Institute a base salary for GPL players – Boakye Yiadom club Administrators
Ghana Blackstars Richmond Boakye-Yiadom has emotionally appealed to administrators and other key stakeholders of Ghana football to institute a base salary that will help ameliorate the financial strain imposed on players who ply their trade in the domestic league.
According to the former Red Star Belgrade forward, most of the local lads are not reaping the full dividends of the game despite the wholesome amounts of hard work invested.
“I don’t mean to offend any team owner with what I am about to say but I think if a player wakes up every day to train, fight and wants to do his best to take a club to the highest level we all can help that person”.
“Ghana is one of the countries capable of developing players to the highest level but excuse my language if a player is receiving GHC 500 or 1000 and that person has rent to pay and has a girlfriend or wife with kids it’s a difficult situation to combine.
“If there can be sponsors that can help to introduce a base salary to cushion them to carry on their job without stressing the Ghanaian league will be one of the best,” he opined on The Tracker on Citi Tv.
The former Red Star Belgrade forward netted over 60 goals in over 100 appearances during his four-year stay with the club which he recently left following the expiration of his contract in December 2020.
He won two Serbian league titles with the club and played in Europe’s biggest club competition the UEFA Champions League.
