Pay the Queens! Tony Baffoe fires Sports Ministry
Former Ghana international Tony Baffoe has fired the Sports Ministry over their refusal to pay monies owed the Black Queens ahead of Friday’s Paris 2024 Olympic Qualifier against Zambia.
In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Tony Baffoe who visited the team’s training on Tuesday, said the Sports Ministry ought to respect the Black Queens.
Respect them and pay them !!they have gone all out all this while ! they have done a fantastic job ..players -Coach and the technical team !the match against Zambia is crucial ..respect them and pay them !!! https://t.co/cmUBsokg0T— Anthony Baffoe (@AnthonyBaffoe) February 21, 2024
The Queens are owed qualification bonuses from two rounds of qualifying in the Paris 2024 Olympic Qualifiers and the Africa Women’s Cup of Nations Qualifiers.
They have only been paid for the two-legged affair over Guinea (Olympic Qualifier) while bonuses from wins over Benin (Olympic Qualifier), Rwanda and Namibia – both Africa Women’s Cup of Nations Qualifiers, have not been settled.
In all, the Sports Ministry owes each Black Queens player, a total of $7,500 from the six qualifying matches.
Sources inside the Black Queens camp have told JoySports that the ladies are contemplating boycotting Friday’s qualifier against Zambia.
The Black Queens have been training since Monday despite gov’t refusal to pay their bonuses
Since the team started camping on Monday, no official from the Ghana Football Association or the Sports Ministry have visited the team.
It is unclear whether officials have stayed away from the team in order to avoid a possible confrontation with the ladies over the bonus situation.
