{
  "id": 732022,
  "title": "WAFCON 2026: We do not owe team per diems – Sports Ministry denies Black Queens claims",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/wafcon-2026-we-do-not-owe-team-per-diems-sports-ministry-denies-black",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-13T04:14:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/wafcon-2026-we-do-not-owe-team-per-diems-sports-ministry-denies-black-queens-claims/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Ministry of Sports and Recreation has denied claims by members of the Black Queens that Government owes the team outstanding per diems, insisting that all approved allowances due to the players and eligible officials have been paid.",
  "key_points": [],
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      {
        "outlet": "Adom Online",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-08-13T02:50:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Peninsula Qatar",
        "title": "EAA Foundation, Ministry of Sports and Youth mark International Youth",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/eaa-foundation-ministry-of-sports-and-youth-mark-international-youth",
        "published": "2026-08-13T06:06:36.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Black Queens’ unpaid bonuses deepen Sports Ministry welfare crisis – Minority caucus demands accountability",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/black-queens-unpaid-bonuses-deepen-sports-ministry-welfare-crisis",
        "published": "2026-08-13T07:44:06.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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."
}