Charles Kwablan Akonnor, a former coach of the Black Stars, has criticized Mustapha Ussif's claims that he received $100,000 after his contract was terminated as being untrue.
The minister acknowledged at a news conference on last Wednesday that the state still owed both Akonnor and Serbian coach Milovan Rajevac, but he also hinted that the former Black Stars captain did not go with nothing and received $100,000 as part of his separation deal.
Coach Akonnor quickly shot back, saying the minister was completely mistaken because he was aware of his exact compensation.
The amount of money the minister mentioned, I never received. I'm not going to say how much they paid me, but it wasn't $100,000 like the minister indicated,".
The former 1860 Munich and Wolfsburg midfielder, 47, claimed that after his contract was terminated, he was given some cedis and instructed to change them to dollars at the Bank of Ghana rate.
Yet, despite the fact that the cost was significantly less than the going market rate at the time, it was still well below the amount the minister was quoting.
Since it was still on file at the FA, Coach Akonnor directed the minister to the agreement he had with the Ghana Football Association (GFA).
He therefore pushed the minister to consult the contract and find out how they calculated that sum.
Akonnor said, "My contract is still with the FA. If he wants to, he can go and examine the agreement we had and see before making the accusation and see that he is wrong."
Additionally, he insisted that the minister's estimate of the amount of arrears still owed to him—$200,000—was incorrect.
He asked Mr. Ussif to read the contract again and familiarize himself with the correct amount.
The minister informed the media of Akonnor's wage arrears and acknowledged that both Akonnor and Serbian Milovan Rajevac, who was also shown the door in January 2022 after the Black Stars' abysmal showing at the most recent Africa Cup of Nations, were still due money.
He, however, gave a firm assurance that the two coaches would be paid whenever funds were available.
"We sat with them and negotiated their leave after their contracts were ended, and C.K. was paid $100,000 right after the negotiation, just like Milovan," he claimed.
We still owe both of them money, and I'll be the first to say that due to financial constraints, we haven't kept up with our payment plan. He promised that the two instructors would be paid as soon as money became available.
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