[ 2014-10-25 ]

Ghana Premier League champions Asante Kotoko

Kotoko threaten to stage league boycott over unpaid prize money
Asante Kotoko say they will not compete in the
2014/15 Premier League season if their prize money
for winning last season’s campaign is not paid.

The Porcupine Warriors are yet to receive the
prize money for emerging champions of the First
Capital Plus League for the third successive
time.

Headline sponsors of the Ghanaian top flight –
First Capital Plus Bank – has asked for two
weeks to pay the prize money to Kotoko after it
emerged the money they released for the awards
ceremony was inadequate to cater for payment of
the prize money.

The champions say they will wait patiently for the
two weeks requested by First Capital Plus Bank but
warned they will pull out of the new season if the
headline sponsors fail to make do on their
promise.

“We have spoken to officials of First Capital
Plus and they have assured us that we will receive
our money in two weeks time,” Kotoko spokesman
Ali Maradona told Metro FM.

“So we wait for two weeks to see what happens.
After the two week period, we will see what to
do.

“But then I can already tell you that if they
fail to pay us what is due us in the two week
period, I can assure you that Kotoko will not play
the league when all the outstanding issues are
sorted.”

Source - Ghanasoccer

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