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  "id": 726653,
  "title": "Sports Ministry denies outstanding Black Queens per diems, clarifies bonus payments",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/sports-ministry-denies-outstanding-black-queens-per-diems-clarifies",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-13T02:50:16.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/sports-ministry-denies-outstanding-black-queens-per-diems-clarifies-bonus-payments/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Ghana’s Ministry of Sports and Recreation has rejected claims that the government owes the Black Queens outstanding per diem payments, while clarifying the status of bonuses and other financial commitments to the senior women’s national team. The clarification follows concerns raised by Black Queens players over unpaid bonuses, per diems, welfare and the level of […]",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/wafcon-2026-we-do-not-owe-team-per-diems-sports-ministry-denies-black",
        "published": "2026-08-13T04:14:58.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Peninsula Qatar",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/eaa-foundation-ministry-of-sports-and-youth-mark-international-youth",
        "published": "2026-08-13T06:06:36.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Adom Online",
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        "published": "2026-08-13T06:50:14.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Starr FM",
        "title": "We do not owe Black Queens any per diem – Sports Ministry clarifies",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/we-do-not-owe-black-queens-any-per-diem-sports-ministry-clarifies",
        "published": "2026-08-13T09:57:26.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "3News",
        "title": "Black Queens hit back at Sports Ministry hours before crucial Côte d’Ivoire clash",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/black-queens-hit-back-at-sports-ministry-hours-before-crucial-cote",
        "published": "2026-08-13T12:48:07.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ghanaian Times",
        "title": "Government denies owing Black Queens outstanding per diems",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/government-denies-owing-black-queens-outstanding-per-diems",
        "published": "2026-08-13T15:32:46.000Z"
      }
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  "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."
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