{
  "id": 18288372,
  "title": "Kim Lars Björkegren is owed 13 months’ salary – Kurt Okraku reveals",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/kim-lars-bjorkegren-is-owed-13-months-salary-kurt-okraku-reveals",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-05T10:05:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
    "slug": "adom-online",
    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/kim-lars-bjorkegren-is-owed-13-months-salary-kurt-okraku-reveals/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ghana Football Association President Kurt Okraku disclosed that Black Queens head coach Kim Lars Björkegren is owed 13 months' salary. This revelation came during a meeting with Parliament's Select Committee on Youth and Sports on 4th November 2025. Okraku emphasized the need for a sustainable funding structure to address the financial challenges faced by Ghana's national football teams. He noted that Björkegren, who now serves as the interim head coach of the Black Stars, has not received his salary for more than a year, as well as the Olympic team's coach. The financial demands also extend to technical teams across various age categories and football disciplines. Okraku identified U-15, U-17, U-20 and U-23 national teams, along with senior men's and women's sides, beach soccer, and futsal as requiring consistent financial investment. While he acknowledged the establishment of a Sports Fund as a positive step, Okraku stressed that additional dedicated revenue sources are needed to adequately support the country's sporting activities, given the capital-intensive nature of football. Björkegren, a Swedish tactician, was appointed as Black Queens head coach in 2025 and took on additional responsibilities as interim coach of the Black Stars. He is set to lead the senior men’s national team in their upcoming matches against Somalia in the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, with assistance from Godwin Attram, Ibrahim Tanko, and former Black Stars goalkeeper Fatawu Dauda.",
  "summary": "Ghana Football Association (GFA) President Kurt Okraku has revealed that Black Queens head coach Kim Lars Björkegren is owed 13 months’ salary, raising fresh concerns about the financial challenges facing the country’s national football teams. Okraku made the revelation when he appeared before Parliament’s Select Committee on Youth and Sports on Wednesday, November 4, where […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "GBC Ghana",
        "title": "Your Black Stars, your Black Queens and the 18 other national teams have access to one bus – Kurt Okraku",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/your-black-stars-your-black-queens-and-the-18-other-national-teams",
        "published": "2026-11-05T07:31:58.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}