Don’t force Paycuts on us – Felix Annan
Kumasi based club Asante Kotoko captain Felix Annan has rejected claims that the playing body has agreed pay cuts with management.
As a result of the pending coronavirus, clubs are looking at ways of cutting down on their financial burdens, and one of the several ways is to cut down on the wages and salaries of players.
This week news circled around management’s desire to soften their financial blow amid the outbreak.
The reports were confirmed when coach of the side, Maxwell Konadu disclosed during an interview with Kotoko Express that there has been a discussion with senior players of their current financial challenges.
But captain of the club, Felix Annan, quickly dispelled those suggestions, claiming they [playing body] have not held any meeting with management in regard to the subject.
“In life, I’ve always believed in proper communication, and in everything you do communication is very key so if management engage the playing body in a meeting and we come into consensus, why not,” Annan told Atinka FM.
“This is not something that should be force on us.”
“The clubs in Europe engaged their players in a meeting and agreed on that pay cut decision.”
“We all understand the situation but we should all come into terms of what is best for all of us.”
In light of this Ghanaian Premier Clubs have wailed to government to come to their aid through the country’s Football Association.
Just Last week, Football’s governing body, FIFA reintertaed their desire to help member associations to cut down on their increasing operational cost.
The deadly coronavirus has adversely affected everything in the world as at now, and football is no exception.
In Ghana, the cases stand at 641, with 8 deaths recorded as well as 85 persons recovered.
