President Akufo Addo honours Black Satellites
March 11, 2021 President Akufo Addo admires the trophies won by the Satellites with members of the entourage look on
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo on Tuesday announced a financial reward of US$330, 000 to members of the national U-20 make football team, the Black Satellites for winning the 2021 U-20 Africa Nations Cup (AFCON) competition held in Mauritania.
According to the president, each of the 27 players of the Black Satellites team will receive $10, 000 from the government for winning the Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) Under-20 Championship.
Out of the said amount, the President explained that each playing staff would be entitled to $5,000 in cash and an investment facility in the form of a bond worth $5,000 which would mature in 10 years.
Akufo-Addo rains $330,000 on Satellites for winning CAF Under-20 Championship LISTEN
MAR 10, 2021
Each of the 27 players of the National Under-20 Team, the Black Satellites will receive $10,000 from government for winning the Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) Under-20 Championship in Mauritania recently.
In addition, each of the nine members of the Technical Team would also receive $10,000 for their contribution to the success of the team, making it a total of $330,000 on the entire team.
This was announced by President Akufo Addo on Tuesday, March 9, 2021, at the Jubilee House in Accra.
According to the President, each playing member was entitled to $5,000 in cash and an investment facility in the form of a bond worth $5,000 which would mature in 10 years.