Ghana will face Zambia within the first leg of the 2024 Olympic Games third-round qualifiers on the Accra Sports Stadium on Friday, February 23, 2024.
Nora Hauptle’s aspect has to date loved a exceptional run, having performed 11 matches, gained 10 and impressively scored 34 targets, and have additionally certified for the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON).
However, the Black Queens stay unpaid and are at present owed bonuses stretching again to qualification matches they performed final yr.
In a put up on X (previously Twitter) reacting to a report that the group was contemplating boycotting the sport towards Zambia, Baffoe criticised the poor therapy of the Black Queens.
“Respect them and pay them! They have gone all out all this while! They have done a fantastic job,” the previous defender wrote.
“Players, coach and the technical team! The match against Zambia is crucial, respect them and pay them!!!”
Meanwhile, former Ghana midfielder Yussif Alhassan Chibsah additionally added his voice to the requires the gamers to be paid their bonuses.
“Boycotting the game should never happen. This is a crucial one for Ghana as a country. Ministry of Youth and Sports, you hold the key,” he said.
“Please pay the Queens, don’t kill their joy, commitment, dedication and enthusiasm they have shown all these while and for this particular game.”
This comes after the Ghana Football Association (GFA) pledged to settle all of the bonuses it owes the varied ladies’s nationwide groups.
Addressing the difficulty at a meet the press held final Wednesday, the Chair of the Black Queens administration committee, Gifty Oware-Mensah stated the Black Queens will probably be paid earlier than the Zambia recreation.
However, with two days to the essential Olympic qualifier, the gamers are nonetheless but to obtain their bonuses from the earlier qualifying rounds.