Ghana has sacked two of its star players Sulley Muntari and Kevin-Prince Boateng suspended indefinitely Sackings come after row over appearance fees Ghana faces Portugal Thursday in final group game How are you celebrating the World Cup? Join the global conversation on CNN Facebook Pulse (CNN) -- Ghanas World Cup challenge is in danger of imploding after two of its star players were thrown out of their squad following allegations of physical and verbal attacks within the teams camp. Sulley Muntari and Kevin-Prince Boateng were both suspended indefinitely by the Ghana Football Association just a day after the players had finally settled a row over appearance fees. Muntari, who plays his football with Italian side AC Milan, was accused of launching an unprovoked physical attack on Moses Armah -- a member of the GFA, in a statement on their website. Hours before its final Group G game, #GHA is in chaos. Find out why: t.co/1WeHLb2EKD # CNNWorldCup pic.twitter/ UlYBQX3vpg — CNN Football Club (@CNNFC) June 26, 2014 Tweets by @CNNFC The incident, which took place on Tuesday according to the GFA, has led to Muntaris expulsion from the camp. He is joined by Milan teammate Boateng, who the GFA says launched vulgar verbal insults at coach Kwesi Appiah during training this week. Boateng has since showed no remorse for his actions which has resulted in the decision, added the GFA statement. Boateng told CNNs Chris Eldergill that he had been suspended, but dismissed reports of a fight with Muntari, who was not immediately available for comment. In an interview with German magazine, Sport-Bild, Boateng says he absolutely accepts his punishment and blamed a training ground bust-up for his exclusion. Sulley Muntari and I were just joking around, and the coach stopped the session and sent us back to the changing room, said Boateng. Afterwards I went to him and asked what he had against me and he started yelling. He insulted me. No-one should think I insulted the coach. Im traveling now, and I wish my colleagues all the best for the match against Portugal, added Boateng, referring to Ghanas final World Cup Group G match Thursday. Ghanas campaign had already been blighted by controversy over the payment of appearance fees to players. Following a standoff between players and the GFA, the nations government was forced to fly $3 million in cash to Brazil to pay players their fees and fend off the prospect of a boycott. According to coach Appiah, the practice in Ghana has always been paying the money in cash as many of the players dont have Ghanian bank accounts. The money owed to Ghanas players travelling through Brasilia, to the hotel, in a convoy (Photo via @rede_globo ) pic.twitter/bcEu0SBHgP # GHA — John Bennett (@ JohnBennettBBC) June 26, 2014 Deputy Sports Minister Joseph Yamin told Ghanaian radio station Citi FM: The government mobilized the money and chartered a flight to Brazil. A statement from the Ghana Football Association said: The government is pre-financing the payment of the Black Stars appearance fees, which will be reimbursed when FIFAs prize money for Ghanas participation in the World Cup is paid.
Posted on: Thu, 26 Jun 2014 18:13:55 +0000
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