Players Will Not Boycott Sudan Game

Ghana players will start arriving in the country on Monday night ahead of their Nations Cup qualifier against Sudan with many of the players insisting they will not boycott the game as initially feared.

Black Stars players are angry that three months after their excellent showing at the World Cup in South Africa some of their bonuses have not been paid.

Nearly US$63,000 remains outstanding at Ministry of Sport officials have so far failed to make good their promise of paying the players immediately after the tournament inSouth Africa.

Some of the players had threatened a boycott over the unpaid money but that now looked like a threat to get government officials to come up with the money.

But anger among the players over the delays in paying the money is rife as some have expressed their unhappiness to Ghanasoccernet.com.

Despite their this uneasiness surrounding the situation, most of the players will arrive in Accra on Monday night ahead of Sunday’s game.

None of the players invited will skip the game over the bonuses, Ghanasoccernet can confirm.

Training is expected to resume on Tuesday but the leadership of the playing body is expected to meet government officials to express their concerns over the delays.

This is the first time in many years that monies due the players have delayed for many months.

The recent good showing by the Black Stars has been attributed to the fact that the promises made to the squad are promptly fulfilled.

Such delays could send the Black Stars back to the days when the disquiet among the players over money issues led to bad results.