FORMER KUMASI Asante Kotoko player George Kennedy insists former Black Stars players that have served the country for more than 10 years deserve ex-gratia from the state.
�Every footballer who played for the senior national team, the Black Stars should be paid ex-gratia by the state after they have retired from football,� he noted.
He said if the country could pay ex-gratia to former ministers of state for their contribution to the country then former Black Stars players also deserve to be paid ex-gratia.
The ex-Kotoko player noted that the former Black Stars players that featured for the national team have helped in lifting the image of Ghana abroad.
He therefore suggested that the state should not turn its back on the former Black Stars players that served the country faithfully but most of who are now cash-strapped.
Kennedy was a delight to watch when he featured prominently for the Porcupine Warriors in the 1980s when Kotoko was a house-hold name on Africa continent.
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