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Government has rejected the Commission’s recommendation to have the Black Stars winning bonus fixed at $5,000.

The Justice Dzamefe led Commission had recommended to the government of Ghana that the winning bonuses of the Black Stars players should be nailed at $5,000 having probed into Ghana’s abysmal display at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.

The Commission after 124 days of thorough investigations in Ghana’s participation at the World Cup had the issue of winning bonuses as one of its prime factors in its inquiry hence advising the government to slash down the reported amount of $10,000 to $5,000.

Government in assessing the situation has rejected the recommendation issued by the Commission.

“Government does not accept the recommendation under “Negotiation of Amount” that “The amount to be paid for winning bonus for the Black Stars should be fixed at US$5,000,” the White Paper released by Attorney General Marietta Brew Appiah-Oppong on Thursday read.

“Firstly, it is inconsistent for the Commission to title the recommendation as “Negotiation for the Amount”, and yet to fix it rigidly at US$5,000. Secondly, the Commission’s recommendation has the effect of freezing the winning bonus at US$5,000 in perpetuity.”

“Government is of the view that it should be possible to introduce an element of flexibility into the fixing of the winning bonuses, including the possibility of negotiating it on a “per match” basis.”

“It should be possible, for example, for the winning bonus for a win against Brazil to be higher than a win against a weaker football nation.”

This means players of the Black Stars could be maintaining their alleged winning bonus of $10,000 after every match.