Investment matures for victorious 2009 Black Satellites
The SAS Finance Group has written to the Ghana Football Association (GFA) to extend invitations to the 21 players of the 2009 Black Satellites U20 World Cup winning team for collection of their investment cheques.
This follows the maturity of the 15-year investment made on behalf of the Black Satellites 2009 playing body by the Ministry of Youth and Sports on January 4, 2025.
The invitation extended to the players was contained in a letter addressed to the General Secretary of the GFA and copied to the Ministry of Youth and Sports (now Ministry of Sports and Recreation).
A total investment of GHȻ210,000 was made on behalf of the 21 players, with each player allocated GHȻ10,000 by the Ministry in 2009.
“This investment has matured after 15 years, and the players can now collect their cheques from the SAS Office in Accra, starting from January 8, 2025,” said SAS.
“To collect their cheques, players must present a valid Ghana Card for identification purposes. If a player is unable to collect their cheque personally, they can authorize a third party to do so by presenting a notarized Power of Attorney”, the statement continued.
“This investment package also included an annual insurance cover
to cater for life and health-related expenses for each player over the 15-year period,” SAS added.
The Black Satellites’ 2009 U-20 World Cup win was a historic moment for Ghanaian football, marking the country’s first and only U-20 World Cup title to date.
Beneficiaries of the investment Daniel Agyei, Samuel Inkoom, Gladson Awako, Jonathan Mensah, Daniel Addo, David Addy, Abeiku Quansah, Emmanuel Agyemang Badu and Opoku Agyemang.
The rest are Andre Ayew, Latif Salifu, Ghandy Kassenu, Mohammed Rabiu, Daniel Opare, Philip Boampong, Robert Dabuo, Ransford Osei, John Benson, Bright Addai, Dominic Adiyiah and Joseph Addo.
