According to the Atwima Mponua constituency Member of Parliament, it cost the state $187,050 in payment of per diem for the 23 players while a total of $965, 405 was paid to the playing body as winning bonus.
This adds up to $1,152,455 as the total amount paid to the players during the three weeks tournament.
Despite crashing out at the Round of 16, the Black Stars players were paid almost the same amount as their Senegalese counterparts who earned a total of $51,000 for placing second in the competition.
Each Senegal player was paid $17,000 for reaching the final of the tournament before President Macky Sall expressed the state’s appreciation to the players with a further donation of $34,000 each.
This financial detail has generated some controversy as winning bonus for the Black Stars was pegged at $10,000 ahead of the competition.
Unfortunately, the Black Stars won just one out of the four games they played raising questions as to whey each player would pocket almost $42,000 for winning just a single game.
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