The Ministry of Youth and Sports has assured Black Queens players that their bonuses will be paid on Thursday, February 21.
The players of the women’s national team have dominated the news in the last 24 hours after the public expressed outrage over the failure of government to pay them their bonuses for qualifying for the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations tournament.
The Black Queens team is owed around $180,000 in bonuses for six games.
The Black Queens bonuses has been in arrears since September 2023. The total arrears for three qualifications (six games) is around $180,000 for the entire team.
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In January, $5m of that was released into an account named…
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Today, sources have disclosed that the Chief Accountant of the Ministry of Youth and Sports has visited the Black Queens in camp.
He assured the team that all unpaid bonuses would be paid by 1 pm on Thursday.
The payment is expected to motivate the team before the first leg of their tie against the Coppe Queens of Zambia in the qualifiers for the 2024 Olympic Games.
The game is scheduled to kick off at 5 pm at the Accra Sports Stadium.