Kickoff (Cape Town)
2 October 2008
Jones Attuquayefio says the ongoing Kwesi Appiah salary issue is another sign of the sports authorities disdain for local coaches.
Atuquayefio, who has long been a leading voice for Ghanaian coaches, says the authorities are "spitting on local coaches" and demonstrating their "disdain" for them in the salary dispute.
Kwesi Appiah, who is assistant to Milovan Rajevac, has been given a take it or leave it salary offer of 3 000 dollars by the Ministry of Sports, sparking the age old debate about the way local coaches are treated.
"It is sad for anyone to say he should take it or leave it. He is asking for 6 000 dollars and then it generates all this," Attuquayefio told KickOffGhana.com.
"Yet, when the foreign coaches come, they give them houses, cars, huge allowances in addition to the salary they pay them. They are not showing respect to the local coaches. They don't respect us for whatever reason I don't know."
Attuquayefio claims he worked as national Under-23 coach without a salary except for the bonuses he was paid for wins and camping.
He also took issues with Tema Youth coach Isaac Opeele Boateng for his scathing attack on Appiah.
"It is sad when people speak in a certain way. We need to speak with one voice because the issues that Kwesi is standing up for are issues that affect us all.
"I may not be the one who will have the salary paid into my account, but I can't understand why anyone, especially a local coach, will say some of the things Opeele said."
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