{"id":178905,"date":"2024-05-06T13:59:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-06T13:59:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/05\/06\/dont-understand-why-athletes-bonuses-should-delay-wisdom-woyome\/"},"modified":"2024-05-06T13:59:02","modified_gmt":"2024-05-06T13:59:02","slug":"dont-understand-why-athletes-bonuses-should-delay-wisdom-woyome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/05\/06\/dont-understand-why-athletes-bonuses-should-delay-wisdom-woyome\/","title":{"rendered":"Don\u2019t understand why athletes bonuses should delay- Wisdom Woyome \u2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Ranking Member on the Sports Committee of Ghana\u2019s Parliament, Wisdom Mensah Woyome, doesn\u2019t understand why payment of bonuses to athletes who starred at the 2023 African Games have delayed.<\/p>\n<p>The Member of Parliament for the South Tongu Constituency chimed in on the ongoing tussle between disgruntled athletes and the Ministry of Youth and Sports over the unfulfilled arrangement.<\/p>\n<p>Almost two months after the conclusion of the 13<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0African Games that were held in Ghana for the first time, Ghanaian athletes who scooped up medals at the multi-sport competition are yet to be rewarded with financial packages that include $3000 for gold medal winners.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cI think this (payment of bonuses) shouldn\u2019t delay because it will be a disservice because this is an area that we\u2019ve all along wanted to motivate and get many more talented people to really veer into.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\" id=\"attachment_578932\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Woyome-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-578932\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Honourable Wisdom Mensah Woyome<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/African-Games-logo-e1661512954642.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-553566\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cSo we think that once it was part of the package promised them, they should be able to get that across to them. I don\u2019t know and understand why we should be delaying in getting them all these (payments)\u201d he said in an exclusive interview with Citi Sports.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\" id=\"attachment_582537\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_20240322_213723_MP.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-582537\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ghana\u2019s 3\u00d73 Men\u2019s Basketball Team won silver at 13th African Games<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Ghana won a record 69 medals at the 2023 African Games with 19 being gold.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\" id=\"attachment_582517\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Princesses-2-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-582517\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ghana\u2019s Under 20 Women\u2019s Football Team won gold at the 2023 African Games<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 1 --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ranking Member on the Sports Committee of Ghana\u2019s Parliament, Wisdom Mensah Woyome, doesn\u2019t understand why payment of bonuses to athletes who starred at the 2023 African Games have delayed. 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