The Ministry of Youth and Sports on Monday donated GHc50,000 in cash to U-20 World Cup champion coach Sellas Tetteh, who has been ill for some time.
Tetteh has been trending on social media in recent weeks after revealing he was still unpaid for leading the Black Satellites to world champion in 2009.
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In a recent interview, he called on the Department of Sports and the Ghana Football Association (GFA) to do their best to give him what he deserves.
The matter was discussed on various media platforms, with a section of the public joining a campaign to make him pay.
The Deputy Minister for Youth and Sports, Hon. Evans Opoku Bobie, on Monday 20th February 2023, led a delegation of officials from the Ministry to pay a visit to the ailing former coach of the Black Satellites, Mr. Sellas Tetteh at his residence in Accra. 1/2 pic.twitter.com/LVP5jpPdVs
— Ministry of Youth & Sports-Gh (@moysgovgh) February 20, 2023
On Monday, Deputy Sports Minister Evans Opoku Bobie led a delegation to visit the coach and donated 50,000 GHc to him.
A ministry statement said the donation was made in the name of President Nana Akufo-Addo to help Tetteh meet the coach’s medical needs.
“The Deputy Minister for Youth and Sports, Hon. Evans Opoku Bobie, on Monday 20th February 2023, led a delegation of officials from the Ministry to pay a visit to the ailing former coach of the Black Satellites, Mr. Sellas Tetteh at his residence in Accra,” the statement said.
“The purpose of the visit was to ascertain the health condition of the coach and also to make a cash donation of Fifty thousand Ghana cedis (GHc50,000) on behalf of H.E @NAkufoAddo to meet the medical expenses of the coach.”
The Deputy Minister for Youth and Sports, Hon. Evans Opoku Bobie, paid a visit to Coach Sellas Tetteh, to ascertain his health status and to present a monetary donation of GHc50,000 to cover the coach's medical costs on behalf of H.E. @NAkufoAddo
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It comes after Ghana captain Andre Ayew donated to Tetteh last week following his public appeal.
Ayew captained under Tetteh when the Black Satellites were crowned World Under-20 champions in 2009 after beating Brazil in the final.
