{"id":44737,"date":"2025-10-28T10:45:32","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T10:45:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/?p=44737"},"modified":"2025-10-28T17:12:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T17:12:07","slug":"kofi-adams-denies-reports-of-black-queens-non-payment-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/kofi-adams-denies-reports-of-black-queens-non-payment-claims\/","title":{"rendered":"Kofi Adams denies reports of Black Queens&#8217; non-payment claims"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Minister for Sports and Recreation, Kofi Adams, has refuted claims linking him to reports that his outfit won&#8217;t pay the bonuses of the\u00a0 Black Queens.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\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><\/p>\n<p>The Queens owed $9,500 per player have boycotted training over the past two days in an effort to get authorities to pay their bonuses from their 2024 Women\u2019s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) campaign in Morocco.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a title=\"Week 7 Review : Medeama SC jolly on as Hearts, GoldStars share points\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/week-7-review-medeama-sc-jolly-on-as-hearts-goldstars-share-points\/\">Week 7 Review: Medeama SC jolly on as Hearts, GoldStars share points<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Sports Minister met the players to resolve the impasse,, but reports alleged that he tasked the players to pack their luggage and vacate camp if they wouldn&#8217;t represent the country of which he has denied.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Why would I say that? Why would I spend my time driving all the way to their camp and tell them they [Black Queens] can boycott if they want to.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;So this morning, we are shocked to see [the stories]. I may not blame them [players] entirely.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added: \u201cIf they [Black Queens] insist [by boycotting], it will affect the nation, but the nation will be back. But as for you, involved in the boycott, you will forever walk with that tag on you, I said so.\u201d he told Asempa FM<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a title=\"Joseph Aidoo makes long-awaited injury return in Celta Vigo win\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/joseph-aidoo-makes-long-awaited-injury-return-in-celta-vigo-win\/\">Joseph Aidoo makes long-awaited injury return in Celta Vigo win<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Black Queens have a 3\u20130 advantage in their favour in the first leg.<\/p>\n<p>They play Egypt on Tuesday, October 28, at the Accra Sports Stadium.<\/p>\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><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Minister for Sports and Recreation, Kofi Adams, has refuted claims linking him to reports that his outfit won&#8217;t pay the bonuses of the\u00a0 Black Queens.\u00a0 &nbsp; The Queens owed $9,500 per player have boycotted training over the past two days in an effort to get authorities to pay their bonuses from their 2024 Women\u2019s Africa<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":42877,"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":[8417,17018],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-44737","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-featured","8":"category-wafcon"},"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Kofi-Adams.png?fit=920%2C611&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8jzHl-bDz","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":44739,"url":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/wafcon-2026q-black-queens-welcome-egypt-for-return-leg-in-accra\/","url_meta":{"origin":44737,"position":0},"title":"WAFCON 2026Q: Black Queens welcome Egypt  for return leg in Accra","author":"Raphael Bannerman-Quartey","date":"October 28, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"The Black Queens of Ghana have all but wrapped upqualification as they face Egypt at the Accra Sports Stadium on Tuesday, October 28. \u00a0 They beat the Cleopatras by three unanswered goals away from home in the first leg and would seal qualification in the second leg of their 2026\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Featured&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Featured","link":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/category\/featured\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Black-Queens-12.jpeg?fit=1080%2C720&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Black-Queens-12.jpeg?fit=1080%2C720&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Black-Queens-12.jpeg?fit=1080%2C720&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Black-Queens-12.jpeg?fit=1080%2C720&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Black-Queens-12.jpeg?fit=1080%2C720&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":44746,"url":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/wafcon26q-black-queens-thrash-egypt-in-accra\/","url_meta":{"origin":44737,"position":1},"title":"WAFCON26Q : Black Queens thrash Egypt in Accra","author":"Raphael Bannerman-Quartey","date":"October 28, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"A Doris Boaduwaa hat-trick was enough for the Black Queens of Ghana to cut through the Egyptians at the Accra Sports Stadium. \u00a0 There was little to choose from between the two sides as the first half ended goalless. 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