Sports Minister, Mustapha Ussif
The Minister of Sports, Mustapha Ussif, has disclosed that The head coach of the senior national team, Coach C. K Akonor is not owed by the Sports Ministry, as reported by some media houses.
The Minister was speaking to Rainbow Sports’ Isaac Wallace during the sword cutting of the Borteyman concerning the brouhaha surrounding the unpaid salaries of the head coach of the senior national team.
Mustapha in response to a question posed to him stated that the ministry isn’t owning the head coach of the senior national team.
“I can say emphatically that the Senior Coach of the Black Stars of Ghana, Coach C.K Akonor has been paid off his salaries since I assumed office as sports minister. You can cross-check from C.K Akonor himself,” he stated.
Mustapha stated that Black Stars is well prepared and hopes they will excel and make Ghana proud.
“The team has had the necessary preparation, and the President through me sent a good wish message to the team. I know the games won’t be easy, but I can confidently tell you that Ghana will perform well on their qualification game and proceed to the world cup,” he added.
He added that the ministry has put in place measures to secure a will structured facility to host the All African Games.
“We have put in place measures to build and renovate some of our stadiums that can be used to host the All African Games here in Ghana. We are hoping to build a new ruby square at the Legon stadium, which will help in the games as well,” he affirmed.