Ghana FA clarifies Kwesi Appiah’s unpaid wages situation
This week Blackstars former coach Kwesi Appiah made the headlines, suggesting the FA owed him several months of wages and bonuses which were not paid to him before he exited his job.
The former headcoach was not paid salaries and bonuses due him for the last 5 months (August-December 2019) before his reign ended after his contract was not renewed an amount in excess of $185,000.
Kwesi Appiah through his representatives dutifully served the Ghana FA to notify them of the situation and also threatened to drag the matter to FIFA if his arrears were not paid to him in a seven-day ultimatum.
However, Ghana Football Association has quickly moved into squash those allegations leveled against them of monies owed former Black Stars Coach James Kwesi Appiah.
The FA’s Communication Director Henry Asante-Twum said his outfit does not pay the coach but the state and as such they have forwarded his grievances to them.
In a recent interview with BBC he said :
“In Ghana, the state has always paid the coach and not the GFA. This has been the practice for several decades and nothing new,”
“The GFA forwarded Kwesi Appiah’s letter to the Ministry of Youth and Sports, so they are working on it. For now, I cannot say anymore,” he concluded.
The embattled Kwasi Appiah this week revealed in an interview that he has had to harbor this bitter experience within him as he’s unable to feed his family.
It remains to be seen if the Sports Ministry will pay the former coach his arrears, in order for the waters to be calm.
