{"id":558,"date":"2014-06-26T15:51:27","date_gmt":"2014-06-26T12:51:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kahawatungu.com\/?p=558"},"modified":"2019-04-08T12:46:48","modified_gmt":"2019-04-08T09:46:48","slug":"president-ghana-flies-3m-brazil-please-world-cup-squad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kahawatungu.com\/president-ghana-flies-3m-brazil-please-world-cup-squad\/","title":{"rendered":"President of Ghana Flies $3m to Brazil to Please World Cup Squad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"color: #444444; text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"color: #444444;\">The President of Ghana has flown up to $3million in cash to Brazil to please the country&#8217;s restless\u00a0World Cup squad who were getting more agitated over a bonus payments dispute.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #444444;\">The cash which arrived in Brazil on a private plane on Wednesday as Ghana will see each team member get between $75,000 and $100,000. The money might be a big boost team&#8217;s morale as it prepare for their decisive Group G game against Portugal tonight.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #444444;\">It is not clear how Ghana was able to bring such a huge amount of money into Brazil without paying Tax. Individuals are allowed to bring only upto $4,500 in cash into Brazil without paying tax.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #444444;\">Ghana must win this\u00a0game and hope that Germany beat the United States heavily in the other group match if they are to progress\u00a0further in the World Cup.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>Ghana&#8217;s John Boye seen kissing his $100K stack from $3mil share. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GHA?src=hash\">#GHA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3qkQrzjIsx\">pic.twitter.com\/3qkQrzjIsx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 World Cup 2014 (@FIFAWorldCupTM) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/account\/suspended\">June 26, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #444444;\">Meanwhile,\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has suspended Sulley Ali Muntari indefinitely from the Black Stars with immediate effect.<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">According to GFA, the decision was taken in the wake of his unprovoked physical attack on an Executive Committee member of the GFA and a management member of the Black Stars, Mr. Moses Armah on Tuesday 24th June, 2014 during a meeting.<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Muntari\u2019s accreditation for the 2014 World Cup has been withdrawn with immediate effect.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #444444;\">The $3 million flown to Brazil might be part of the at least $8 million that FIFA guarantees each country participating in the World Cup, even if it is knocked out in the group stage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The President of Ghana has flown up to $3million in cash to Brazil to please the country&#8217;s restless\u00a0World Cup squad who were getting more agitated over a bonus payments dispute. The cash which arrived in Brazil on a private plane on Wednesday as Ghana will see each team member get between $75,000 and $100,000. 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