The Sports and Recreation Minister of Ghana, Kofi Adams, has clarified that the five newly appointed members of the Black Stars technical team will not receive monthly salaries as part of their engagement.
Instead, these additional staff members will be compensated through allowances, per diems, appearance fees, and potential participation or winning bonuses tied directly to the team’s involvement in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers and tournament.
This arrangement stems from the Ghana Football Association’s (GFA) decision to expand the Black Stars’ backroom support specifically for the campaign to secure qualification and compete at the 2026 World Cup, co-hosted by Canada, Mexico, and the United States.
The GFA officially announced these five appointments on February 6, 2026, in a move to bolster the team’s technical setup as preparations intensified for the global tournament.
The five specialists include assistant coaches Alain Ravera and Kim Lars Björkegren, team analyst José Daniel Martínez Alfonso, psychologist Carlos Lozano Romero, and performance coach Dwayne Peasah Paa Kwesi. Ravera, a French tactician with prior experience assisting the Guinea national team and French club AS Monaco, joins alongside Björkegren, the current Black Queens head coach who led the women’s team to a bronze medal at the 2025 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations and qualification for the 2026 WAFCON.
Speaking in an interview with Citi Sports, Minister Adams emphasized that none of these individuals are on a fixed salary contract. Their roles are temporary and tournament-specific, meaning the arrangements will conclude after the World Cup.
They will, however, benefit from the standard allowances provided to team members, along with other entitlements such as per diems during camp periods and matches, as well as bonuses if the team achieves wins or advances in the competition—though they may not receive the full percentage allocated to core staff in some cases.
This approach reflects a cost-conscious strategy amid the broader budget allocation for the Black Stars’ World Cup preparations, ensuring expanded expertise without establishing long-term payroll commitments beyond the immediate goal of reaching and performing at the global tournament.