The Sports and Recreation Minister, Kofi Adams, has confirmed that the newly appointed members of the Black Stars’ technical team will not receive a monthly salary.
Ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the Ghana Football Association (GFA) expanded the senior national team’s backroom staff with five new additions.
Alain Ravera and Kim Lars Björkegren have been brought in as assistant coaches, while Jose Daniel MartÃnez Alfonso joins as the team’s analyst. Carlos Lozano Romero and Dwayne Peasah Paa Kwesi complete the lineup as psychologist and performance coach, respectively.
Speaking to Citi Sports, Adams, who also represents Buem Constituency in Parliament, clarified that while the new staff will not earn salaries, they will be eligible for allowances, per diems, and appearance fees during the tournament.
"None of them will be on any salary. None of them is on a salary, but they will benefit from some of the allowances that are paid to the team, and these additions are just for the World Cup," he said.
"After the World Cup, the contract arrangement ends, so they will benefit from some money, including maybe the appearance fees that are paid, but they will not get 100% of their appearance fees.
"Of course, they will also benefit from the winning bonuses that are entitled to any member of the team when they win, and then, of course, the per diems that are paid to team members, they will be entitled to.
"They will be entitled to other services that are rendered to every member of the team, but they are not on salaries. Alain is not on a salary. Kim will not be on a monthly salary other than the salary he takes as the coach of the Black Queens. That's all he's going to be taking, but he will benefit from some allowances, so we're not paying any of these additions any salary," Adams added.
Ghana, appearing at their fifth World Cup, have been drawn in Group L alongside Panama, England, and Croatia. The Black Stars will kick off their campaign against Panama on June 17, face England on June 23, and conclude group play against Croatia on June 27.
After early exits in the group stages of the 2014 and 2022 tournaments in Brazil and Qatar, the four-time African champions are determined to advance further this summer.
The GFA has confirmed that the squad will be based at Bryant University in the United States throughout the competition.
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