The Minister of Youth and Sports, Hon. Nii Lantey Vanderpuije says he will not interfere with issues of bonuses for sports federations in the country.
The Ghana Broadcasting Corporation sports commentator said the ministry is cash-trapped and federations under the sector must engage with corporate bodies for sponsorship to supplement whatever the ministry will give them.
“I have for the past being saying that I don’t and I will not determine issues of bonuses for sports in this country; I am referring to only footballers, the boxers will have to get bonus, the Black Maidens, the people who are competing in the Judo and everyone will have to get bonuses.
“Every sector deserve bonuses, if we don’t have the money, what do we do? So my policy is that we say it as it is; all of us must sit down as a family, discuss it with all the sports federations and ask ourselves how we can share what we have,” Nii Lantey told SWAG members last Monday.
“If federation will need more than what is given to them, then they have to go looking for the money from corporate sponsorship and other activities to support.
“We cannot tell which sporting discipline will be giving Ghana gold at the Olympics. It could be swimming, judo, it could even happen that our 100m runner goes to the Olympics and all the favourites gets muscle pull and he wins the gold.
“So it should not be within our power to determine which sporting discipline should should supported and which one should not be supported.” He said.
I Will Not Determine Bonuse For National Teams -Sports Minister
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