It is harrowing and nauseating to view Ghanaian athletes
who stood in for the country in last year athletic games in Benin have
not had their bonuses, and balances paid off.
These very people
like Margaret Simpson, Ignatius Gazah just to mention a few who
committed themselves to bring fame and honour to the country after a
splendid performance are struggling it out with the authorities.
Who
is to be blame? Is it the Government, Ministry of Youth and Sports,
National Sports Council (NSC) or the Ghana Athletics Federation (GAF)?
Personally,
athletics as sports over these years have been looked far beyond the
admiration of most people as compare to the nation’s favourite football.
If the rate of attention accorded to football is fairly channel to
athletics, I don’t think such issues would be floating on the surface of
the nation.
If it were to be football, would the players voice
out before receiving the incitements; certainly not and this will be
consequences when there are inequalities regarding sporting disciplines
in the country.
This sort of improper managements must be stopped
because when it becomes serious more than a canker to deal with, I will
not be surprise when up and coming athletes , coaches or technical men
would not love to be in this re-occurring burden.
The government
through the ministry of sports and other stakeholders of importance must
do every thing possible within their limit to resolve this mess in
order to safeguard the passion and enthusiasm of the athletes.
By Ebenezer Zor (ezee)
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