CK Akonnor: Ex-Black Stars Coach Shares Frustration Over Owed Compensation

Former Black Stars coach, Charles Kwablan Akonnor is livid that  compensation package of $50,000 due him and salary arrears has not been settled by the Ghana Football Association.

CK, as the former Asante Kotoko and Hearts of Oak coach is affectionately called, was sacked on September 13 by the Executive Council of the GFA after Black Stars’ 1-0 loss to Bafana Bafana in the ongoing FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

Before the termination of Akonnor’s contract, he was owed about $425,000, but a cheque of $50,000 representing his two months arrears was signed to be delivered before the national team’s trip to South Africa for the second game of the World Cup qualifying series.

Akonnor worked for 17 months, but was only paid for 9 months, having 5 months left in his contract to expire before he was unfortunately Axed off his position as Coach for the Black Stars.

Akonnor was officially appointed as Ghana coach in January 2020 to succeed Ghanaian compatriot Kwasi Appiah and led the Black Stars in 10 matches.

He guided the Black Stars for ten matches wining four and drawing four and losing two matches.