Captain of Ghana’s female senior soccer team Elizabeth Addo has lashed out at the Ghanaian media for paying no attention to the various female national teams in the country.
Addo who led the Black Queens to a 3rd place finish at the 2016 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations, claims the media pays less attention to women’s football compared to the men’s game.
The Black Queens in 2015 after winning gold in women’s football, got stranded in their hotel upon arrival due to non-payment of their bonuses.
Similarly in 2016, the team again had to struggle with bonus issues after playing 3rd in the women’s Afcon held in Cameroon.
Speaking in an interview with Bechem based After2 Radio, she said it is very sad and disheartening how Ghanaians especially the media have neglected the various female national teams.
“It’s sometimes sad and disheartening how the people of Ghana especially the media have just neglected us and say nothing about our teams” she said. Addo who was very influential for the Black Queens in the just ended Africa Women’s Championship in Cameroon added that, the media are always promoting the Black Stars at their expense. “Whenever I’m listening to Radio and watching TV, I hear how they(the media) promote and fight for the Black Stars and other Men’s national teams at the expense of we the Female teams which shouldn’t be the case”. Addo stressed “The Black Queens were the first team to represent the country at the world cup level but the kind of treatment and promotion we get from Ghanaians especially the media is on the low side” The Black Queens have threatened a nationwide demonstration soon if their demands are not met latest Tuesday, December 20.