YOU MAY KISS THE DOLLARS: John Boye wasn’t wrong kissing money in Brazil – Jerry Akaminko insists

Ghana international Jerry Akaminko has insisted that John Boye did no wrong
kissing money at the 2014 FIFA World Cup held in Brazil.

It would be recalled that the Black Stars players prior to the Mundial revolted due to the delay of payment of their $100,000 appearance fees. Then government led by H.E John Dramani Mahama had to send the money in a private jet to Brazil to ensure the players got paid.

The unfortunate incident made the world ridiculed the West African country who had so much confidence ahead of the tournament, having excelled in the previous edition staged in South Africa.

The players were lambasted for choosing money ahead of patriotism with John Boye joyfully kissing the 100,000 USD.

But the former Heart of Lions defender who missed the tournament through an injury in Ghana’s last preparatory game prior to the tournament believes his colleague was right with the hugely criticized act.

“He wasn’t wrong,” Former Ghana defender Jerry Akaminko told Benjamin Nketsia on Citi Tv’s The Tracker Show. “The way football fanatics see these things is not the way we see it as athletes.

“For someone to work that hard and not get his money but receive later at that time. It was a different feeling and I am sure he did that for the camera.

“John Boye has seen a hundred thousand before maybe even more.

“If the players had received their money earlier nobody would have seen John Boye kissing the money,” he concluded.

The Black Stars were eliminated from the competition after losing their final game to Portugal 2-1, with John Boye scoring an own goal as the Black Stars exited the tournament, having already lost to the USA and drawing 2-2 against eventual champions – Germany.