Former President John Dramani Mahama has today, August 30 presented a two-bedroom house to former Black Queens goalkeeper Memunatu Sulemana.
This comes after the ex-head of state offered to provide her with decent accommodation after it came to light that she was living in a wooden kiosk.
She was also handed an undisclosed amount of money on behalf of the former President to start a business of her choice.
Presentation of two bedroom apartment and cash donation to former Black Queens Goalkeeper Memunatu Sulemana from former President John Dramani Mahama.
In a interview last week, Memunatu claimed she lived in a kiosk and had no money to take care of herself. pic.twitter.com/TIvV5S1DSP
— Saddick Adams (@SaddickAdams) August 30, 2023
Sulemana in an interview with Accra-based Original FM recently opened up on her unfortunate state following her retirement from football.
According to her, she has been living in a kiosk at Kaneshie in Accra.
Sulemana said despite her decorated career, she earned very little while playing football, which has led her to her current situation.
The 45-year-old played over 30 matches for Ghana’s women’s national team in a career that spanned over a decade.
She was also part of the Black Queens teams that featured at the 1999, 2003 and 2007 FIFA Women’s World Cup tournaments.
In 2018, she was invited by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to assist with the draw for that year’s Women’s African Cup of Nations hosted in Ghana.
Two years later, she was also named as a member of the technical team of Ghana’s U17 female national team, the Black Maidens.
Sulemana was appointed as the team’s goalkeepers’ trainer and later occupied the same role for the Black Queens.