to insult. thanks

  • jojo 7 years ago

    i think the minister should show the initiative first by cutting his salaries. this is what happens when you have incompetent people governing

  • Azanoore Lucky 7 years ago

    Mr man remember that this is a single minister who is trying his best to curb corruption in gfa

    Why don't we support him

  • jojo 7 years ago

    that would be fine, but is it the GFA who is corrupt or the Black Star? why make the players pay. people love to represent their country but not for free. when they get hurt who will take care of their families?

  • Kojo 7 years ago

    Curbing curruption my ass...this whole agenda us to get Nyantekyi out of gfa and bring in their stooge. He should go curb curruption in Mahama's government. Nkwasiasem!!!!

  • Jav 7 years ago

    Who cares, go and collect the money from wayome if you are serious , why are you afraid that they would hold the country to ransom

  • Sam 7 years ago

    Ghana has already qualified for the AFCON, so why waste money to invite more foreign players when the locally based ones can be given the opportunity to play?
    Is it about the co-effecient kickbacks that the FA will not get t ...
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  • Nii Armah 7 years ago

    Say it again
    the money will not come so they are talking plenty plenty

  • Ghana Ba 7 years ago

    These players are just selfish and Dede stop wasting money. That money cld have gone a long way to help the school for the blind. Was hoping they will allow the local stars to play this cheap match, so they can also make some ...
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  • Abeiku SW2 London 7 years ago

    Why shouldn't they use it as am excuse to boycott future matches when you are behaving like an idiot who has got something against these boys for all their efforts .. how many Ghanaians do u know that are Patriotic including ...
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  • KWASHIE ADJAH 7 years ago

    WHERE IS THE WOYOME, WATERVILLE, ISOFOTON, AFRICAN AUTOMOBILE UNLAWFUL JUDGEMENT DEBTS PAYMENTS?????????? WHERE IS JOHN MAHAMA AND THE NDC FINDING MONEY TO BUY CARS AND HOUSES FOR AKUA DONKOR AND CHIEFS ALL OVER THE PLACE???? ...
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  • Abeiku SW2 London 7 years ago

    Hopefully when their bonuses are reduced as u insist you will account for the rest of the money and make as aware of where the rest of the money went .. none of you can be trusted ... u keep letting us down ..

  • theophilus martey 7 years ago

    please stop politicizing this issue its a decision in the right direction and this minister is doing a very good work keep it up and don't even listen to them at all

  • Okyeame-Uk 7 years ago

    We go for loans from the USA yet dey pay their senior national team players 2,000usd as winning bonus....i salute you minister.its only fools who will criticise this move by the minister

  • Abeiku SW2 London 7 years ago

    Yooo just because u don't agree with one's comments doesn't make him or her a fool ..u are an Arse hole

  • Che Andrew 7 years ago

    This is the most stupid Minister in the history of Ghana. Why can't this dickhead dialogue with the GFA but is fast to run to the media?

  • Abeiku SW2 London 7 years ago

    Simple As bruv

  • agyeman 7 years ago

    WHY SHOULD WE PAY PEOPLE WHO EVEN DON'T HAVE PLAYING TIME WHERE THEY ARE? ITS ABOUT TIME WE HAVE A STANDING NATIONAL TEAM LOCALLY WITH A FEW PLAYERS HAVING GOOD PLAYING TIME ABROAD. IT IS JUST A WASTE OF RESOURCES TO ALWAYS I ...
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  • Steve 7 years ago

    Nii don't you know what you are doing will affect the GFA.

  • AMA 7 years ago

    God should bless Nii Lantey Vanderpuye for placing the interest of the nation first.He has the full support of well meaning Ghanaians. The team should not be paid anything if they fail to beat Rwanda.
    Mr Minister the best wa ...
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  • T George Ohio US 7 years ago

    I know NDC wants to use these bonuses for buying 4×4 for chiefs that is why they are doing that.

  • Binomial 7 years ago

    NDC again, you are disgraceful to a Country. Minister Pls don't also take salary.This is what you NDC people did in Brazil and the team fuck UP.GOD IS WATCHING

  • BB 7 years ago

    I think the wining bonus should be pegged at $1,000. There are hardworking people who go through thick and thin to build this country and they don't get anything close to that in a whole month!!! My opinion.

  • Osman 7 years ago

    We are now going to see those who are not not playing for money. We shall see how the vampires of the GFA will feed on the poor tax payers money. Bomboclat FA, fire burn you all.

  • Esther 7 years ago

    i love this guy

  • paul Kwao 7 years ago

    Stupid and unpatriotic koojam ,the Yaw Sams Osei Kofis ect played for the nation out of love

  • Boss 7 years ago

    This is ridiculous. Fire the minuster

  • Kwame 7 years ago

    Some Ghanaians are soooo stupid . U say cut down corruption and public spending . This minister is trying to get results from our ever useless money making GFA . Only patriotic players wil obliged . Left to me alone we can bu ...
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  • Lee wolf 7 years ago

    koojam plss dis is not politics de truth is wat matters.

  • He is a ghanaian 7 years ago

    So far so good the best news I have ever heard .they don't even need that amount is too much . They are rich and there are many people who are dying Of hunger mr vandaplui God bless u

  • sANjAy 7 years ago

    I disagree with the minister on this one, since the players bought the air tickets from their own pockets he shld pay their wining bonus to them. If I may ask did he the minister himself stop taking his weekly allowance, war ...
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  • kwasi 7 years ago

    l like that minister. dont listen to one. we support you.

  • Agyare Bright 7 years ago

    these are the kind of ministers we need in Ghana . very selfless and serious minded minister ..God bless u Mr. minister. Ghana doesn't belongs to these illiterate and selfish footballers who doesn"t even have diploma as thie ...
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  • the truth 7 years ago

    Pay the stars their hard earned dollars. it is the useless GFA and ministers whose pay should be cut. fucking hypocrites

  • SPIDER IN HIS WEB 7 years ago

    A shameful government of shameless officials. Thieves, they all are!!!

  • KWAKU DUA 7 years ago

    Kudos to you Mr minister!. The fact of the matters is the fa used to get kick backs. The minister told fa and the coach to use locally based stars earlier enough. It's the fa who should be blamed for all the mess. Since Ghan ...
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  • erickosdam 7 years ago

    Oo good why are you people not building the country with Love , work free so the minister and gov will be will enjoying the money and be there shooting is corrupt , work free to build Ghana, fool ,now tell me why the playe ...
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  • Yaro 7 years ago

    Is not free $2500 is my annual pay as a nurse ,that is what can be paid come if u are ready or leave for others.thankd mr minister

  • Raspussy 7 years ago

    And how much is the losing bonus? If that is 5000 dollars I suggest they go for that.

  • Afrika Bravo 7 years ago

    I think

  • Ohene Boakye-Yiadom 7 years ago

    .........Before he tears apart the Black Stars. He would destroy player and official morale. He is clearly jealous that these young people make so much money, and, that is the problem: Jealousy turned into mismanagement. The ...
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  • Nokwarehene 7 years ago

    Mahama should ax this minister before he destroys our game. Remember soccer is the only thing in the country that brings us together.

  • Dery 7 years ago

    left wit me alone, dey shd not collect anything as bonus. Cos football is a profession dat u career can come to an end at anytime but d question is; ve we got any retirement plans for our national players shd d unexpected o ...
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  • Quophi Takoradi 7 years ago

    If u have a minister that talks like serial caller no wonder. So this serial caller minister want the players to be patriotic as he claim? Is he also patriotic? If he really want to be patriotic then he should forfeit all his ...
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  • Bernard Nkansah 7 years ago

    Mr minister I salute you may God always protect you from any spiritual we thank you for what u had done for the nation God bless you

  • Akonta 7 years ago

    Has Nii Lante's salary and allowances been reduced by Mahama because Ghana has no money? He envies the players. If they boycott the World Cup qualifiers, he can use his home-based players. STUPID MAN.

  • IBQ starzo 7 years ago

    I salute u boss. I guess gh people hv nt forgotten how we used tax payers cash to gv these big players platform to showcase their talent to the world in national youth teams. Players add value to themselves whn they play for ...
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  • Mr Isaac Otoboah Buabeng 7 years ago

    We Fasting and Praying for them to wins their matchs how match we also got for our prayers we making for the National Team.. The National team players and management team must be thinking about their National first before mon ...
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  • Edmond Apai Adams 7 years ago

    I second essien salute minister

  • Mahama Aboa! 7 years ago

    This animals are using the money for campaigning. Mahama is enjoying sex nyafufu in Legon campus. Big dick Mahama!

  • Speaksense 7 years ago

    It's ur irresponsible dad who has refused to take gud care of ur sister(s) in the campus there which has compelled her to sell her body to make ends meet and also get some to put on the table for ur prostitute mum and that ur ...
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  • OKOROMANSA 7 years ago

    WHERE DID THAT $2,500 COME FROM WHEN NII LANTEY HAD SAID HIS MINISTRY DOES NOT HAVE MONEY. I THINK THE PLAYERS BOUGHT THEIR TICKETS TO TRAVEL TO ACCRA AND SO SHOULD BE ABLE TO SAY THANK YOU AND REJECT NII LANTEY'S BONUS. $2,5 ...
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  • Terkpety Tawiah 7 years ago

    The rooms are four but the air-conditions are five

  • Speaksense 7 years ago

    We need to criticise constructively void of political lenses. I think the ministry need to be recommended for taking such a giant decision. The reason why Ghanaian sports is declining is that we are spending so much of our sc ...
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  • K B 7 years ago

    this sports minister has degraded the entire nation for choosing his own players for a match,he has no respect for the nation,the coach and the players.is he jealous these players earn so much?

  • K B 7 years ago

    secondly the sports minister wants to let quit some players from playing in the national team for dictating or ruining their carriers.dont we think the best way would have been pleading with the abroad based players to for on ...
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  • K B 7 years ago

    rather than imposing a force to collect the said winning bonus from him.They are professionals and this word means one who does some thing for a reward in terms of money by an agreement.this sports minister is being a dictato ...
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  • K B 7 years ago

    nobody should blame the players if they should boycot all national assignments and concentrate on their teams fixtures
    the sports minister has no knowledge about football but his bringing chaos into our world of football

  • KWAAMPONG, TEMA 7 years ago

    Ghana is suffering from leadership crisis. The Sports Minister is 'shoddy' and the way he reasons calls for serious examination of his 'human faculties'. Was he not the same man who negotiated for a reduction of their winning ...
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  • Victor A. Young 7 years ago

    It's unbelievable to note how some dim-witted Ghanaians would take the chance to insult FA Boss and the National Coach.

    The NDC gov't has totally failed Ghanaians; everything is in a mess right now as the Sports Minister ...
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  • Ghanaba 7 years ago

    They players and GFA are now going to hold you to ransom big time!! You could not stand your ground and enforce the local players only selection and the no bonus talk too. Now that you have given in an inch, they will be taki ...
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  • SLIMMART 7 years ago

    My question is this - where is all the money GFA receives from FIFA and friendly matches the Black Stars play? For once, I think the Sports Minister is doing something right. When monies are given by FIFA to GFA, the GFA clai ...
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