Just about few days to end the 2019 IAAF World Athletics Championships, Ghana’s Athletics team is yet to receive a penny from the Youth and Sports Ministry, Ghana’s credible sports hub SportsworldGhana.com can report authoritatively.
Speaking to SportsworldGhan.com exclusively in an interview with Ghana’s athletics female Captain Flings Owusu Agyapong, she expressed her disappointment with the fact that government failed to release funds for their preparations ahead of the competition and also with few days to end the championships they have not received any penny from government.
“It’s sad that the Ministry never released funds for us to prepare adequately ahead of the competition”
“We haven’t also received any per diems from the Youth and Sports Ministry but this will not distract our performance” we are here to put Ghana’s name on the globe”Flings added.
Ghana which presented only nine athletes in the seventeenth edition of the of the IAAF World Athletics Championships will compete in both men and women 4×100 relay on Friday after Joseph Paul Amoah failed to progress to the semifinal of the men’s 100m on Day 1 of the championships.
