'You won't treat Black Stars like this' - Abdul Saminu slams sports ministry

Ghanaian sprinter, Abdul Rasheed Saminu has criticised the Ministry of Sports and Recreation for the poor handling of team Ghana's travel and logistics to Gaborone, Botswana for the 2027 World Athletics Championships.

According to 100m record holder in Ghana, they expect better support from the Ministry in terms of logistics and better travel arrangements because they are representing the country on the global stage.

In a social media post sighted by GhanaWeb Sports, Saminu stated that the Ministry should treat them the same way it treats the Black Stars players.

"The Ministry of Sports in Ghana needs to better, don’t set us for failure. If it was “black stars” flights tickets will be ready month prior to their game."

"14hrs flight 16hrs lay over is not acceptable for professional athletes. We running with jet lag, no proper recovery," Abdul Rasheed Saminu wrote in his post on X.

Meanwhile, team Ghana secured automatic qualification to the 2027 championships in Beijing with a time of 38.09 seconds.