The President of the Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC), Professor Francis Doodo, has called on the Ministry of Youth and Sports (MOYS), to scrap appearance fee for players of the Black Stars during competitions.
MOYS have had to pay huge amounts of money to players of the Black Stars, for appearing at major tournaments like the Federation International Football Association (FIFA) World Cup and the African Cup of Nations.
The former Ghana triple jumper wants the sport minister to cancel the payment of appearance fee with immediate effect.
“I really don’t think we should pay anybody appearance fee to compete for Ghana. I don’t think its right. We have always talked about national pride, so if people are coming to compete for their country, I think they should come to compete for the right reason which is national pride.
‘You don’t pay people just to come and wear the national colors, come on! If I had the power, I would not be afraid to scrap it,” he told Empire FM.
The chairman of the Ghana Athletics Association (GAA) further went to advocate for bonus structure that will determine how players are rewarded.
Scrap Black Stars Appearance Fee - Professor Dodoo
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