Sports Ministry Pays Over $900K in Salary Arrears to Black Stars Coaching Staff
The Ministry of Sports and Recreation has settled $904,561.75 in salary arrears owed to both former and current technical staff of the senior national football team, the Black Stars.
Breakdown of Payments
The settlement covers unpaid salaries from 2020 to 2025, spanning multiple coaching regimes. The current head coach, Otto Addo, received $420,000 in outstanding salaries for the period between October 2024 and March 2025.
His assistant coaches were also paid:
- Joseph Laumann – $75,000
- John Paintsil – $64,864
- Abdul Fatawu Dauda (Goalkeeper trainer) – $19,459
- Francis Bugri Tampuli (Team Coordinator) – $33,000
Former technical team members were included:
- CK Akonnor (January 2020 – September 2021) – $120,000
- David Duncan (Assistant) – $40,000
- Chris Hughton – $68,904
- George Boateng – $20,833
- Mas-Ud Didi Dramani – $12,500
- Maxwell Konadu (Assistant, Sep 2021 – Jan 2022) – $30,000
This initiative, carried out by the Sports Ministry under Minister Kofi Iddie Adams, came after a full audit in partnership with relevant state institutions to verify and clear legitimate arrears.
Government’s Role and Commitment
Although national team coaches are hired by the Ghana Football Association (GFA), their remuneration is funded by the government. The recent payment reaffirms the state’s responsibility and commitment to honoring its obligations to national sports personnel.
The Ministry’s action is expected to boost morale among technical staff and encourage a more structured and transparent system for managing coaching contracts and payments.
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