Former Sports Minister Edwin Nii Lante Vanderpuye has suggested a policy shift in how national team players are paid, proposing that all Black Stars and Black Queens players be required to operate local bank accounts.
Speaking in an interview with GHOne TV on Monday, Vanderpuye argued that paying players in foreign currencies is unnecessary and undermines confidence in the country’s own financial systems.
“Every Black Stars and Black Queens player must have a local bank account. We must stop paying our players in foreign currencies,” he said.
According to him, as Ghana operates with the cedi as its legal tender, player remunerations from the state should be made in cedis and paid directly into local accounts to promote financial accountability and support the local banking sector.
It unclear whether the Sports Ministry led by Kofi Adams will adopt and implement Nii Lante Vanderpuye’s suggestion for the upcoming internet assignments for Black Stars and Black Queens.