5 mind-blowing scandals that have rocked Ghana sports

In trying to solve the situation, the government of Ghana incredibly flew a plane with $3 million in cash to be disbursed to the players, a disgraceful chapter that was filmed live on Brazil television as the aircraft made its way to the team’s hotel.

The Black Stars’ participation in the 2014 World Cup was blighted by issues of delayed bonuses, with players even threatening a boycott before the team’s final group game against Portugal.

Also, in 2009, a supposed deaf and dumb team invited to Australia for a football tournament were later caught singing after winning one of their games.

Ghana has come a long way in terms of sports.While the country is widely regarded as a football nation, other sporting disciplines have also held their own in recent decades.

In football, the 2023/24 Ghana Premier League season was also hit by a massive scandalwhen Real Tamale United (RTU) hired unregistered playersto impersonate their original squad in their 8-1 defeat against Dreams FC.

Below, Pulse Sports takes a look at five mind-blowing scandals that have rocked sports in Ghana: It was a day of shame when it emerged that some para-athletes who travelled for the Fjordkraft Bergen City Marathon eloped after touching down in Oslo.

Investigations by the CID identified the deported individuals as Nana Amoah Poku Mensah, a spare parts dealer; Ransford Baffour, trader; Kwabena Kyere, carpenter; Ndaa Abdul-Malik, car dealer; Musah Jahil Macro, businessman; Mohammed Shafiu Adamu, farmer; Augustina Agyekumwaa, sales girl, and Dorothy Agyekum, beautician..

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