Pay cut should not be an option - Fatau Dauda

Published on: 08 April 2020

Legon Cities goalkeeper, Fatau Dauda beleives teh calls to cut players salary must not be considered despite the coronavirus outbreak.

Following the outbreak of the Covid-19, European players have agreed to accept pay cut to ease the financial burden on their clubs.

However, players in the local scene have also been urged to pay to aid their clubs following the suspension of football activities in the country.

But according to former Black Stars and Ashgold goalie, the plight of Ghanaian players at home is different to others abroad and a pay cut is not an option.

“In Ghana, the economy is not good. The club owners are really trying by paying players from their own pockets. The truth is that Ghanaian players don’t earn much and it will be difficult for them to even accept a pay cut”, he told Happy FM.

According to reports, some players in the Ghana Premier League earn less than Ghc 150 or close to nothing in a month.

Some clubs also owe players in arrears of more than six months.

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