Former Ghana international James Kuuku Dadzie has kicked against the payment of appearance fees to Black Stars players before the commencement of a tournament.
According to the former defender, players must appear and compete before any form of appearance fee is paid to them.
He added FIFA only pay appearance fee after the tournament, however, he called on government and the Ghana FA to emulate the world football governing body in the payment of appearance fees.
“The point is that players should not be paid appearance fee before the commencement of the tournament because per it meaning, players should appear and participate in a tournament before any form of appearance fee is paid to them”
“Why then should the government pay appearance fees to players before they appear in the tournament and compete? He quizzed.
“FIFA pays some money to the qualified countries to enhance their preparation for the tournament, so the Black Stars do not need any money for anything before the competition begin. In the course of the competition, the government can pay winning bonuses to players when they win matches, so monetary considerations should not play any role before or during the tournament” he told Daily Graphic.