{"id":88334,"date":"2023-08-01T16:12:47","date_gmt":"2023-08-01T16:12:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/08\/01\/sports-ministry-details-payments-to-ck-akonnor-after-dismissal\/"},"modified":"2023-08-01T16:12:47","modified_gmt":"2023-08-01T16:12:47","slug":"sports-ministry-details-payments-to-ck-akonnor-after-dismissal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/08\/01\/sports-ministry-details-payments-to-ck-akonnor-after-dismissal\/","title":{"rendered":"Sports Ministry details payments to CK Akonnor\u00a0after\u00a0dismissal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"464\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-08-17-at-13.15.41-696x464.jpeg\"   alt=\"CK Akonnor\" title=\"CK Akonnor\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">CK Akonnor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Ministry of Youth and Sports (MOYS) has issued a statement responding to\u00a0Charles Kwablan Akonnor\u2019s claim of not being paid $100,000 following the termination of his contract.<\/p>\n<p>Akonnor in an interview\u00a0refuted\u00a0claims made by the Sports Minister\u00a0that he received the said amount\u00a0after he was relieved\u00a0of\u00a0his\u00a0duties in September 2021.<\/p>\n<p>\u201dI never received the kind of money the minister mentioned. I don\u2019t want to put out how much they paid me but it was not $100,000 as the minister said,\u201d he told Graphic Sports.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>His comments came after the Sports Minister, Mustapha Ussif, had told the media during a press briefing last week that both Akonnor and his replacement, Milovan Rajevac, were paid $100,000 following\u00a0their\u00a0sacking.<\/p>\n<p>However, the MOYS has come out to prove payments made to the former Ghana international following the termination of his contract.<\/p>\n<p>In the release, the Sports Ministry stated Akonnor was paid\u00a0$54, 054.06 in October 2021\u00a0with the same amount paid in the second trench on February 10.<\/p>\n<p>Akonnor was sacked as Black Stars head coach in September 2021 and according to the Ministry\u2019s statement, he received\u00a0$100,000 on January 2023.<\/p>\n<p>On\u00a0July 27, 2023, Akonnor was paid $30,000\u00a0via bank transfer with the amount paid summing up to $508,108.12.<\/p>\n<p>Full statement from the Ministry below:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-07-31-at-18.30.15.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-07-31-at-18.30.16.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Akonnor, who signed a two-year deal in January 2020,\u00a0was sacked after just 10 games in charge, winning four, losing four and drawing two.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"4WGOyzDS7Yo\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Towards Election 2024: NDC branch executives urged to resist any attempt of violence(01-08-23)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4WGOyzDS7Yo?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CK Akonnor The Ministry of Youth and Sports (MOYS) has issued a statement responding to\u00a0Charles Kwablan Akonnor\u2019s claim of not being paid $100,000 following the termination of his contract. 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