In a more advanced era in global football, one would expect improved conditions, especially in countries like Ghana.

You might think gone are the days national football team coaches complain of being owed their hard earned bread after long months of work.

This time, such complaints is rather coming from the grand boss of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) and 2nd Vice President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Mr Kurt Okraku.

Mr Okraku and members of the Executive Council appeared before the Parliamentary Select Committee on Youth and Sports on Tuesday, November 4, discussing the current state of football in the country.

“Kim Lars Björkegren, the Black Queens head coach who is now serving as interim coach of the Black Stars, has not been paid for 13 months. When we fail to pay coaches on time, we invite trouble,” he told the committee.

He added also that the current head coach of the Ghana’s U-23 side, the Black Meteors, Desmond Offei, is being owed salary for the past 12 months.

The government of Ghana is responsible for paying national team coaches regardless of the financial support the football association receives from FIFA and other organizations.