{"id":25854,"date":"2020-05-09T19:41:57","date_gmt":"2020-05-09T19:41:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/?p=25854"},"modified":"2020-05-09T19:41:57","modified_gmt":"2020-05-09T19:41:57","slug":"ghana-fa-clarifies-kwesi-appiahs-unpaid-wages-situation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/ghana-fa-clarifies-kwesi-appiahs-unpaid-wages-situation\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghana FA clarifies Kwesi Appiah&#8217;s unpaid wages situation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Ghana FA clarifies Kwesi Appiah&#8217;s unpaid wages situation<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>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.<\/h3>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7515973527815049\" data-ad-slot=\"5197133662\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><br \/>\nThe 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.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>However, Ghana Football Association has quickly moved into squash those allegations leveled against them of monies owed former Black Stars Coach James Kwesi Appiah.<\/p>\n<p>The FA\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n<p>In a recent interview with BBC he said :<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn Ghana, the state has always paid the coach and not the GFA. This has been the practice for several decades and nothing new,\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe GFA forwarded Kwesi Appiah\u2019s letter to the Ministry of Youth and Sports, so they are working on it. For now, I cannot say anymore,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n<p>The embattled Kwasi Appiah this week revealed in an interview that he has had to harbor this bitter experience within him as he&#8217;s unable to feed his family.<\/p>\n<p>It remains to be seen if the Sports Ministry will pay the former coach his arrears, in order for the waters to be calm.<br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7515973527815049\" data-ad-slot=\"5197133662\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ghana FA clarifies Kwesi Appiah&#8217;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<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":8037,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,8417],"tags":[2799,8981,1583,1580],"class_list":{"0":"post-25854","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-african-football","8":"category-featured","9":"tag-gfa","10":"tag-ghana-fa","11":"tag-ghana-football-association","12":"tag-kwesi-appiah"},"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Kwesi-Appiah.jpg?fit=1024%2C766&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8jzHl-6J0","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":22537,"url":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/kwesi-appiah-stay-ghana-coach-2021-reports\/","url_meta":{"origin":25854,"position":0},"title":"Kwesi Appiah to stay as Ghana coach until 2021 &#8211; Reports","author":"Clinton Eleto","date":"August 16, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Kwesi Appiah to stay as Ghana coach until 2021 - Reports Reports in the local media are suggesting that Ghana Black Stars coach Kwesi Appiah is set to extend his contract with the Ghana Football Association until 2021. 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Appiah is owed US$ 185,000 which is made up of two months salaries and bonuses The ex-international left his post as Black Stars\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;African Football&quot;","block_context":{"text":"African Football","link":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/category\/african-football\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Sports Minister response to Kwesi Appiah's salary demands","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/twumasi.jpeg?fit=1200%2C797&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/twumasi.jpeg?fit=1200%2C797&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/twumasi.jpeg?fit=1200%2C797&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/twumasi.jpeg?fit=1200%2C797&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/twumasi.jpeg?fit=1200%2C797&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":25835,"url":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/kwesi-appiah-crys-unpaid-wages-bonuses-threatens-take-gfa-fifa\/","url_meta":{"origin":25854,"position":2},"title":"Kwesi Appiah cry over unpaid wages and bonuses; threatens to take GFA to FIFA","author":"Raphael Bannerman-Quartey","date":"May 8, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Kwesi Appiah crys over unpaid wages and bonuses; threatens to take GFA to FIFA The former head coach of the Black Stars James Kwesi Appiah has in full regalia registered his disappointment about the posturing of the Kurt Okraku led administration. 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