REVEALED: Government refused to pay ex-Black Stars coach Appiah's bonuses despite win in Togo

Published on: 16 September 2014
REVEALED: Government refused to pay ex-Black Stars coach Appiah's bonuses despite win in Togo
Kwesi Appiah was removed as the coach of the Black Stars

The suspicion that the sports ministry's quest to have Kwesi Appiah removed as the Black Stars coach is gaining firm ground as it has been revealed that the authorities refused to pay him his bonuses despite guiding the team to victory over Togo in the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.

According to a report by in the Daily Guide newspaper, Appiah and his technical team returned home empty-handed after guiding the Black Stars to victory in Lome in their last African Cup qualifier.

The coach and his technical team managed to win on foreign land against their Togolese counterparts, yet they did not receive any financial reward, like had been the practice.

According to a source, government, who are paymasters of the team, had doubted that the coach could snatch victory in Lome, so they did not make any financial provision for the technical team.

"Do you believe that the coach and technical team have not been paid their allowances and bonuses since the match against Togo," a highly placed source said.

The team’s inability to win before home fans five days earlier in Kumasi after their Brazil fiasco looked to have formed the basis for the decision of the sports ministry.

Before the Togo clash, pundits considered victory in ‘Togoland’ as a remote possibility, taking into account the home side’s quest to win at all cost, having lost their first Nations Cup qualifier against Guinea.

Coach Appiah however proved his critics wrong by fighting from a goal down to beat the Hawks of Togo 3-2 before a fanatic crowd in Lome.

The win notwithstanding, what many thought to be a rumour before the game became a reality when his employers terminated his two-year contract, 24 hours after the Togo win.

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