[ 2016-07-19 ]

Nii Lantey Vanderpuye

Gov't paid 'bribes' to qualify Ghana for Brazil World Cup - Report
A leaked document by Ghana’s Ministry of Youth
and Sports reveals that government paid 'bribes'
in 2014 to aid the Black Stars qualification to
the World Cup in Brazil, a newspaper has
reported.

A report carried by a Ghanaian newspaper and its
website claim the leaked document from the Sports
Minister, Nii Lante’s office says his own
government made $420,000 unclassified payments
which the newspaper described as 'bribe' to secure
Ghana’s qualification to the world football
fiesta.

The reports, published by the Ghana Sports
Newspaper and carried by ghanasportsonline.com
disclosed a document leaked from the Sports
Ministry revealed how the government spent the
said amount on the first-leg alone in Kumasi.

The reports further nailed by the Sports Ministry
indicates that a total amount of $700,000 was used
for unclassified payments in the entire qualifiers
under Elvis Afriyie Ankrah’s regime.

The newspaper report went on to say that the said
document from the Sports Minister’s office
further revealed that Ghana spent $116,000 on the
game against Zambia, which Ghana won 2-1 and a
further $199,000 on Ghana’s win over Sudan and
Lesotho.

Growing concerns among Ghanaians over Nii
Lante’s recent bust-ups with the Ghana Football
Association with claims that government overspends
on football have given the suspicion that his
ministry indeed leaked the report as claimed by
the newspaper.

This follows a recent publication in the media in
which the Minister’s outfit released a private
correspondence it had with the Ghana FA to the
media in a press statement.

Ghana thumped the Pharaohs of Egypt by 6-1 in the
first leg at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium to
cement a comfortable position ahead of the second
leg in Egypt, which the home side won 2-1.

Ghana had a disastrous 2014 World Cup experience
following government’s delay in the payment of
appearance fees for the players creating chaos and
anarchy in the Ghana camp.

Source - GHANAsoccernet.com

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