Former Ghana U-23 coach Malik Jabir cries over unpaid bonuses and salaries

Former Ghana Under-23 coach, Malik Jabir has expressed his frustration over his unpaid bonuses and salaries during his tenure as head coach of the Black Meters.

According to the experienced trainer, he and his entire team are yet to receive their qualification bonuses and winning bonuses after helping Ghana to qualify for 2015 All African Games which was held in Congo.

The Black Meteors overturned a 1-0 defeat from the first leg in Maputo by overcoming Mozambique 2-0 at the Tamale Stadium to qualify for the tournament staged from 3rd to 18th September 2015.

Ghana had a tough group comprising Nigeria, Senegal and Egypt in the tournament but could not win the tournament.

Speaking to Kumasi-based Hello FM, Malik Jabir disclosed that all efforts to ensure that they get paid had proved futile.

He revealed that he was paid only three months salary in the three years he worked as a coach of the side.

“We can’t let it go like that, at least we are ageing and we have families to keep and the rest. I know before we departed for Congo government approved some monies for us. There’s no tournament that you’ll partake in that the government will not give subvention. Why is it that since our arrival from Congo we have not received any bonuses or salaries. We’ve not received anything and I can’t understand how it, ” he told Hello FM.

“One day I take it up seriously if others will not about it. I know government voted money for it. Because the government can’t tell you to go to Congo without anything. Is this possible?

“That’s why I am serious about that. If I tell you the problems we went through before going to Congo you would not believe it. Even I wanted us to play one friendly match but we couldn’t get it.

“It’s not the coach’s duty to fight for this. What is the use of the management teams that we have been forming? It’s their job, not the coach.

“I went to my vice chairman Lawyer Kweku Eyiah, he told me he has sent every detail covering everybody to the GFA, but up till now, nobody is talking about it.

“We qualified and we were supposed to be paid qualification bonuses and we won some games in the tournament, too.

“I worked for 2014 to 2016 they paid for only three months. Monies have been coming but you don’t hear about those it is shared to.

“I wrote a letter to the minister to inform him about it but as at now, I have not heard anything about it, ” he added.