Ghana Football Association Executive Council member, Gifty Oware-Mensah, has shockingly justified why the senior national team, the Black Stars, consistently get preferential treatment ahead of the other national teams.
The senior women’s national team, the Black Queens, are currently owed outstanding bonuses from their qualification games for both the African Women’s Cup of Nations and the 2024 Olympic Games.
Each player is owed a reported $7,500, even after their bonuses were slashed by 50%.
Reports suggest, that desperation has pushed the players to the point where they are planning to boycott the final Olympic qualifier against Zambia, on February 23, if the bonuses aren’t paid.
This development comes just weeks after Sports Minister, Mustapha Ussif, confirmed the Black Stars players had been paid their bonuses, even before kicking a ball at the 2023 AFCON in Côte d’Ivoire - a competition which saw Ghana crash out at the group stages for the second straight tournament.
However, in a jaw-dropping exclusive with Joy Sports, Gifty Oware-Mensah, who also doubles as the Chairperson for the Black Queens Management Committee, practically made light of the Queen’s bonus development.
"The Ghana Football Association sells brands and products. Our foremost product is the Black Stars, and this spans across the world, not just in Ghana," she said.
"The male team is the one that dominates the love and affection from the country.
"I find it quite worrying when I see people try to compare their treatment vis a vis the women’s team.
"They say half a loaf is better than none, and the beauty of it is that the first reason anyone should have to wear the national jersey is because of patriotism," she added.
The Sports Ministry has assured the Black Queens bonuses will be paid before their Olympic Games qualifier against Zambia.
— #JoySports (@JoySportsGH) February 16, 2024
Management Committee Chair of the team, Gifty Oware-Mensah has told @kweku_lawrence.
The first leg of the game is on February 23. #JoySports pic.twitter.com/C8WsPdbZJQ
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