No Disrespect To MoYS Intended - Dede

Black Stars attacking midfielder, Dede Ayew, has disclosed in an exclusive interview with Sportscrusader.com that his, and other players’, move to fund their airfare to Accra is not to meant to spite the Youth and Sports Minister, Edwin Nii Lantey Vanderpuije.

Ayew, in collaboration with a couple of his national teammates, are paying for the airfares of some members of coach Avram Grant’s 23-man squad after news broke of a reported financial difficulty facing the ministry, making it difficult to fly the players from their various European bases to Accra.

The uniBank brand ambassador, who will not be involved directly in the game due to an injury picked up against Chelsea in his debut game for new side, West Ham United said; “This act is not to dishonour the minister or anyone, but rather, to show our desire and love to wear the national colours and do battle for Ghana.”

uniBank’s brand ambassador will be with the team to offer morale support and advise when called upon.

No Disrespect To MoYS Intended - Dede

Smoke The Peace Pipe - SWAG Prez Tells MOYS and GFA

The strained relationship between the Sports Ministry and the Ghana Football Association is beginning to affect football in Ghana according to Sports Writer’s Association of Ghana president Kwabena Yeboah.

Earlier this week, key officials from  the Ghana FA failed to attend a scheduled meeting for peace talks with the Sports Ministry.

For Kwabena Yeboah,  he feels if things are not sorted out soon, the Black Stars and Ghana Football as a whole will crash.

“Are we not tired of that and are we suggesting for instance that every Sports Minister we have had in the last 15 years was bad enough?” he asked

“We will definitely have our differences but I believe in the spirit of humility and sobriety and the larger picture of serving Ghana football, it will be important for people to bury their differences to move forward all in the name of Ghana Football.”

It will be expedient for this be resolved as quickly as possible before Ghana begins its World Cup qualifying campaign.

Smoke The Peace Pipe - SWAG Prez Tells MOYS and GFA

Opinion: Grant Right To Reject Cedis Bonus Payment

Coach Avram Grant has made the headlines lately in Ghana for the wrong reasons but his recent rejection of winning bonus payment in Ghana cedis has received my thumb of approval.

The Israeli indeed has not been a coach I’ve admired managing the Black Stars but that discussion will be for another day.

The Ghana Football Association rightly has been served the same meal they always allow Grant serve Ghanaians with his cocky and disrespectful act by rejecting the amount simply because it contradicts the contractual agreement.

 

The agreement between the GFA and Avram was that he will be paid whether winning bonus or salary in United State dollars so why the change now?

Yes the Ministry of Youth and Sports led by Nii Lantey Vanderpuye rightly said will pay the Black Stars and everyone involved winning bonuses in Ghana cedis and not dollars, as right as that might sound, the agreement between the GFA and the former Chelsea boss takes prominence over all, that Grant has to be paid in DOLLARS.

Opinion: Grant Right To Reject Cedis Bonus Payment

GFA Calls For Talk On Stars Bonus

The Communication Director of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Ibrahim Saani Darra has called for a dialogue with the Ministry of Youth and Sports on the much-talked about, Black Stars bonus.

The GFA has been bashed for being the brain behind the huge sum of winning and appearance bonuses given the players and this arguably went off the roof when it brought shame to the nation during the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

Newly appointed sports minister, Nii Lantey Vanderpuye has been very vocal on the bonus topic and has mentioned that the ministry will slap the 10,000 USD the stars receive as it doesn’t make economic sense.

But Saani has called on the ministry to call for a stake holders meeting with the players to have a agreement on the matter.

He said, “let us not get into a situation where there will be stand-off. We want to get into a consensus and get into an arrangement with the players.”

“Let’s sit and talk with the players and reach on a consensus so when we take a decision it won’t be perceived as an imposition but a uniformly agreed decision,” he added.

GFA Calls For Talk On Stars Bonus

Caution: Nii Lantey Vanderpuye Advised To Harbour "Nonsense" Sports Media

Veteran sports journalist, Osei Owusu Bempah has offered a free advice to designate Youth and sports minister, Nii Lantey Vanderpuye who will visit the vetting committee of Parliament as he readies to take the portfolio of arguably the hottest and most analysed ministry.

 

 

Nii Lantey Vanderpuye who has many years of experience as a sports journalist will for the first time take over a portfolio (sport discipline) that is of great interest to him. The former football commentator, retired sports journalist and ex-special aide to the late President John Atta Mills will become the 8th minister in the Youth and Sports ministry under National Democratic Congress (NDC) government, since 2009.

 

Owusu Bempah cautioned Nii Lantey concerning his work that it will come under the media microscope virtually everyday with many questioning his decisions but believed he will succeed only if he can tolerate all (insult and criticisms) that is thrown at him.

 

Osei Owusu Bempah said, “the sports minister is probably the most mentioned minister maybe besides the president of Ghana and the Ghana Football Association president, Kwesi Nyantakyi. The mentioning quite often comes with uncomplimentary remarks and for him to be successful he will need to be able to harbour the nonsense that will be thrown at him.”

 

 

“The biggest test for Nii Lantey will be his temperament and should he fail to pass the test surely we will see him replaced before the current NDC administration complete their term in office as Ghana goes to the poll in November, he added.”

Caution: Nii Lantey Vanderpuye Advised To Harbour "Nonsense" Sports Media