Dede Ayew

The national teams in Ghana are ordinarily funded by the government and the Ghana Football Association but there have been extreme instances where footballers have had to step in to fund the activities of national teams. Some of the reasons that lead to players taking up costs include delays in the release of budgets, luring players to honour call-ups, and doing it willingly to inspire other players. Coincidentally the three players who have found themselves in such situations have all gone ahead to be captain of the Black Stars. Here are three Ghanaian footballers who used personal money to fund…