Youth and Sports Minister-designate Isaac Asiamah has stated that he will not be negotiating bonuses of players for the various national teams.

Mr. Asiamah added that he found it unfortunate that some former ministers were involved in the act.

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“Why should it take the minister to go and negotiate the bonuses of national teams? It is unfortunate, it does not have to happen,” the Sports Minister-designate told the Appointments Committee of parliament on Tuesday, February 7, 2017.

He indicated that there are bodies supposed to undertake such tasks and these institutions need to be strengthened to do their job.

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His comments appear to be a dig at former Sports Minister Edwin Nii Lantey Vanderpuye, who, during his time in office, openly called for winning bonuses of Ghana’s senior national football team, the Black Stars, to be slashed to save the country money.

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He indicated that his administration would ensure transparency and acceptability to prevent corruption at the Sports Ministry.